Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Join us for a webinar series intended for communities that are new to Hazard Mitigation Assistance and the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant process.

Aprender de experiencias pasadas y aplicar esas lecciones para evitar que se repitan los problemas, es el objetivo principal del Programa de Mitigación de Riesgos de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés). Hasta la fecha, FEMA ha aprobado más de $108 millones para proyectos de mitigación elegibles tras el paso del huracán Fiona, para reducir los riesgos causados por desastres en eventos futuros, en diferentes comunidades alrededor de Puerto Rico.

To learn from past experiences and apply those lessons to avoid reoccurring problems, is the main drive for FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Program. To date, FEMA has approved more than $108 million for eligible mitigation projects due to Hurricane Fiona, to reduce disaster risks from future events in several communities of Puerto Rico.

PHILADELPHIA— Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Senior Officials Victoria Salinas and MaryAnn Tierney and Maryland Department of Emergency Management Secretary Russ Strickland visited Crisfield, Maryland on Monday to learn how the city is working with county, state, nonprofit, academic and federal partners to reduce their flood risk through FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)- Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) program. With its location along the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the city experiences flooding regularly and has been working for years to address it.

Take a coffee break with us! Tune in to learn from planners how to navigate FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Grant Program. This webinar will discuss the ways to fund eligible mitigation projects to reduce disaster loss.