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 5: Identifying and Selecting Grant Projects

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Applicants Briefing Invitation Letter

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Letters should be sent to all potential applicants notifying them of the availability of funds under the
Hazard Mitigation Program and inviting them to attend the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Applicants
Briefing. This letter provides general information on the program and includes scheduling information for
the briefing.

Dear State and Local Govemment AaencieslPrivate Non-Profit OraanizationslNative American Tribes
and Tribal Oraanizations:

As a result of damage suffered recently in State , the President has declared State as a
major disaster area. This disaster declaration makes Federal disaster assistance available to those
counties in the disaster area. Federal disaster assistance is authorized under the Stafford Act.

The Stafford Act also authorizes the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for all counties in the State. This
program funds cost-effective hazard mitigation measures. Hazard mitigation is defined as sustained
action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and properly from hazards and their effects.

Hazard mitigation projects should, therefore, reduce future disaster relief expenditures for the repair or
replacement of public and private properly, and expenditures for the relief of personal loss, hardship, and
suffering. Federal funds are available for up to 75 percent of the cost of the hazard mitigation measure.
To be eligible, projects must satisfy specific criteria.

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A briefing on the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program will be held on date. time , at location
Eligible applicants include State and local government entities, private non-profit organizations, and
Native American tribes. The briefing will provide an overview of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and
will specifically address:

. Eligibility Criteria;
. Project Identification and Selection;
. Application Procsss;
. Project Management;
. Technical Assistance; and
. Available Funding.

For additional information, please contact name. title of the
aaencv at teleDhone number

State emeraencv manaaement

Sincerely,

State Director

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