Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations
The Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations program provides planning, design and construction of measures that address resource concerns in a watershed through technical and financial assistance. Eligible Uses Flood prevention, … Read more
Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs)
The Wetland Program Development Grants program assists state, tribal, and local governments and interstate/intertribal entities in developing or updating state/territory/tribal/local wetland programs. The primary focus of these grants is to … Read more
Silver Jackets Program
The Silver Jackets Program consists of Silver Jackets teams in all states and several territories. These teams bring together state, federal, tribal, and local agencies to learn from each other … Read more
Flood Plain Management Services Program (FPMS)
Through the Flood Plain Management Services Program (FPMS), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) advises, educates, informs, and provides technical support in response to state, regional, or local governments, … Read more
Planning Assistance to States and Tribes Program (PAS)
In the Planning Assistance to States and Tribes Program (PAS), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) can provide two types of assistance for water and related resources planning efforts: … Read more
Permanent Measures to Reduce Emergency Flood Fighting Needs for Communities Subject to Repetitive Flooding (Section 119)
Section 119, a program associated with the P.L. 84-99 Levee Rehabilitation & Inspection Program, is being developed under a new authority, given to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) … Read more
Emergency Watershed Protection Program
The Emergency Watershed Protection Program provides funding for design and construction measures to help repair damages from a recent disaster to safeguard life, property, and communities caused by floods, fires, … Read more
Pilot Programs for Rural and Economically Disadvantaged Communities (Sections 118(b) and 118(c))
These are two new pilot programs that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) was directed to establish under legislation in 2020 and amended in 2022. The programs are directed … Read more
Flood Damage Protection (Section 205)
Under Section 205, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has the authority to plan and construct local small flood risk management projects. Eligible Uses Planning and constructing small flood … Read more
Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Current (Swift Current)
This program provides funding to mitigate flood-related disaster impacts on buildings insured through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Swift Current started as a pilot program in FY22 and initially … Read more