MAKE CAMBRIDGE RESILIENT

The purpose of this plan was to comprehensively evaluate factors and conditions contributing to both existing and future flooding problems. To the extent feasible, the planning process included the development of flood mitigation and resilience strategies that lended themselves to innovative funding opportunities taking advantage of various desirable co-benefits for the environment, economy, and community.  

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This planning project was primarily focused on mitigating flood risks along the Choptank River and Cambridge Creek, which are the primary sources of flooding in the city.

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Project Update: October 6, 2022

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In August, we received feedback on our FEMA BRIC application that we have well defined project but that we were not selected for an award of our grant.  We were disappointed but not surprised since this was a national competition.  We subsequently used the results of FEMA's review to improve our grant application and re-resubmitted it to MDEM under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) for which the State already has funding under the COVID Disaster Relief Program .  We are proposing a phased approach with  Phase I Design and Permitting and Phase 2 Construction, the same as was proposed under the FEMA BRIC grant program.  If our grant is accepted, it will be forwarded to FEMA Region 3 for approval of award.  We expect to know the outcome by about January 2023.