FEMA Course: Managing Floodplain Development

Posted October 13, 2021 & filed under LHTAC News.

Sign Up ASAP!!

Four-day FEMA course in Twin Falls

Registration is open for the 4-day FEMA course “Managing Floodplain Development through the NFIP” #L-273

Monday, November 15 – Thursday, November 18, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Class limited to 24 students.

https://training.fema.gov/apply/forms/fema-form-ff-usfa-fy-21-101-formerly-119-25-0-1.pdf?d=2021-03-11

EMAIL the completed & signed application to:
Natalie Lahti, Training and Exercise Section Chief at nlahti@imd.idaho.gov

The CFM exam is being offered on Friday, November 19, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
The CFM exam application has a fee.

www.asfpm.org

https://asfpm-library.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Website/CFMtab/CFM_Application_11.1.2018.pdf

You may take both the course & the exam, or just sign up for one.

Floodplain Management Training

Posted October 13, 2021 & filed under LHTAC News, T2 News.

FEMA Region 10 will be offering an ongoing training series to help floodplain administrators, surveyors, and other professionals better understand how to properly find Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) for use in floodplain management permitting, Elevation Certificates, and outreach efforts. Obtaining BFEs from the correct source is a fundamental part of ensuring buildings are built safely if in floodplains. This training will give attendees the tools in particular to read riverine Flood Insurance Study stream profiles and find BFEs, and also the appropriate sources for BFEs in every flood zone. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and get more one-on-one assistance. Earn one CEC.

Each training will have limited attendance so that attendees can ask questions along the way. A Zoom link for each session will be sent the day of the training to those registered. Use the links below to sign up and contact Mitch Paine for any questions: mitch.paine@fema.dhs.gov. For future session availability and registration, please look at the NORFMA calendar here: https://norfma.org/meetinginfo.php

Training Name	Date and Time	Registration Link
Obtaining Base Flood Elevations for Floodplain Management	October 12, 2021, 10:00am-11:30am PDT	Click here to register
Obtaining Base Flood Elevations for Floodplain Management	October 26, 2021, 10:00am-11:30am PDT	Click here to register
Obtaining Base Flood Elevations for Floodplain Management	November 23, 2021, 10:00am-11:30am PST	Click here to register
Obtaining Base Flood Elevations for Floodplain Management	December 14, 2021, 10:00am-11:30am PST	Click here to register
Obtaining Base Flood Elevations for Floodplain Management	January 18, 2022, 10:00am-11:30am PST	Click here to register
Obtaining Base Flood Elevations for Floodplain Management	February 15, 2022, 10:00am-11:30am PST	Click here to register
Obtaining Base Flood Elevations for Floodplain Management	March 15, 2022, 10:00am-11:30am PDT	Click here to register
Obtaining Base Flood Elevations for Floodplain Management	April 19, 2022, 10:00am-11:30am PDT	Click here to register
Obtaining Base Flood Elevations for Floodplain Management	May 17, 2022, 10:00am-11:30am PDT	Click here to register

September 2021 Quarterly Progress Reports

Posted October 8, 2021 & filed under LHTAC News, Reports.

The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) provides an important linkage between Local Highway Jurisdictions (LHJs) and the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) in the utilization of Federal-aid highway funds available to the LHJs in Idaho. These quarterly progress reports include the status listing of current and upcoming LHTAC projects for each district.

BRIC and FMA Notices of Funding Opportunity

Posted September 30, 2021 & filed under Funding News, LHTAC News.

FEMA Grant Opportunity

The Idaho Office of Emergency Management announces:

FY 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Announcement letter and details

$50,000,000 limit per applicant.
Ideal projects include bridges or culverts that are undersized and included in a approved County FEMA Flood Mitigation Plan.
Must have a FEMA approved Hazard Mitigation Plan to be eligible. The specific project should be in the local mitigation plan (contact IOEM for a copy of a specific mitigation plan). Green Counties have an approved plan. Cities and Highway Districts may have a County with an approved mitigation plan apply on behalf of your agency.

Up to 25% match required (10% for economically disadvantaged rural communities).
Applications are made through the Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM)

Idaho Office of Emergency Management
https://ioem.idaho.gov/grants
Mitigation Section:
2018MitigationGrants@imd.idaho.gov

For additional questions:

Karissa Nelson, P.E.
Environmental, Staff Engineer
Local Highway Technical Assistance Council
knelson@lhtac.org
Office: (208) 344-0565

2021 FLAP Request for Proposals is Open

Posted September 29, 2021 & filed under Funding News, LHTAC News.

The Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) is now accepting proposals for 2021. Completed proposals and any additional forms are due by Friday, December 17, 2021. Use the links for more information:

LHTAC FLAP information, including proposal documents:
https://lhtac.org/programs/flap/

FHWA Idaho FLAP web page, including proposal documents:
https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/programs-access/id

Webinar: Western Federal Lands Highway Division will hold a webinar to provide information to potential applicants on the FLAP, eligibility, evaluation criteria, how to submit proposals, and helpful hints for filling out proposal forms. September 23, 2021 at 10:30am MT. Details are in this document.