Good case study on a county using FEMA Public Assistance (PA) 406 Mitigation funds to pay for post-storm recovery using a relatively innovative technique: When technical advice from a Public Assistance Specialist recommended using a geo-textile to stabilize the embankment and make the road more resilient once repairs were completed, Lafayette County’s Emergency Management Coordinator […]
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Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund Announced
Posted on May 3, 2010
The Greater New Orleans Foundation has announced the launch of Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund: As we learned with the Valdez oil spill in Alaska in 1989, there will be long and short-term effects. The Greater New Orleans Foundation administers the Environmental Fund, one of the region’s largest philanthropic funds solely dedicated to addressing the […]
National Flood Insurance Program Expires [UPDATED]
Posted on March 11, 2010
[ORIGINAL MARCH 1 POST]: Nothing to panic about (we don’t think), but the US Senate failed to pass a reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). As a result, the NFIP officially expired last night. FEMA, meanwhile, released an announcement last Friday expressing its confidence that the program will be reauthorized when the Senate […]
Deadline for Post-Katrina and Rita Elevation, Mitigation Funding: March 10
Posted on March 8, 2010
Press release from Louisiana Recovery Authority: State Reminds Homeowners of March 10 Deadline for Declaring Interest in Post-Katrina and Rita Elevation, Mitigation Funding More than 40,000 homeowners have expressed interest in HMGP program Homeowners affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita who wish to participate in the state-run elevation and Individual Mitigation Measures program have until […]
State Launches $10 Million Program to Improve Resiliency in Parishes Hit by Gustav and Ike
Posted on February 22, 2010
We just heard some more great news: Louisiana has launched a $10 million program to help communities affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike create plans to be more resilient in the event of future disasters. From the press release: The competitive Comprehensive Resiliency Program is a $10 million pool of federal Community Development Block Grant […]
St. Bernard Parish gets $200k to Update Coastal Plan
Posted on February 19, 2010
The Times Picayune is reporting that St. Bernard Parish has been awarded a $199,999 Minerals Management Service grant to update its coastal management plan. The plan was first approved in the 1970s. “St. Bernard Parish gets $200,000 federal grant to update coastal plan” (via NOLA.com)
Louisiana to Spend $600 Million on Coastal Restoration and Levees?
Posted on January 29, 2010
The Times-Picayune is reporting that Louisiana expects to spend $600 million of state money on levee, coastal restoration and coastal infrastructure projects in fiscal year 2011, according to a draft report released on Wednesday. For the first time in its three-year history, would spend the most money on coastal restoration projects. According to the article, […]
FEMA Grants Conference Call—February 5
Posted on January 28, 2010
A friend just passed this announcement our way: The DHS Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives would like to connect you to some of our colleagues in FEMA and share information on specific grant programs to strengthen your resilience against hazards. The call will provide an overview of four programs: Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) […]
FEMA May Forgive Some Katrina/Rita Loans
Posted on January 22, 2010
Briefly, FEMA has announced a loan forgiveness program for government agencies that received money after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Under the new regulations, local governments that received Community Disaster Loans from FEMA can apply to have all or part of the loans erased if its revenues in the 36 months after the two major storms […]
DHS Releases Grant Guidance for 2010
Posted on December 15, 2009
The folks over at Emergency Management have posted a good summary of the newly released 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Grant Guidance. While the bulk of the $2.7 billion is targeted at terrorism-related security (this is DHS, after all), there’s plenty here for those looking for funding to protect coastal communities from weather and […]