FEMA's hazard mitigation assistance provides funding for eligible mitigation measures that reduce disaster losses.
"Hazard mitigation" is any sustainable action that reduces or eliminates long-term risk to people and property from future disasters.
Mitigation planning breaks the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction and repeated damage. Hazard mitigation includes long-term solutions that reduce the impact of disasters in the future.
Drought Mitigation Policy Aid
This policy aid provides important information on applying for funding for planning related and drought mitigation activities, including additional resources, such as links to partner websites.
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Which Best Describes Your Project?
Rebuilding my community after a major disaster in a way that reduces future disaster losses.
Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program (HMGP)
Reducing the risk of flood damage to NFIP-insured buildings.
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
Helping my community reduce risks from future disasters and natural hazards.
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
Making my community more resilient after a wildfire disaster.
HMGP Post-Fire Assistance
Implementing one of the 100 Congressional Community Projects that prioritize sustainable & cost-effective measures to reduce risk and/or reliance on federal disaster funding.
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
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Access resources to help interpret federal statutes, regulations and best practices about mitigation strategies.
Application templates have been developed to provide step-by-step instructions for specific project types. This application is intended to be used for post-wildfire soil stabilization projects, including reseeding ground cover with quick-growing or native species, planting grass to prevent the spread of noxious weeds, and mulching with straw or chipped wood. Mitigation
This Program Support Material (PSM) provides tips for submitting mitigation projects through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. The information below includes an overview of eligibility and completeness, project scoring prioritization, and technical feasibility and cost-effectiveness.
Please refer to FEMA GO for Applicants’ review and ranking of Hazard Mitigation Assistance Assistance non-disaster subapplications. This document has been archived and is included for reference only.
This document provides instructions on how to complete the application for an elevation project under FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). This application is intended to be used only for elevation projects applications.
This job aid provides examples (including screenshots) and instructions for entering Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects that utilizes Strategic Funds Management into the National Emergency Management Information System.
Provides a checklist of required closeout documentation, a list of steps taken by FEMA during the closeout process, and a list of actions for recipients and for subrecipients to take to closeout safe room mitigation activities.
Application templates have been developed to provide step-by-step instructions for specific activity types. This application can be used for planning grants that will produce hazard mitigation plans.
This policy aid provides important information on applying for funding for planning related and drought mitigation activities, including additional resources, such as links to partner websites.
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