The Environmental and Historic Preservation review of loan projects occurs after the award of the capitalization grant. For this funding opportunity, FEMA intends to review checklists submitted by entities and loan recipients and conduct Environmental and Historic Preservation reviews for projects awarded under this initial funding opportunity. FEMA will publish a checklist to assist with project compliance reviews that will be available on this webpage.
Entities will be asked to indicate within their grant application materials which projects would require Environmental and Historic Preservation review.
Projects that may impact the environment, including, but not limited to, the construction of communication towers, modification or renovation of existing buildings, structures, and facilities, or new construction including replacement of facilities, must ensure projects participate in the Environmental and Historic Preservation review process.
Project types that don’t require Environmental and Historic Preservation reviews include mitigation planning, building code adoption and enforcement, and zoning and land-use planning.
Additionally, loans may be used as a non-federal cost match for another Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant application. In this situation, FEMA will complete the Environmental and Historic Preservation review process following the procedures of the FEMA HMA grant program.
FEMA may delegate responsibility to entities interested in reviewing and ensuring compliance with all applicable Environmental and Historic Preservation laws. FEMA will provide guidance on the delegation process in the future based on coordination with participating entities.