Building Stronger and Safer after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Summary of Disaster Mitigation Programs
Mitigation programs protect people and reduce property and economic losses when disasters occur. These programs provide technical and financial assistance to States and local jurisdictions throughout the disaster life-cycle.
Summaries of our various mitigation programs and answers to your frequently asked questions (FAQs) are provided below:
Post-Disaster Mitigation Programs
- Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
- Mitigation Assessment Teams (MAT) Program
- Environmental and Historic Preservation and Cultural Resources Program (EHP)
Flood-Specific Mitigation Programs
- National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
- NFIP FAQs (PDF 73KB, TXT 13KB)
- NFIP Floodplain Management FAQs (PDF 63KB, TXT 10KB)
- Flood Map Modernization
- Flood Map Modernization Katrina Fact Sheet (PDF 43KB, TXT 8KB)
- Flood Map Modernization FAQs (PDF 48KB,TXT 7KB)
- Advisory Flood Elevations Program
- Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA)
- FMA Katrina Fact Sheet (PDF 35KB; TXT 6 KB)
- Increased Cost of Compliance Coverage Katrina Fact Sheet (PDF 42KB,TXT 6 KB)
- Repetitive Loss FAQs (PDF 77KB, TXT 14KB)
Hurricane-Specific Mitigation Program
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program
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