Guidance: Useful Links and Documents

The following are relevant guidance documents related to the Silver Jackets program:

Hazard Mitigation

• Patchwork Quilt (pdf, 3.20 MB)
• National Hazard Mitigation Association-Resources for Members
• Recommendations for an Effective National Mitigation Effort (pdf, 5.48MB)

USACE

• National Flood Risk Management Program Funding Guidance (pdf, 526KB)
• National Nonstructural Flood Proofing Committee

FEMA

• Community Rating System (CRS)
• FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
• FEMA Floodsmart
• Disaster Assistance: A Guide to Recovery Programs (pdf, 879 KB)

NCRS

• NRCS EWP Factsheet (pdf, 1.01 MB)  
• NRCS EWP In-Kind Flyer (pdf, 56 KB) 

Professional Organizations

While not an endorsement, the following sites may contain relevant flood plain management information:

• Association of State Floodplain Managers
• National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies
• Association of State Dam Safety Officials (nongovernment site)
• Natural Hazard Mitigation Association

Revised 8 August 2012

A home being relocated.Credit: USACE