NOTUS
Kristi Noem Is Holding Up More Than $1 Billion in Hazard Mitigation Funds
Historically, states are typically granted access to a pool of HMGP funding when the president declared a federal disaster. The states would then enter an extensive application process to receive those funds. In March, the Trump administration stopped granting new state requests to access hazard mitigation funding for disasters. Read more
NRDC
Death by a Thousand Cuts: FEMA Under the Second Trump Administration
Effective, strategic reform at FEMA could encourage more state and local responsibility without throwing the nation’s emergency management capability into chaos.
However, instead of meaningful reform, the Trump administration is manufacturing the very dysfunction it claims to be solving. Read more
INNSURE INSIGHTS
A "No-Regrets" Plan for Managing Flood Risk
With the NFIP facing ongoing uncertainty, this analysis examines three possible futures—continued federal coverage, accelerated privatization, or hybrid models—and outlines a strategy for managing flood risk across all scenarios. By investing in insurability, communities can strengthen market access, affordability, mitigation outcomes, and resilience, regardless of how flood insurance is ultimately structured. Read more
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY
Opinion: FEMA Cuts Will Put Disaster Recovery Burden on States
As "500 year" floods become nearly annual events, the founder of the nonprofit Disaster Accountability Project explains why staffing cuts at the federal level are so dangerous for states and local communities. Read more
FEMA News
New FEMA Archived Flood Data Website Available
FEMA has made it easier to request technical data and information for Flood Insurance Studies and flood maps by launching the new Archived Flood Data website. Skip the paper mail-in process and submit your requests online.
Users can also request other important flood information, including Letters of Map Changes, Letters of Map Revisions, Letters of Map Amendments, elevation certificates, and final map products.
Accessed the Archived Flood Data on FEMA.gov
NFIP Extended to Sept. 30
On Feb. 3, President Trump signed legislation that extends the National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization to Sept. 30, 2026. The short-term extension of the NFIP was part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.7148), specifically SECTION 5004. This is the NFIP's 35th short-term extension — and its fifth lapse — since the end of FY2017. The NFIP lapsed briefly after Congress failed to reauthorize the NFIP before its Jan. 30 deadline.View the Bill