Region 6

Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) is a national FEMA program that works with states, tribes, territories and local communities to evaluate and better understand their current flood risk, as well as the actions that can be taken to mitigate and become more resilient against future risk.

Updating flood maps can be a multi-year effort and providing community review of the maps before they go effective is an important part of the process.

FEMA works with communities to provide information and resources online to view the preliminary flood insurance rate maps. It’s important for property owners to understand options if they need to consider flood insurance, or if they disagree with the maps.

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Visit the Community Members' Guide to Initiating Map Revisions to see our online resources, as well as upcoming dates for in-person and online Flood Risk "Open Houses," which are opportunities to ask FEMA your flood risk questions.

This quick guide provides audiences with an overall summary of the Guidebook, including the various resources and tools available to use.

Customize this template for an informative brochure to give to residents and business owners. It tells them about the Risk MAP process and how it could affect their flood risk.

The Mitigation Funding Resource Guides provide state, territory, and local officials with a wide array of potential mitigation funding resources. These resources include grants, loans, technical assistance, and in-kind services from federal, state, territory, and private sources.

Each resource includes information about the program, eligibility requirements, cost sharing, and an example of program use, if available. The Guides also align the resource with the National Mitigation Framework core capability and the National Disaster Recovery Framework support function.