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Mitigation Planning is...
Laws, Regulations & Guidance
Grant Programs with Mitigation Plan Requirement
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Hazard Mitigation Planning News!

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Mitigation Planning is...

A process for States and communities to identify policies, activities and tools to implement mitigation actions. Mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property from a hazard event. This process has four steps:

organizing resources;
assessing risks;
developing a mitigation plan; and
implementing the plan and monitoring progress.

A complete list of approved State, Tribal & Local FEMA-Approve Mitigation Plans is available online.

Laws, Regulations & Guidance

Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 provides the legal basis for FEMA's mitigation plan requirements for State, local and Indian Tribal governments as a condition of mitigation grant assistance.
Mitigation Planning Regulations (Interim Final Rule), as published in the Code of Federal Regulations, provide the rules for State, local and Indian Tribal governments to meet in order to be eligible for specified FEMA mitigation grants.
Mitigation Planning Guidance provides additional guidance for States and local communities to meet the requirements of FEMA's Mitigation Planning Regulations, including:
- Mitigation Planning Guidance "Blue Book"
- Mitigation Planning "How-To" Guides
- Mitigation Planning Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Grant Programs with Mitigation Plan Requirement

Stafford Act Grant Programs

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program (PDM)

Public Assistance (PA)

National Flood Insurance Act Grant Programs

Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)

Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC)

Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL)

A Sample Scope of Work for Mitigation Planning Grants may be downloaded from the FEMA Library.

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Last Modified: Tuesday, 22-Jan-2008 10:15:34 EST

Fast Facts

As of May 31, 2007, ALL 50 States, the District of Columbia, 7 Territories and 36 Tribal governments have approved State Mitigation Plans, and over 14,000 local jurisdictions currently have approved (or approvable pending adoption) Local Mitigation Plans that cover approximately 59% of the nation's population.

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