1. Mitigation

2. Hazard Mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and their property from hazards and their effects. Investing a dollar now to save four dollars in the future…

3. Reasons to Mitigate

4. Florida Natural Hazards Coastal Erosion Coastal Storm Dam Failure Drought Earthquake Extreme Heat Hailstorm Hurricane Land Subsidence Riverine Flooding Severe Winter Storm Sinkholes Storm Surge Tornado Tsunami Wildfire Windstorm

5. Mitigation Projects Acquisition Drainage Elevation Retrofit/hardening

6. Infrastructure protection Flood proofing Mobile Home Tie-downs Safe rooms Building codes

7. Authorized by 44 CFR Local: requires each jurisdiction to have an adopted Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) in order to receive federal mitigation grants State: Florida is an Enhanced State Mitigation Planning

8. Quarterly Meetings Information exchange Guest speakers Funding opportunity and mitigation initiative updates Mitigation planning Mitigation strategy implementation, tracking, and evaluation (SITE)

9. Post-disaster Grants Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) 20 years: 38 disaster declarations administered 2300+ mitigation projects managed $797 million in federal funding allocated 24 disasters reconciled and closed ($138 million) 14 disasters currently being managed ($658 million)

10. Non-disaster Grants Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) Residential Construction Mitigation Grant Program (RCMP)

11. Technical Unit Review all applications to ensure that they are: Technically feasible Financial viable (Benefit-Cost analysis) Environmentally Compliant The technical staff also conducts site visits and final inspections for all projects.

12. Fiscal Staff Quality assurance/ quality control Manage Florida Mitigation.org database Assist with RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, etc. Develop contracts Process grant payments/ close-outs Present reports on activity Coordinate with FEMA financial staff

13. The National Flood Insurance Program in Florida 38% of all NFIP policies in the nation 2.1 million policyholders 458 communities participating (99%) 217 in the Community Rating System program (47%) Nationally award-winning program

14. State Floodplain Management Office Monitor communities through visits and interviews Offer technical assistance to local officials, developers, professionals and property owners Coordinate with the Community Rating System program Oversee local training across the state

15. Other State Floodplain Office activities Coordinate with Map Modernization & FEMA Risk MAP priorities Integration of flood-resistant standards into the statewide building code Coordination with federal flood mitigation grant programs Integration of floodplain management concepts and tasks into Local Mitigation Strategies (one in each of 67 Florida counties)

16. Other State Floodplain Office activities Floodplain management and flooding issues pertaining to the state’s Enhanced Hazard Mitigation Plan and planning processes State agency management of state-owned facilities in special flood hazard areas Coordination with the Florida Dam Safety Program Partnerships with federal, state and local organizations pertinent to floodplain management and related matters

17. For more information about the National Flood Insurance Program in Florida, please contact: The State Floodplain Management Office Florida Division of Emergency Management 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 (850) 413-9960 or floods@em.myflorida.com