FLOOD04112

• County: Statewide
• Community: Nationwide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Desk Reference
• Date: 10/1/1999
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Historic FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

Section 1: Introduction to the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

Goals

Three Types
of Eligible
Applicants

State and
Local
GDvernments

Private Non-
Profit
Organizations
or Institutions

Native
American
Tribes or
Alaskan
Native
Villages

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The goals of the HMGP are twofold:

. Contlibute to the development of a long-term, comprehensive mitigation program
by funding measures designed to achieve the goals of the State Hazard Mitigation
Plan; and

. Assist State and local governments in avoiding or lessening the impact of natural
hazards through safer building practices and the improvement of existing
structures and supporting infrastructure,

The State is responsible for soliciting applications from eligible applicants, assisting in
the preparation and prioritization of those applications, and managing the approved
projects, All interested applicants, with the exception of Native American tribes, must
apply to the State.

The following types of entities are eligible to apply to the State for HMGP funding:

. State and local governments;

. Private non-profit organizations or institutiDns; and

. Native American tribes and Alaskan Native villages.

The State Hazard Mijigation Officer or Mitigation Team should contact affected local
governments and pertinent State agencies to solicit potential applications. Agencies
involved in natural resources, geologic hazards, floodplain management, parks and
recreation, infrastructure regulation or construction, and community development may
have projects that help support hazard mitigation objectives,

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Private non-profit organizations or institutions that own or operate a
private non-profit facility as defined in 44 CFR 206,221(e) are eligible,

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44 CFR
206,221(0)

Each non-profit applicant must provide eithel:

. An effective ruling letter from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service
granting tax exemption under Section 501 (c), (d), or (e) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; or

. State certification, under State law, of non-profit status.

FEMA encourages local governments to partner with non-profit conservation and land
trust organizations for open-space property acquisition projects,

Tribes or authorized tribal organizations and Alaskan Native villages 01 organizations
are eligible to apply for the HMGP.

Many States act as grantee on behalf of Native American tribes, providing technical
assistance and administrative coordination. However, if the tribe prefers, it may apply
directly to FEMA.

Alaskan Native corporations with ownership vested in private individuals are not
eligible to apply,

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Hazard MItigatIon Grant Program Desk Reference-Draft