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 2: Building State Capability: Before the Disaster

Procedures
To Guide
Implementa-
tion Activities

Developing a
Statewide
Commitment
to Hazard
Mitigation

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In the Administrative Plan, the State must establish procedures to guide the following 13
activities:

. Identify and notify potential applicants of the availability of the program.

. Ensure that potential applicants are provided infolmation on the application
process, program eligibility, and key deadlines,

. Determine applicant eligibility,

. Provide infolmation for environmental and floodplain management reviews in
confonnance with 44 CFR Parts 9 and 10.

. Establish priorities for selection of mitigation projects,

. Process requests for advances of funds and reimbursements,

. Monitor and evaluate the progress and completion of selected projects.

. Review and approve cost overruns,

. Process appeals,

. Provide technical assistance as required to subgrantees.

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44 CFR Parts
13, 14, and 206

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. Comply with the administrative requilements of
44 CFR Parts 13 and 206,

. Comply with audit requirements of 44 CFR Part 14,

. Provide quarterly progress reports to the Regional Director on approved projects,

VVhile interest in hazald mitigation is keenest just after a natural disaster, States should
actively encourage year.round dialog on mitigation issues among interested parties
statewide.

Project Impact can be an important part of a local community's and State's mitigation
strategy. It is an initiative that helps communities protect themselves from the
devastating effects of natural disasters by taking actions that dramatically reduce
disruption and loss.

Project Impact operates on a common.sense, damage-reduction approach:

. Preventive actions must be decided at the local level.

. Private-sector participation is vital.

. Long-tenn efforts and investments in prevention measures are essential.

Working with these local and private-sector partners, States can offer expertise and
technical assistance to help build disaster.resistant communities, Strategies include
efforts at the national and regional level, as well as working with other Federai agencies
and States.

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