Abstract
AbstractFloodplain buyouts—the acquisition and removal of flood-damaged homes—have become increasingly important in federal disaster policy. However, there has been little research on how buyouts f...
Highlights
For much of the twentieth century, US policy toward controlling floods focused primarily on taming rivers with structures such as dams, floodwalls, and levees (Conard et al 1998; Wright 2000)
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)-DR funds may be used to provide the nonfederal match for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance grants, discussed subsequently (HUD 2018b)
The Flood Mitigation Assistance grant program—which was created as part of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (FEMA 2015a)— can be used for mitigation, including the acquisition of homes, funds are limited to projects that reduce or eliminate risks to properties insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (i.e., 42 USC 4104c)
Summary
For much of the twentieth century, US policy toward controlling floods focused primarily on taming rivers with structures such as dams, floodwalls, and levees (Conard et al 1998; Wright 2000). The primary sources of funding for floodplain buyouts come from federal sources, HUD and FEMA Under their Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program, HUD offers flexible grants to help cities, counties, and states to recover from large-scale disasters, especially in low-income areas. FEMA administers three types of hazard mitigation assistance grants: (1) predisaster mitigation, (2) flood mitigation assistance, and (3) the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (FEMA 2015a) All three of these grant programs are intended to reduce or eliminate risks from future disasters while reducing the reliance on federal disaster funding. The Flood Mitigation Assistance grant program—which was created as part of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (FEMA 2015a)— can be used for mitigation, including the acquisition of homes, funds are limited to projects that reduce or eliminate risks to properties insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (i.e., 42 USC 4104c)
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