The Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund (CFPF) was established in the Code of Virginia pursuant to Chapter 13, Title 10.1, Article 4, Section 10.1-603.24 and Section 10.1-603-25 and the provisions of § 10.1-1330. Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Fund, which was passed during the 2020 session of the General Assembly. Money in the fund comes from the auction of carbon allowances through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
The fund was established to provide support for regions and localities across Virginia to reduce the impacts of flooding, including flooding driven by climate change. The fund will prioritize projects that are in concert with local, state and federal floodplain management standards, local resilience plans and the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan. The fund will empower communities to complete vulnerability assessments, and develop action-oriented approaches to bolster flood preparedness and increase resilience.
The following conditions shall apply to the use of moneys allocated from the fund:
The Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund (CFPF) was established to provide support for regions and localities across Virginia to reduce the impacts of flooding.
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December 21, 2023
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Video - Applying for CFPF Round 4 using the DCR grants management portal (YouTube)
A tutorial on how to use WebGrants, DCR's grants management portal, to complete an application for funding from the Community Flood Preparedness Fund, Round 4.
WebGrants - VADCR (webgrantscloud.com)
Registering with the WebGrants system
The application period is closed. See the list of awards.
The application period is closed. See the list of awards.
The application period is closed. See the list of awards
Applications received can be found here. 642 MB
Grant Round 3 Supplemental Awards. See the list of awards