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|OrganizationName= National Flood Insurance Program | |||
|OrganizationType= Government Corporations (Sub-organization) | |||
|Mission= The NFIP aims to reduce the socio-economic impact of floods by providing flood insurance and encouraging community floodplain management practices. It supports property owners in participating communities to be better prepared for and recover from flood damages. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive= Administrator of FEMA | |||
|Employees= | |||
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|Website= https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance | |||
|Services= Flood Insurance; Floodplain Management; Community Rating System | |||
|ParentOrganization= Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | |||
|CreationLegislation= National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 | |||
|Regulations= 44 CFR Part 60 (Floodplain Management Criteria); 44 CFR Part 61 (Insurance Coverage and Rates) | |||
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.895088, -77.028699 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress= | |||
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The '''National Flood Insurance Program''' (NFIP) is a program created by the [[Congress of the United States]] in 1968 through the [[National Flood Insurance Act of 1968]] (P.L. 90-448). The NFIP has two purposes: to share the risk of flood losses through [[flood insurance]] and to reduce flood damages by restricting floodplain development. The program enables property owners in participating communities to purchase [[insurance]] protection, administered by the government, against losses from [[flood|flooding]], and requires flood insurance for all loans or lines of credit that are secured by existing buildings, manufactured homes, or buildings under construction, that are located in the [[Special Flood Hazard Area]] in a community that participates in the NFIP. U.S. Congress limits the availability of National Flood Insurance to communities that adopt adequate land use and control measures with effective enforcement provisions to reduce flood damages by restricting development in areas exposed to flooding. | The '''National Flood Insurance Program''' (NFIP) is a program created by the [[Congress of the United States]] in 1968 through the [[National Flood Insurance Act of 1968]] (P.L. 90-448). The NFIP has two purposes: to share the risk of flood losses through [[flood insurance]] and to reduce flood damages by restricting floodplain development. The program enables property owners in participating communities to purchase [[insurance]] protection, administered by the government, against losses from [[flood|flooding]], and requires flood insurance for all loans or lines of credit that are secured by existing buildings, manufactured homes, or buildings under construction, that are located in the [[Special Flood Hazard Area]] in a community that participates in the NFIP. U.S. Congress limits the availability of National Flood Insurance to communities that adopt adequate land use and control measures with effective enforcement provisions to reduce flood damages by restricting development in areas exposed to flooding. | ||