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<br />Section 7: Project Eligibility <br /> <br />Projects in <br />Progress <br /> <br />Five <br />Minimum <br />Criteria for <br />Project <br />Eligibility <br /> <br />Conforms <br />With State <br />Hazard <br />Mitigation <br />Plan <br /> <br />Ei?' <br /> <br />Provides <br />Beneficial <br />Impact Upon <br />Designated <br />Disaster Area <br /> <br />Page 7-2 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />HMGP funds are not available for projects already in progress. The funding is <br />reserved for measures that arise from the disaster that generates those funds or for <br />not-yet-initialed projects that have been previously identified in a hazard mitigation <br />plan. FEMA and the Stale cannot meet the requirements of the National <br />Environmental Policy Act if construction has already begun. The Regional Director <br />may grant exceptions for certain projects that can be categorically excluded under <br />NEPA if the work started after the disaster declaration. <br /> <br />There are five minimum criteria that all projects must meet in order to be considered for <br />funding: <br />. Conforms with the State Hazard Mitigation Plan; <br />. Provides beneficial impact upon the designated disaster area; <br />. Conforms with environmental laws and regulations; <br />. Solves a problem independently or constitutes a functional portion of a solution; <br />and <br />. Is cost-effective. <br /> <br />The paragraphs below describe each of these criteria in greater detail. <br /> <br />Conformance with the State Hazard Mitigation Plan ensures that the proposed <br />measure is in keeping with statewide mitigation strategies. In some cases, the <br />proposed measure may be pre-identified within the existing plan. <br /> <br />If the State's Hazard Mitigation Plan is current, the State is poised for the quickest <br />project approval path. FEMA requires only that these States review and update the <br />existing plans based upon the disaster event. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />A Stale that lacks a current plan may be required to submit a new or expanded post- <br />disaster Hazard Mitigation Plan. <br /> <br />TIP: Refer to Section 2 for more information. <br /> <br />The designated disaster area comprises those counties designated in the disaster <br />declaration as eligible for HMGP funds. Note that the areas designated for HMGP <br />availability is not limited to the areas eligible for Individual or Public Assistance. Upon <br />State request. all counties in the State may be designated as eligible for HMGP funds <br />in the declaration. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />HtJZJJrd MItigation Grant Program Desk. Reference-Draft <br />