National Association of County Engineers   ~ August 2020
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President's Update from Scott McGolpin   
 
Without any state travel on the NACE schedule so far this summer, we have been finding other ways to stay busy and focused on our association's mission.  A high priority item this year is to enhance communications between our Corporate Members and our county road official members.  Last month I joined Staci Morgan, NACE's Conference and Membership Director, and Corporate Member Services Chair Mark Servi for a virtual meet and greet with some of our corporate members and exhibitors.  The goal of this meeting was to relay how important corporate members are to all of us at NACE and to roll out new NACE benefits for 2021 that provide access to NACE throughout the year. We also listened to our exhibitors about how they can provide educational content to our engineers via webinars. This would be mutually beneficial for both our County Engineers and our Corporate Members.  NACE Connect will be a combination of educational webinars and quarterly virtual zooms where our Corporate Members can talk about new products and services. With conferences being canceled all over the country our corporate members have missed many opportunities to interact with association membership like ours.  NACE Connect will be our way of spending time with these tremendous supporters of NACE until we get to Palm Springs in 2021 and beyond.  There was also a great suggestion for NACE to provide professional development hours for those in attendance. Staci will be working on these initiatives over the next couple of months so please stay tuned.

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FEMA Grant Programs NOFO

FEMA Announces Notice of Funding Opportunities for Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants
On August 3, 2020, FEMA posted funding notices for two hazard mitigation grant programs for more than $660 million. The two grant programs, the Flood Mitigation Assistance grant and the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, will provide funds to states, local communities, tribes and territories for eligible mitigation activates to strengthen our nation's ability to build a culture of preparedness. These programs allow for funding to be used on projects that will reduce future disaster losses.
 
The application period opens on September 30, 2020. Please submit applications at FEMA Go Portal no later than 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on
January 29, 2021.
  • Flood Mitigation Grants:  The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 establishes the goal of reducing or eliminating National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims through long-term mitigation actions. For the FMA program, the agency's predetermined funding priorities include flood mitigation planning and efforts for repetitive as well as severe repetitive loss properties.
    •  In this application cycle, $160 million is available in FMA grant funds. There is a set-aside of $70 million for community advance assistance and flood mitigation projects.
       
  • Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grants:  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has made $500,000 federal funds available through the new Building Resilient Infrastructures and Communities (BRIC) grant program to states, local communities, tribes and territories (SLTTs) for pre-disaster mitigation activities. BRIC is a new FEMA pre-disaster hazard mitigation program that replaces the existing Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program.
     
  • Click here to view the NOFO; Funding Opportunity Number: DHS-20-MT-029-000-99
 
 
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Exhibitor Registration will open in early Fall!  


As a service to our partners, NACE publishes upcoming trainings and webinars each month. If you have upcoming events you would like to see here, please send to nace@countyengineers.org.

National Summit on Rural Road Safety: Rural Road to Zero (virtual)
September 29-October 1- Registration is Now Open!
September 29- Road Safety Champion Program trainings
Click here for more information and to register.

 
ICYMI- NACE COVID-19 Resources 
 
NACE has compiled member submissions of operational best practices regarding county engineering during the current pandemic.  To see the latest edition, click here.
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