Virginia receives $8.6M in flood mitigation grants Published Monday, May. 24, 2021, 6:11 am Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com The Virginia Department of Emergency Management announced the receipt of flood mitigation assistance funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. These awards were received under the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA) and will allow multiple communities to complete a variety of projects including acquisitions and elevations of flood-prone structures, as well as funding for advance assistance and a stormwater pump station to benefit the localities’ resilience to flooding as a whole.