NFIP COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS

(December 2023)

Like many federal agencies, the National Flood Insurance Program includes many acronyms. For your reference, here are some of its most common.

Note: This merely identifies the acronym.

NFIP Acronym	Meaning
AAD	Annual Average Damage
ABFE	Advisory Base Flood Elevation
ADMP	Area Drainage Master Plan
ANI	Area Not Included
ARI	Average Recurrence Interval
ASDSO	Association of State Dam Safety Officials
ASSPM	Association of State Floodplain Managers
BFE	Base Flood Elevation
CAC	Community Assistance Contact
CAP	Community Assistance Program
CBRA	Coastal Barrier Resources Act
CBRS	Coastal Barrier Resources System
CCO	Consultation Coordination Officer
CDBG	Community Development Block Grant
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CIF	Contracts In Force
CFS	Cubic feet per second
CLOMA	Conditional Letter of Map Amendment
CLOMR	Conditional Letter of Map Revision
CLOMR - F	Conditional Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill
COE	(U.S. Army) Corps of Engineers
CRS	Community Rating System
CWOP	Closed Without Payment
DFCO	Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer
DFIRM	Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map
DFO	Disaster Field Office
DHS	Department of Homeland Security
DLG	Digital Line Graph
DOB	Duplication of Benefits
DSR	Damage Survey Report
EIS	Environmental Impact Statement
EMC	Emergency Management Coordinator
EO	Executive Order
EC	Elevation Certificate
ERM	Elevation Reference Mark
ESDP	Engineering Study Data Package
FBFM	Flood Boundary and Floodway Map
FCID	Flood Coverage Improvement District
FCO	Federal Coordinating Officer
FDPA	Flood Disaster Protection Act
FDT	Floodway Data Table
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFED	Final Flood Elevation Determination
FHBM	Flood Hazard Boundary Map
FHMO	Federal Hazard Mitigation Officer
FIA	Federal Insurance Administration
FICO	Flood Insurance Claim Office
FIMA	Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
FIRM	Flood Insurance Rate Map
FIS	Flood Insurance Study
FMA	Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
FMSIS	Flood Map Status Information System
FMV	Fair Market Value
FOIA	Freedom Of Information Act
FONSI	Finding Of No Significant Impact
FPA	Flood-Prone Area
FPI	Force Placed Insurance
FPM	Floodplain Management or Manager
FZD	Flood Zone Determination
GFI	Group Flood Insurance
GIS	Geographic Information System
GPO	Government Printing Office
GSE	Government Sponsored Enterprise
HAZUS	Hazards United States
HEC	Hydrologic Engineering Center
HFIAA	Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act
HMGP	Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
HMO	Hazard Mitigation Officer
HUD	Housing and Urban Development
IA	Individual Assistance
ICC	Increased Cost of Compliance
JFR	Joint Final Rule
KCFS	Thousand cubic feet per second
LAG	Lowest Adjacent Grade (to a structure)
LFD	Letter of Final Determination
LMMP	Limited Map Maintenance Program
LODR	Letter of Determination Review
LOMA	Letter of Map Amendment
LOMC	Letter of Map Change
LOMR	Letter of Map Revision
LOMR-F	Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill
MHIP	Multi-Year Hazard Identification Plan
MSC	Map Service Center
MT	Mitigation Directorate
NAVD	North American Vertical Datum of 1988
NFIP	National Flood Insurance Program
NFIRA	National Flood Insurance Reform Act
NGVD	National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
NN	Non-participating NFIP community
NSFHA	No (or Non) Special Flood Hazard Area
OMB	Office of Management and Budget
OPA	Otherwise, Protected Area
PDA	Preliminary Damage Assessment
PL	Public Law
PMF	Probable Maximum Flood
PMP	Probable Maximum Precipitation
PMR	Physical Map Revision
PRP	Preferred Risk Policy
RCBAP	Residential Condominium Building Association Policy
RLS	Repetitive Loss Structure
SCO	State Coordinating Officer
SDF	Special Direct Facility
SEMA	State Emergency Management Agency
SFHA	Special Flood Hazard Area
SFHDF	Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form
SFIP	Standard Flood Insurance Policy
TEC	Technical Evaluation Contractor
TB	Technical Bulletin
USACE	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WYO	Write Your Own