Funding to Support Integrated Floodplain Management
The capital grants of FbD are supported by the biennial grants of the Flood Control Assistance Account Program (FCAAP), which assist local jurisdictions with comprehensive floodplain management planning and implementing actions to mitigate flood hazards. The FCAAP planning grants provide an opportunity for communities to build broad partnerships through the planning process to better prepare for implementation projects funded through FbD.
Important Grant Information
FBD Spotlight
Tom Allyn
Cedar River
“It’s rare when a project is able to benefit a community in so many ways as the Riverbend Project. Besides moving families in a flood zone out of harm’s way this project protects critical infrastructure and reduces the effects of flooding on other families and businesses downstream. At the same time it creates spawning and rearing habitat for threatened salmon species. It’s a WIN, WIN, WIN, WIN!”
Floodplains by Design Grants
Floodplains by Design (FbD) is the primary grant program for projects that help communities live better in their floodplains. It is focused on re-establishing floodplain functions in Washington’s major river corridors, as well as reducing flood risk. In the current round (2025 – 2027 biennium) 17 projects, totaling over $147 million made the final ranked list, and the Department of Ecology has requested $84M to support the top ten projects. The next round will begin in the fall of 2025. See the impacts the 2023 – 2025 projects will have here.
2025 - 2027 Ranked Funding List
Historic Level of Funding Requests
At over $147 million, the 2025 -2027 application cycle represent they highest level of funding ever requested from Floodplains by Design. This highlights the growing need across the state as communities work to mitigate the risk of flooding, restore habitat for fish and wildlife, and preserve rapidly disappearing farmland. To reflect this need, Ecology has also requested the highest level of funding ever, $84 million.
Flood Control Assistance Account Program 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 mitigate flood hazards. Funding is determined every biennium by the state Legislature and the next funding round is anticipated to begin in November 2024.