Flood control assistance account program (FCAAP)

The Washington Legislature established the Flood Control Assistance Account Program (FCAAP) to assist local jurisdictions with comprehensive floodplain management planning and implementing actions to control flooding. Funding is determined every biennium by the state Legislature. Eligible projects include:

Comprehensive flood hazard management plans
Feasibility studies
Match for federal projects
Flood control maintenance projects
Emergency projects

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Amount of funding available: Approximately $1.5 million for planning projects and $150,000 for emergency flood response projects.
Funding allocated:
Grant award limit: There is no grant award limit. However, to fund multiple flood planning projects, we anticipate a maximum of $250,000 per grant.
Amount of matching funds required: 25 percent for planning projects and 20 percent for emergency flood response projects.

Applications are not being accepted at this time.

The planning project application period has closed for the 2021-2023 Biennium.

Emergency project applications are accepted through June 30, 2023.

Applicants who want to apply for an emergency flood response grant must first get approval from Ecology. Please contact Scott McKinney, FCAAP Fund Coordinator, with emergency project proposals, and we will initiate a new grant application in Ecology's Administration of Grants and Loans (EAGL) online system.

For more information, see our 2021-2023 FCAAP Funding Guidelines and application guidance documents linked below.

Funding is available for the following entities:

Eligible planning project applicants: Cities, towns, counties, federally-recognized Tribes, conservation districts, and special purpose districts, such as flood control districts.

Flood planning projects in underserved communities will be given priority funding in the 2021-2023 Biennium.

Eligible emergency project applicants: Cities, towns, counties, federally-recognized Tribes, conservation districts, and special purpose districts, such as flood control districts.

Flood planning projects in underserved communities will be given priority funding in the 2021-2023 Biennium.

Eligible flood planning projects include:

Developing and writing, or updating, Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plans (CFHMPs). CFHMPs must be consistent with state regulations (Chapter 173-145 WAC).
Feasibility studies; community outreach and stakeholder engagement efforts; mapping projects, including Channel Migration Zone delineations; and other activities that will lead to updated CFHMPs.
Match for federal projects that lead to CFHMPs. For example, federal General Investigations.

Eligible emergency projects include:

Emergency flood response and recovery work.

More information about this funding program

2021-2023 Flood Control Assistance Account Program grants

The Legislature approved $1.5 million to fund FCAAP Planning projects for the 2021-2023 biennium. We worked closely with our partners, including the Nature Conservancy, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, and Puget Sound Partnership, to help evaluate and rank the projects.

2021-2023 funded planning projects

Recipient	Project	Grant Amount (Including Match)
Chelan County - Public Works Department	No. 2 Canyon Mitigation Strategy Evaluate the drainage system of the No. 2 Canyon basin, one of three canyons west of Wenatchee. This project will help determine locations of future flood mitigation projects in Chelan County.	$150,000
Columbia County Flood Control Zone District	Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan Develop a Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan to encompass all river basins within Columbia County.	$154,000
Cowlitz County Department of Building and Planning	Cowlitz County 2033 CFHMP Complete a 2023-2033 Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan with actionable floodplain management strategies for areas with flood risk throughout Cowlitz County.	$308,500
Jefferson County Community Development	Comprehensive Drainage Plan for Hood Canal Complete a Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan for the lower reaches of the Big and Little Quilcene Rivers and complete a feasibility assessment to determine options to relocate residents living in high-risk flood hazard areas of the Dosewallips and Duckabush Rivers.	$200,547
King County - Water and Land Resources Division	Equity Across King County Flood Hazard Areas Implement a diversity, equity, and inclusion update to the King County Flood Hazard Management Plan by developing and implementing a Flood Plan Update Community Engagement Guide. This project will increase engagement of underrepresented populations, reduce flood risk, and increase climate change resiliency in King County.	$290,780
Kittitas County - Public Works Department	Yakima River Easton Reach Flood Hazard Plan The 11-mile Yakima River Easton Reach frequently floods several repetitive loss area communities. Collect necessary data, conduct a flood hazard analysis, and engage the local community to develop a reach-level plan informed by natural processes. Project will bridge between Comprehensive Flood Hazard Plan and specific flood hazard projects.	$200,000
Mason Conservation District	Skokomish River Community-Supported Flood Improvement Objectives Collect information about flood risk and create an updated hydraulic model providing measured and anticipated changes to flood risk in response to past and future restoration projects in the Skokomish River Valley.	$249,993
Snohomish County Conservation Natural Resources Department	Snohomish and Stillaguamish Vulnerability Assessment Conduct a vulnerability assessment of flood hazard and climate change, such as sea level rise and salinity, for both the Snohomish and Stillaguamish rivers and estuaries. The project will identify and engage overburdened communities to create a new Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP) and update the existing Stillaguamish Watershed CFHMP.	$207,336
Wahkiakum County - Public Works	Wahkiakum County CFHMP Update Update Wahkiakum County’s CFHMP and associated ordinances and engage with diverse stakeholders to develop the updated plan and ordinance. Project will identify recommended actions and activities to reduce flood risk, improve watershed health, and improve habitat for salmonids and other species.	$57,511
Yakima County - Public Services Department	Naches River Mapping Update This study will support an update for the Naches River. Since 2005, a multitude of flood risk reduction/riparian habitat restoration efforts have been completed, development pressure has increased, and land use change is in sight.	$220,000

Contact information

Scott McKinney
Fund Manager, FCAAP
scott.mckinney@ecy.wa.gov
360-407-6131

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