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I Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Date: October 21-24, 2019 Location: Lewiston, ID Course Description: Hosted by FEMA Region X and the Idaho State Department of Resources. This course is designed for local officials responsible for administering their local floodplain management ordinance. The course will focus on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and concepts of floodplain management, maps and studies, ordinances administration, and the relationship between floodplain management and flood insurance. Target Audience: Local officials responsible for administering local floodplain management ordinances, including floodplain management administration, building inspectors, code enforcement/ zoning officers, planners, city/county managers, attorneys, engineers, and public work officials. Federal/state/regional floodplain managers are also encouraged to attend. The course is designed for those officials with less than three years of floodplain management experience. Funding: Tuition is free for those accepted; there are no travel/salary stipends available for this offering and all incurred costs are the responsibility of the attendee or sending organization. Prerequisites: Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) tutorial at htQ2://wwvv.floodmgps.fema.gov/tutorials/ of firm.swf (30 minutes) Federal Insurance Studies (FIS) tutorial at: littl2://wvv-w.floodmags.feina.gov/tutorials/ of fis.svvf (40 minutes) Course Coordinator: Michelle Schmeling FEMA Region X Floodplain Management Specialist Phone: (425) 487-4640 Michelle. Sc hmeling@Tema. dhs. gov Accommodation Requests: Idaho State Department of Resources and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) , Region X are committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, contact Michelle Schmeling at least ten working days in advance at the above contact info. To apply: Please see the next page for the "Application Procedures and Points of Contact"