Governance
Governance - Eligibility
Pre- and Post- Disaster Mitigation Planning & Project Grant Programs
• Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAG)
• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program – Post Fire
• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
• Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
• Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
• Public Assistance Grant Program (PA)
• Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities (BRIC)
• Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams Grant Program (HHPD)
Governance – Authorities & References
Authorities Laws:
- Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), as amended
- National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended
- National Dam Safety Program Act (Pub. L. 92-367), as amended
Regulations:
- 44 CFR Part 201 Mitigation Planning
- 44 CFR, Part 60, Subpart A, including § 60.3 Flood plain management criteria for flood-prone areas
- 44 CFR Part 77 Flood Mitigation Grants
- 44 CFR Part 206 Subpart N. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
References Executive Orders (EOs):
- EO 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and LowIncome Populations (February 1994).
- EO 13690, Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input (October 2015, revoked in 2017 and reinstated in May 2021 by Executive Order 14030 on Climate-Related Financial Risk).
- EO 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government (January 2021).
- EO 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (January 2021).
- EO 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (January 2021)
Presidential Policy Directives (PPD):
- PPD 8 National Preparedness (March 2011).
- PPD 21 Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (February 2013).
FEMA and U.S. Department of Homeland Security doctrine:
- National Mitigation Investment Strategy (August 2019).
- National Preparedness Goal (Second Edition, September 2015)
- National Mitigation Framework (June 2016).
FEMA Policies:
- “Restrictions on Grant Obligations to State, Tribal, and Local Governments without a FEMA Approved Mitigation Plan” (FP 306-112-1, August 19, 2013).
- Hazard Mitigation Assistance Guidance (February 27, 2015).
- Hazard Mitigation Assistance Guidance, Program Administration by States Pilot, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, October 2017.
- Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams Grant Program Guidance (FP 104-008-7, June 2020).
- Mitigation Assistance: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (FP-104-008-05, February 14, 2022).
Reference: FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guid.
