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FEMA has posted the Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcements for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant
programs on www.grants.gov.
These NOFOs provide an overview of the grant programs and
details about the agency's funding priorities and review
process. FEMA will offer a series of webinars in August and September
on the FY18 NOFOs for prospective applicants and how to use the Mitigation
eGrants system that is used to process grant applications. Applicants may
attend any session. Upcoming sessions are listed below. View the complete webinar schedule.
NOFO Overview
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Wednesday, August 15 at 2 pm Eastern Time (1 pm Central, 12
pm Mountain, 11 am Pacific)
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Thursday, August
16 at 12 pm Eastern Time (11 am
Central, 10 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific)
For the online portion, please join via the Internet: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/nofo18/ and for
audio, please call
1-800-320-4330 and enter conference code 338559.
E-Grants For Beginners
Primarily intended for
sub-applicants and new users.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 2 pm Eastern Time (1 pm Central, 12 pm Mountain,
11 am Pacific
For the online portion, please join via the Internet: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/beginnersegrants/ and for audio, please call 1-800-320-4330 and enter conference code 338559.
E-Grants For Advanced Users
Primarily intended for grant applicants, experience
sub-applicants, and power users.
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Wednesday, August 22 at 2 pm Eastern Time (1 pm Central, 12
pm Mountain, 11 am Pacific)
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Thursday, August 23 at 12 pm Eastern Time (11 am Central, 10 am Mountain,
9 am Pacific)
For the online portion, please join via the Internet: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/advancedegrants/ and for audio, please call 1-800-320-4330 and enter conference code 338559.
FEMA will open the FY18 application period on October 1, 2018.
Eligible applicants must apply for funding through the Mitigation eGrants
system on the FEMA Grants Portal accessible at https://portal.fema.gov.
All applications must be submitted no later than 3 pm Eastern Time on January
31, 2019.
Flood
Mitigation Assistance:
FMA
grants are available to implement measures to reduce or eliminate risk of
severe repetitive and repetitive flood damage to buildings insured by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In
FY18, $160 million is available for FMA grants. There is a set-aside
of $70 million for community advance assistance and flood
mitigation projects. The remainder of the FY18 FMA grants will
continue to focus on reducing or eliminating the risk of repetitive flood
damage to buildings and structures, flood hazard mitigation planning, as well
as technical assistance for applicants who were awarded FMA grant program funds
totaling at least $1 million in FY17.
Further
information is in the NOFO: DHS-18-MT-029-000-99 and FY 2018 FMA Fact Sheet.
Pre-Disaster
Mitigation:
The
goal of the PDM grant program is to reduce overall risk to the population and
structures, while at the same time reducing reliance on federal funding from Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) disaster
declarations. $235.2 million is available for FY18 PDM grants. FEMA
will provide allocations to states and territories which fulfill statutory
requirements and will set aside $15 million for federally recognized
tribes. The balance of funds will be for the competitive mitigation
activities with a major focus on resilient infrastructure. In addition,
Advance Assistance activities are eligible and the highest priority for FY18
traditional competitive sub-applications is multi-state/tribal mitigation
initiatives. FEMA will select eligible planning and project
sub-applications that limit duplication of other HMA programs by prioritizing funding
in areas without post-disaster funding available through the Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program (HMGP). As directed by the Congressional appropriations
language, FEMA will use the majority of the PDM funding for mitigation
projects.
Further information is in the NOFO: DHS-18-MT-047-000-99 and FY 2018 PDM Fact Sheet.
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