The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS)

Flooding is the most frequent and costly natural disaster facing the nation, and floodplain policy has particular relevance for infrastructure and the federal government’s exposure to flood losses and demand for disaster assistance.

The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) is a mechanism for federal agencies to consider and manage current and future flood risk by requiring federally funded projects to be located out of flood risk areas or constructed to reduce the effects of current and future flood hazards (including less frequent larger events).