Hazard Mitigation Plan Status

As of Dec. 31, 2021 all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and territories including American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands*, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands have FEMA-approved state or territory mitigation plans.

More than 24,600 local governments have FEMA-approved or approvable-pending-adoption local mitigation plans and 228tribal governments have current tribal mitigation plans. The nation's population who live in communities with current mitigation plans is over 85%. States, tribes, territories and local governments benefit from all hazard planning because it helps them understand natural hazards and develop mitigation strategies. It also provides eligibility for certain non-emergency FEMA grants.

The national status map shows local jurisdictions with approved plans (light blue), approvable-pending-adoption plans (medium blue), plans that will expire within 90 days (dark blue) and expired plans (yellow).

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View an interactive version of the map to search the plan status for state, local, tribal and territorial governments.  The data in this interactive tool are updated daily.

If you have any questions on mitigation plan status, please contact the Senior Mitigation Planner in the appropriate FEMA Regional Office.

As of Dec. 30, 2021, 15 states earned FEMA approval for their enhanced state mitigation plan. These states are now eligible to receive more funds under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program following a disaster declaration. To receive approval of an enhanced plan, a state must show that it has developed a comprehensive mitigation program and is capable of managing increased funding for its mitigation goals.

States with Enhanced Mitigation Plans

The Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 amended the Stafford Act and provided FEMA with authority to carry out provisions of the Program Administration by States (PAS) as a pilot program, including the delegation to approve local mitigation plans. 

In 2013, FEMA released the Addendum to the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Unified Guidance Program Administration by States Pilot, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (April 1, 2013). This allows states, and tribal governments that choose to be a recipient, to apply for Program Administration by States delegations for any major disaster or emergency declared after Jan. 29, 2013. 

In October 2017, FEMA updated the “Addendum to the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Unified Guidance Program Administration by States Pilot, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program”. This policy now allows states without disaster declarations to apply for non-disaster Program Administration by States delegation for local mitigation plan approval.

As of Dec. 31, 2021, states that have received the delegation to approve local mitigation plans include:

• Florida
• New Hampshire
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Vermont
• Wisconsin

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