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• A federal program enabling property owners in participating communities to purchase insurance protection against losses from flooding. This insurance is designed to provide an insurance alternative to disaster assistance to meet the escalating costs of repairing damage to buildings and their contents caused by floods.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). (n.d.). National Flood Insurance Glossary. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/national-flood-insurance-program-nfip.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). National Flood Insurance Glossary. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/national-flood-insurance-program-nfip (accessed: April 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)." National Flood Insurance Glossary. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 1 April. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/national-flood-insurance-program-nfip.

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