E257 State Directors Training - Mitigation 1 Hazard Mitigation
Assistance (HMA) Borough of Westwood Hurricane Irene FEMA
4021-DR-NJ Sgt. Michael Gallagher, NJOEM Michael Foley, FEMA Slide
2 E257 State Directors Training - Mitigation 2 What Is Hazard
Mitigation? Sustained action to reduce or eliminate long-term risk
to human life and property from hazards. Slide 3 E257 State
Directors Training - Mitigation 3 Common Hazards Hurricane
FloodEarthquake WildfireTornado Slide 4 E257 State Directors
Training - Mitigation 4 Unified HMA Grant Programs Slide 5 E257
State Directors Training - Mitigation 5 Unified HMA Grant Programs
Robert T. Stafford Act Grant Programs Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program (HMGP) Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) Grant Programs Flood Mitigation Assistance
(FMA) Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL)
Slide 6 E257 State Directors Training - Mitigation 6 What can be
funded? Multi-HazardPlanningProjects Slide 7 E257 State Directors
Training - Mitigation 7 Mitigation Projects (1 of 3) Elevation of
Utilities Elevation of Structures Property Acquisitions Slide 8
E257 State Directors Training - Mitigation 8 Mitigation Projects (2
of 3) Wind Retrofits Public Buildings Wind Retrofits Shutters
Residential Structures Slide 9 E257 State Directors Training -
Mitigation 9 Mitigation Projects (3 of 3) FEMA 361 Safe Rooms Soil
Stabilization Minor Flood Reduction Slide 10 E257 State Directors
Training - Mitigation 10 Eligible Applicants and Subapplicants
Applicants State agencies Tribal governments Subapplicants State
agencies Tribal governments (except where prohibited) Local
governments/communities Private non-profit organizations (HMGP
only) Slide 11 E257 State Directors Training - Mitigation 11
Cost-Share Requirements Federal Share Typically FEMA may provide up
to 75% PDM, FMA, RFC and SRL may provide a higher cost-share under
certain circumstances Non-Federal Share Typically the Non-Federal
cost share is 25% In-Kind Contributions Other Federal Funds ICC
NFIP Insurance Benefits Slide 12 E257 State Directors Training -
Mitigation 12 Programmatic Requirements Cost Effectiveness
Feasibility & Effectiveness Hazard Mitigation Plan (except RFC)
Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation National Flood
Insurance Program Slide 13 E257 State Directors Training -
Mitigation 13 Grant Lifecycle Slide 14 E257 State Directors
Training - Mitigation 14 HMGP Overview HMGP may become available
after a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration Provides 75%
federal funding to implement long- term, cost-effective mitigation
measures Allocated during the immediate recovery period Request is
made by the Governor Request can be for the entire State or in
specific areas The Governors Authorized Representative (GAR) serves
as the Grant Administrator Slide 15 E257 State Directors Training -
Mitigation 15 HMGP Sliding Scale Up to 15% of the first $2B of the
estimated aggregate amount of disaster assistance Up to 10% of
disaster assistance more than $2B and up to $10B 7.5% of disaster
assistance more than $10B and up to $35.333B Slide 16 E257 State
Directors Training - Mitigation 16 State Administrative Plan
Required to receive HMGP funds Procedural Guide that details how
the grantee will administer HMGP and State Management Costs
Identifies the SHMO Identifies staffing requirements Establishes
accounting procedures Slide 17 E257 State Directors Training -
Mitigation 17 State Responsibilities Manage the program Solicit
subapplications Ensure subapplication eligibility Set funding
priorities Monitor grant and subgrants Ensuring compliance with
program and grant management requirements Slide 18 E257 State
Directors Training - Mitigation 18 Unified HMA Webpage and Guidance
For more information on HMA programs please go to: The HMA webpage
at http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/hma/index.shtm The Unified
HMA Guidance at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=4225
Slide 19 E257 State Directors Training - Mitigation 19 FEMA HMA
Technical Assistance FEMA provides technical assistance for
preparing the support data for the subapplication Engineering
Feasibility Assistance: [email protected][email protected]
Benefit-Cost Analysis Assistance:
[email protected]@dhs.gov Environmental/Historical
Preservation Compliance: [email protected] Contact (866) 222-3580
for any of the above 48-hour response time Slide 20 E257 State
Directors Training - Mitigation 20 Technical Resources FEMA has
published many technical documents to assist States and communities
to promote sustainable community development and mitigation
practices FEMA Document Library
http://www.fema.gov/library/index.jsp FEMA Building Science Website
http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/buildingscience/ Slide 21 E257 State
Directors Training - Mitigation 21 NEXT STEPS Decide if you are
interested in either Acquisition Elevation Sign a statement of
voluntary participation Provide to Borough Non-binding Homeowners
Slide 22 E257 State Directors Training - Mitigation 22 NEXT STEPS
Determine community interest Make tough decisions on elevation vs.
acquisition Work with NJOEM/FEMA to develop HMGP Application Make
priority decisions on homes based on available $$. Develop future
applications for Non-disaster HMA programs Borough of Westwood
Slide 23 E257 State Directors Training - Mitigation 23 The End
Questions Sgt. Michael Gallagher, NJOEM Michael Foley, FEMA Alan
Aldridge, FEMA
