1. Notice of Funding Opportunity FY 2017 HMA Programs

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3. Non-disaster grants programs FY17 non-disaster application cycle Eligible Activities Funding limits PDM and FMA priorities How to apply Application limits Job Aids and resources Questions and answers
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4. Non-disaster Mitigation Grants
Pre-Disaster Mitigation PDM $90M Flood Mitigation Assistance FMA $160M
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5. FY17 Non-Disaster Application Cycle
NOFO posted to Grants.gov
Application period
Selection date
Period of performance
8/14 to
11/14
7/11
1/30
8/14/17 to 12/6/21
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
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6. Eligible activities
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7. Planning requirement for projects
Planning is the cornerstone of project development.
A FEMA-approved mitigation plan is required to apply for and receive project funding in accordance with 44 CFR Part 201.
Applicants and subapplicants must have a FEMA-approved mitigation plan by the application deadline to be eligible for project funding.
Extraordinary Circumstances will not be granted if Applicants or Subapplicants do not have a Hazard Mitigation Plan by the application deadline.
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8. Cost share requirements
Generally FEMA will pay 75% of the total cost.
PDM:
FEMA will pay up to 90% for small, impoverished communities.
FMA:
FEMA will pay up to 90% Federal Share for Repetitive Loss Properties.
FEMA will pay up to 100% Federal Share for Severe Repetitive Loss Properties.
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9. FMA Eligibility requirements
All subapplicants must be NFIP participants in good standing (not suspended)
All properties included in project subapplications must be NFIP- insured
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10. FY17 FMA – Funding priorities
FY17 Flood Mitigation Assistance $160 Million
$70 Million
$90 Million 1a 1b 2 3
Community Flood Mitigation Advance Assistance
Community Flood Mitigation Projects
Technical Assistance
Planning 4
SRL and RL Priorities
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11. FY17 FMA Priorities – Community flood Mitigation
Advance Assistance – seed funding for community analysis and design of future community flood mitigation projects
Community Flood Mitigation Projects - funding for projects that address flood risk on a community level.
Prioritize Subapplications from communities who have demonstrated a commitment to reducing flood risk through enhanced flood regulations and enforcement of responsible development.
Community Rating System (CRS) Participation
Cooperating Technical Partners Program (CTP)
International Building Codes (IBC)
Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS)
Private Partnership Cost Share
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12. Community Flood Mitigation project types
Eligible community flood mitigation projects
Floodplain and stream restoration
Floodwater storage and diversion
Infrastructure protective measures
Localized flood control to protect critical facility
Aquifer storage and recovery
Stormwater management
Utility protective measures
Water and sanitary sewer system protective measures
Wetland restoration/creation
Part 80 voluntary acquisitions and elevations are ineligible
Oregon – East Lents Johnson River Stream Restoration

13. FY17 FMA Funding priorities2
Technical assistance for Applicants who received at least $1 million FMA funds in FY16 Flood mitigation planning 3
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14. FMA Funding Priorities4
THE REMAINER OF FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS for projects that mitigate at least 50% of structures:
a. Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) structure (ii)
Have at least 2 separate NFIP claim payments exceeding Market Value of Structure
b. Repetitive Loss (RL) structure
Have at least 2 NFIP claim payments where average costs equal or exceed 25% of Market Value of Structure
c. Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) structure (i)
Have at least 4 NFIP claim payments exceeding $5,000 and cumulative payments
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15. FMA Application LIMITS
Applicants may include the following in a FMA grant application:
Community flood mitigation subapplications
1 project subapplication for advance assistance
1 project subapplication for community flood mitigation
1 management cost subapplication
1 technical assistance subapplication (for applicants who received at least $1 million FMA funds in FY16)
No limit of project subapplications submitted under the RL and SRL priorities
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16. FMA funding LIMITS Community Flood Mitigation
$100,000 for advance assistance subapplications
$10,000,000 for project subapplications
FMA Planning Cap - $100,000 per Applicant
$50,000 for state mitigation plans (flood hazard portion only)
$25,000 for local mitigation plans (flood hazard portion only)
5% of subapplication budget for subapplicant management costs (as a line item in the budget)
10% of grant application budget for Applicant management costs (as a separate subapplication)
$50,000 for technical assistance (for States that received at least $1 million in FMA funds in FY16)
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17. PDM FUNDING LIMITS $4 million limit for mitigation projects
$400,000 limit for new mitigation plans
$300,000 limit for state/territorial and multi-jurisdictional local/tribal mitigation plan update
$150,000 limit for single jurisdiction local/tribal mitigation plan update
10% of plan/project subapplication budget for information dissemination activities
5% of plan/project subapplication budget for subapplicant management costs
10% of grant application budget for applicant management costs
No Applicant may receive more than $15 million.
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18. PDM Funding priorities1
State/Territory allocation
Up to 1% of PDM funds or $575,000, whichever is less for allocations
Tribal set aside
Up to 10% of PDM funds, or $10 million, for $575,000 per Federally recognized tribal government applicant
There is no limit to the number of sub-applications an applicant may submit towards the allocation or set aside; however, to be eligible for consideration, the applicant’s highest ranked planning or project subapplication must be $575,000 or less. 2
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19. PDM Funding priorities3
THE REMAINDER OF THE FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS.
Multi-state/Tribal mitigation activities
Any applicant agency willing to serve as the applicant for a multi- state or multi-tribal mitigation activity may include 1 multi- state/tribal project.
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20. PDM FUNDING PRIORITIES
b. Planning sub-applications from Applicants that have less than $400K HMGP planning funds available
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21. PDM Funding priorities
c. Project subapplications from applicants have less than $4M HMGP regular project funds available in order:
Non-flood hazard mitigation
Non-acquisition/elevation/ mitigation reconstruction flood activities
Acquisition, elevation and mitigation reconstruction
Generator for critical facilities
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22. PDM Funding priorities
d. Planning subapplications from Applicants that have at least $400K HMGP planning funds available
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23. PDM Funding priorities
e. Project subapplications from Applicants that have at least $4M HMGP regular project funds available in order:
Non-flood hazard mitigation
Non-acquisition/elevation/ mitigation reconstruction flood activities
Acquisition, elevation and mitigation reconstruction
Generator for critical facilities
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24. PDM COMPETITIVE FACTORS
FEMA will further prioritize the competitive subapplications in categories #2 (Tribal set aside) and 3 (competitive) as needed based on:
Small, impoverished community status
Public-private partnership participation as indicated by the inclusion of private funds in the non-federal share (highest percentage of private funds)
FEMA validated Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS) rating from 1 to 10
FEMA validated Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) for projects
Applicant’s rank of their competitive projects
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25. PDM Application LIMITS
Applicants may include the following in a PDM grant application:
Unlimited number of plan and project subapplications up to $575,000 federal share for the allocation or tribal set aside
9 competitive project subapplications
1 multi-state/tribal project (for a maximum of 10 competitive projects)
1 management cost subapplication
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26. HOW TO APPLY
PDM and FMA grant applications must be submitted to FEMA via the Mitigation eGrants system:
Applicants must contact the eGrants Helpdesk prior to the application deadline to report system issues that prevent grant application submittal by the application deadline to receive a ticket number AND must the HMAHelpline to request late submittal within 24 hours of the deadline.
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27. JoB Aids
HMA Webpage:
Job Aids:
Publications:
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28. RESOURCES Mitigation eGrants System Webpage: eGrants Helpdesk:
eGrants Helpdesk:
BCA Helpline:
Feasibility and Effectiveness Helpline:
HMA Helpline:
RESOURCES
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