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e e e The 5% Initiative Continued) ~ A Proposal's Second Chance Examples of 5% Initiative Projects Eligibility of Phased Projects Section 7: Project Eligibility TIP: See page 9-2 for the contents of the narrative cost-effectiveness review. The 5% Initiative, like all HMGP funds, should not be used as a substitute for other Federal programs. Projects that fall under the responsibilities of other Federal agencies are not eligible. The State may also submit project applications under the 5% I nitiative that have previously been denied by the HMGP due to difficulty in measuring their cost- effectiveness. This avenue is preferable to the State submitting an appeal. Types of projects that could be funded under the 5% Initiative include: . The use, evaluation, and application of new, unproven mitigation techniques, technologies, methods, procedures, or products that are developmental or research based; . Equipment and systems for the purpose of waming residents and officials of impending hazard events; . Hazard identification or mapping and related equipment that are tied to the implementation of mitigation measures; . Geographical Information System software, hardware, and data acquisition whose primary aim is mitigation; . Public awareness or education campaigns about mitigation; and . Other activities, clearly falling under the goal of mitigation, for which benefits are unproven or not clearly measurable and which the State has listed as a priority in its Hazard Mitigation Plan. It is sometimes beyond the applicant's technical and financial resources to provide the complete technical infonnation required for a full eligibility or environmental review of a complex project. The State and Region may provide technical assistance to the applicant to develop this complete body of technical data by approving an application to complete a Phase I design, engineering, environmental, or feasibility study. The Phase I study provides FEMA with a technical body of information mutually concurred on by the applicant, the State, and FEMA to determine project eligibility. If the results of the Phase I review indicate that the project meets benefit-cost, floodplain management, and environmental review requirements, the project would then be eligible for funding for construction under a Phase II approval. Phase I study funding is part of the project's total estimated cost, and is subject to the 75/25 cost-share. The following provides guidelines and outlines the process for selecting projects for Phase IIPhase II project approval. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Desk Reference-Draft Page 7-7