The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission’s Fight the Flood Program has won the 2025 Best Practices Award from the Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions. The program, launched in 2020, helps property owners secure more than $52 million in grants, loans, and technical support for flood resiliency projects. It offers a property registration system, access to regional professionals, and guidance for septic upgrades and living shorelines, aiming to strengthen rural coastal Virginia against rising waters.
