Floodplain Management Training
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is a proven partner to FEMA with a history of providing, maintaining, and improving floodplain management services throughout the state.
- Online Training: Understanding the NFIP
There is now another option to obtain floodplain management training at no cost for the community. The Division of Water has partnered with the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) to develop an interactive online course. Simply follow the link below, create an account (or sign-in if you already have one), and complete the course. The course is self-paced and will track your progress, generating a certificate upon completion of all included activities and knowledge checks. If you take this course to comply with IC 14-28-3-7.2, the certificate must be submitted to dowfpm@dnr.IN.gov to verify compliance.
- Substantial Improvement and Substantial Damage Process Workshop
DNR’s Floodplain Management Section will host this workshop in October. It will cover the minimum National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements for substantial improvement (SI) and substantial damage (SD) in floodplains. It will highlight key definitions, regulations, and procedures to help NFIP participating communities ensure they are properly enforcing the SI and SD provisions included in their local floodplain development ordinances.
Floodplain administrators and any other local officials who work on floodplain development permits are encouraged to attend. The workshop will offer continuing education credits (CECs) for Certified Floodplain Managers (CFM).
This two-hour workshop will be offered four times (all times are ET):
- Tuesday, October 7 at 9-11 a.m.
- Tuesday, October 7 at 1-3 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 8 at 10 a.m. to noon
- Wednesday, October 8 at 2-4 p.m.
All sessions will cover the same material and be held virtually on Microsoft Teams. Please register here for the session you wish to attend.
You will automatically receive an email with the Microsoft Teams link upon submitting your registration. If you do not, please resubmit your registration, ensuring that your email address is entered correctly.
Recorded Workshops and Training
In partnership with FEMA, the DNR Division of Water is implementing and updating training videos. These videos are intended for use by floodplain administrators, other local officials, or property owners. The videos and web pages broaden knowledge of floodplain management and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements. Videos will be maintained and updated on this site for those who did not have an opportunity to attend the workshops in person or virtually or those who wish to have a refresher on a particular topic. If you do not find a topic of interest below, contact us at DNRFPM@dnr.IN.gov for more information.
Basics of the National Flood Insurance Program Training
Basics of Flood Insurance Rate Maps Training
Best Available Floodplain Layer Training
Fundamental Duties of a Floodplain Administrator
Building Protection Standards in Flood Hazard Areas
Indiana's Flood Control Act
Indiana Floodplain Information Portal
Substantial Damage and Substantial Improvements
Variances and the NFIP
ICC and Mitigation
Post Flood Responsibilities