The Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s Planning and Environmental Services unit has been awarded a two-year grant to help coastal communities reduce residents’ insurance premiums through flood hazard outreach and education. The project, funded through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division, includes developing a toolkit of public information and mapping resources that will allow communities to reduce flood insurance costs through FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS). Faculty members Shana Jones and Scott Pippin, working with Georgia Sea Grant, will create the toolkit and a workshop to inform community leaders about effective ways to improve their CRS score, which directly affects flood insurance costs.
