Jurisdictions which have adopted a local FEMA approved Hazard Mitigation Plan are eligible for hazard mitigation funding through FEMA grant programs. The following three FEMA grant programs currently provide hazard mitigation funding:
HMGP – This is a mitigation program that is funded after a Presidential Disaster Declaration. Funds are initially awarded in the counties of the Disaster Declaration; applications are opened up statewide if funds remain.
PDM and FMA – The approximate grant cycle for these programs is:
(Funds may not be awarded until late summer/fall of the following year.)
Some basic equirements for an eligible mitigation project are:
Eligible mitigation activities for the different programs are shown in the following chart:
Eligible Activities for FEMA Mitigation Grant Programs | |||||
HMGP | PDM | FMA | |||
Mitigation Projects | X | X | X | ||
Property Acquisition and Structure Demolition or Relocation | X | X | X | ||
Structure Elevation | X | X | X | ||
Mitigation Reconstruction | |||||
Dry Floodproofing of Historic Residential Structures | X | X | X | ||
Dry Floodproofing of Non-residential Structures | X | X | X | ||
Minor Localized Flood Reduction Projects | X | X | X | ||
Structural Retrofitting of Existing Buildings | X | X | |||
Non-structural Retrofitting of Existing Buildings and Facilities | X | X | |||
Safe Room Construction | X | X | |||
Infrastructure Retrofit | X | X | |||
Soil Stabilization | X | X | |||
Wildfire Mitigation | X | X | |||
Post-disaster Code Enforcement | X | ||||
5% Initiative Projects | X | ||||
Hazard Mitigation Planning | X | X | X | ||
Management Costs | X | X | X | ||
Source: FEMA Mitigation Grant Programs Fact Sheet (Please note: 2 grant programs discussed in this fact sheet – RFC and SRL – are no longer in existence) |
For more information on FEMA mitigation grant programs:
State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Mitigation Information website
For questions about a potential project:
Elizabeth Weyrauch
State Hazard Mitigation Officer, SEMA