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<br />the remaining 12.5%. However. this local <br />match can possibly be picked up through other <br />sources (e.g., by community development block <br />grant funds) resulting in the applicant not <br />having to pay anything. <br /> <br />The Division also administers the Individual <br />and Family Grant Program (IFGP) providing <br />assistance after a disaster to individuals to help <br />meet disaster-related expenses and needs when <br />not available through other programs or other <br />means. <br /> <br />Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs <br />Division of Emergency Government <br />2400 Wright Street, P.O. Box 7865 <br />Madison, WI 53707 <br /> <br />Contact: Roxanne Gray, State Hazard <br />Mitigation Officer, Phone number: (608) 242- <br />3211. <br /> <br />Department of Development, Office <br />of Development Finance, and <br />Department of Administration, <br />Division of Housing <br /> <br />The Department of Development provides <br />flood mitigation assistance after disasters <br />through its Community Development Block <br />Grant (CDBG). The CDBG program provides <br />grants to government units to improve health <br />and safety for housing infrastructures. There is <br />no matching requirement. These funds can be <br />used to acquire and relocate floodprone <br />structures and for flood proofing and elevation. <br />Note that the CDBG is administered by the <br />Department of Development, but also coordi- <br />nates with the Department of Administration, <br />Division of Housing (DOD focuses on infra- <br />structure, Division of Housing on housing). <br /> <br />Wisconsin Department of Development <br />Office of Development Finance <br />123 W. Washington Avenue <br />Madison, WI 53707 <br /> <br />Contact: Paul Van Rooy, Phone Number: <br />(608) 266-3278 <br /> <br />Department of Administration <br />Division of Housing <br />101 E. Wilson Street, 4th Floor <br />P.O. Box 8944 <br />Madison, WI 53708-8944 <br /> <br />Contact: Kathy Hanson, Phone Number: <br />(608) 266-1983 <br /> <br />The Department of Health and Social <br />Services, Division of Community <br />Services and Division of Health <br /> <br />Assistance available: <br /> <br />./ Immediate post-disaster crisis counseling <br />grant program. The grant program provides <br />crisis counseling. long~term mental health <br />treatment. day care. respite care. elder <br />services, domestic abuse, heating and <br />weatherization assistance and public health <br />assistance services from the Division of <br />Health. <br /> <br />.I Health assessment of damaged homes and <br />wells (e.g., disease monitoring for mold <br />problems). <br /> <br />Wisconsin Department of Health and Social <br />Services <br />1 West Wilson Street <br />Madison, WI 53707 <br /> <br />Phone Number: (608) 267-7933 (Division of <br />Community Services) and (608) 266.7089 <br />(Division of Health). <br /> <br />Wisconsin State Public <br />land Trust Fund <br /> <br />Assistance available: <br /> <br />The State Public Land Trust provides short <br />teon low interest revolving loans (for example, <br />one to 10 years at a 3.25% rate) to local units of <br />government who are waiting on additional <br />funding. <br /> <br />Wisconsin State Public <br />Land Trust Investment Board <br />125 South Webster <br />P.O. BOX 8943 <br />Madison, WI 53708 <br /> <br />Contact: Bruce Van de Zande. Phone <br />Number: (608) 266-0034. <br /> <br />The Department of Agriculture, Trade <br />and Consumer Protection <br /> <br />The Department provides technical and finan- <br />cial assistance for crop disaster following <br />floods. <br /> <br />Assistance available: <br />.I Most assistance comes through the USDA, <br /> <br />86 <br /> <br />COMMUNITY FLOOD MITIGATION PLANNING GUIDEBOOK <br />