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<br />Section 6: The Application Process
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<br />Overview of Process ....,..",..,....,...........,..,....",.."..,.........,..,..""",..,....",..,"".. ".." "..",..""....,.., 6.1
<br />Timeframes '" ,..",.., ,..",..", ,..",..,........,....",..,.. ,..,.."" ,......", '.""",...."..."...",...,...,......".."",..".., 6.1
<br />Application Timeframe ,..",...",..""",..."..",........,........",..",..,...." ,..",..",.."" ,..,.."" ,..",.."".."..., 6.2
<br />Local Application to State"..", ,.."".. ,..",..,....,...., ,..,...."'...."..",.."...",..",..""...,...",...",.."".."..,, 6-2
<br />The Project Application..",..",......... ,..,....,.. ,......, ,..",..,.. ,..".."".."..""..",.."".."..""..."....",..".." 6-2
<br />State Application to FEMA ..",..",..,........""...",.".."............."".."..""..",..",,.."..""..",..", ,'..".." 6.2
<br />Managing States ..".." ,..",..,.. ,...".., ,..",..", ....' ,..".."..""......."".."..",..",..""..",..,.. ,..",.."",.., '.." 6.3
<br />NEMIS Application"",...",..",..,.. ...,..." ,..",............"...",..,....", ,..,..""..'"...",.."..""..""...",..., ,.." 6-4
<br />Job Aid 6-1: Hazard Mitigation Grant Proglam Application Process ....................,.................., 6.5
<br />Job Aid 6.2: State and Federal Activities Required Through Submission of State
<br />HMGP Applications, ,..",..,.. ,..,....""",..",..,....",..."..",..""..",.." ,..""..", ,.."".."..", 6-6
<br />Job Aid 6-3: SF 424, Application for Federal Assistance.....................................,..................... 6-7
<br />Job Aid 6-4: Project Application Checklist .....,.....................................................................,...., 6-8
<br />Job Aid 6-5: State Review Results........................................,...................,....,....,.................... 6.12
<br />Job Aid 6.6: FEMA Disaster Grant Agreement Articles, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program,.., 6.13
<br />Job Aid 6.7: Creating the Application in NEMIS ..,....................................,.............................. 6.16
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<br />SectiDn 7: Project Eligibility
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<br />Eligible Types of Projects",.."" ,....""..""..,....,....".....,..",..",...,.."" ,..",..",.."""",..",.."".."""", 7.1
<br />NEMIS Project Codes, ,..,..,.."" ,....',....,.. ...,....",.."........",..",...,...",..""..",.."""".."".."".."""", 7.1
<br />Ineligible Projects......,' ...,..,...",..""" ,..,.......,..",.., ,..",..""..",.."..""..."...",...""",..."....",.."""", 7-1
<br />Five Minimum Criteria for Project Eiigibility..................,..,...............................................,..,........ 7-2
<br />Other Eligibility Factors ..",...,....,..,.. ,..,.......,..",.."..,....""..,....'"..",..""..",.."""".."".."" ,.."""", 7-4
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<br />The 5% Initiative,........,.."" ,..,...."......,.. ,..,'....,,'..', ,.,....""..."...""",..", ,..",.."""" ,..",..""..""""" 7-5
<br />Eligibility of Phased Projects ",......"..,..,..,..,........,..",..""..",..",..",.." ".., ".."""".."...."".."""".. 7-7
<br />Job Aid 7.1: NEMIS Project Codes..............................,....,........................................,............, 7-10
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<br />Section 8: Environmental Review
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<br />Compliance With Environmental Laws and Regulations and Executive Orders ......................., 8.1
<br />Roles, Responsibilities, and Information Collection.......................,..,....,.................................... 8.2
<br />Information Collection..",..,....,........",..." ,.." ,..,...... ...,....."..".. ,.., ,..,...."" ,..",.."..""..""...", ,..,.... 8.2
<br />Categorical Exclusions,....""..., ,.."..",..", ,..,....'...."..""..."...",.."..",'..",.."",.."...",...",..""..".." 8.3
<br />NEPA Compliance Exception......".... ,..,.. ,..,....'".."..,.. ,.......,..,.., ,.."" ,.,....""..."..""..",.."",..".." 8-4
<br />Review Under Other Environmental Laws and Executive Orders ..,........................................... 8.5
<br />Job Aid 8.1: FEMA's NEPA Environmental Review Process ..,......,........................................., 8.8
<br />Job Aid 8.2: Environmental Considerations and Review Checklist ..................................,........ 8-9
<br />Job Aid 8-3: List of CATEXes and Required Documentation ...................................,.............. 8.13
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<br />Section 9: Cost-Effectiveness
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<br />Cost.Effective Projects....,..""..",.."..,..........."...,..... ,..,.. ,..",..""""...",..", ,..,.."", ,..", '.'"'...,..",,, 9.1
<br />Who Does the Analysis? ,...,....,..,..,...,....""....,.."..,..,..",..""..,.."",..""....,.."""..,..""..,..,..."""" 9.1
<br />Guidance on Cost-Effectiveness Review..,....,.."..,....""..."....""",..",..""..""""..,,..,..",..", "" '" 9-1
<br />What .Cost.Effective" Means..,....".." ....,.........."..,.. ,..",..",.."""".."" ,.."...,.."",..",'.."".."".."" 9.1
<br />Guidance and Discount Rates for Benefit.Cost Analysis of Federal Programs.......................... 9.1
<br />Thorough Assessment.."..... ,.., ...., ,..,...................." ,..,.. ,.."........",..", ,....,.."".."..""'..",....",..",, 9-2
<br />How FEMA and States Determine Cost-Effectiveness................,.............................................. 9-3
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<br />Benefits and Costs.. ,...",..,.........."..... ,..,.....,....,..""..." ,..."..,.. ,.."..,...........",..., ,..""..""..",'.."... 9-4
<br />Learning More About Benefit-Cost Analysis ...................,.......................................,....,.............. 9.6
<br />Job Aid 9.1: Key Data Needed for Analyzing Project Applications......,.................................,.., 9.7
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