Advice and information should be provided to tribes throughout the adoption process. Below is a list of steps that tribes follow to participate in the NFIP:

• First, a tribal agency will review information about the NFIP to decide whether the tribe should join.
• After deciding to recommend NFIP membership, the agency will present a model resolution to their tribal council asking them to review the model and consent to the tribe's intention to participate.
• Tribes will then work with FEMA to decide what waterways or other flood-prone areas should be studied.
• Following passage of the resolution, the tribe may need support to adopt or develop a floodplain ordinance.
• Finally, flood maps will be developed as funding becomes available.

Click on this link to access more information about the NFIP adoption process.

Click here to view a model resolution.