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Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants

2018 Regional Grant Stakeholder Workhops

Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA)Grants

• Pre Disaster Mitigation• Flood Mitigation Assistance• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (postdisaster)

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Flood Mitigation AssistanceFMA $160M

Non Disaster Mitigation Grants

Pre-Disaster MitigationPDM $249M

• Annual grant focused on climate resilience,infrastructure, and non flood relatedprojects.

• Funding– $90M in FY 2017, $4M fed share cap on projects– Each state gets a $575k set aside– 75% federal share and 25% local share– Great for project types benefitting a stateagency, local government, or hospital

Pre Disaster Mitigation Grant

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Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant• Annual grant focused on mitigation structuresthat are insured through the NFIP and havesustained numerous flood claims.

• Funding– $175M for FY 2018, up to 100% fed share– Priority given

• to communities with a high number of NFIP policies• to communities participating in CRS

– Focus on Community projects and the max projectamount can be $10,000,000, plus advanced fundingis available

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FY17 Flood Mitigation Assistance$160 Million

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TechnicalAssistance PlanningCommunity Flood

MitigationAdvance

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Community FloodMitigationProjects 4 SRL and RL

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Projected FMA Funding Priorities

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Pre application and Application PeriodOpen

• Pre application and application period openedon March 23, 2018

• Anticipate FEMA NOFO to be published byMay 31, 2018

• Tentative due date for applications is July 31,2018

• Encourage you to work on your applicationsnow, to allow for appropriate time fortechnical assistance

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How to Apply

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Technical Assistance

• April 4 Pre Application Webinar #1• April 12 Pre Application Webinar #2• April 19 Pre Application Webinar #3• April 27 Application Webinar #1• May 4 Application Webinar #2• May 14 Application Webinar #3

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• Planning is the cornerstone of project development.

• 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 ifApplicants or Subapplicants do not have a HazardMitigation Plan by the application deadline.

Planning Requirement

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Hazard Mitigation Planning

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Flood Risk Reduction Projects

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Flood Diversion and Storage

These projects involvediverting floodwaters from astream, river, or other bodyof water into a conduit suchas a canal, pipe, or wetlandand storing them in anabove ground storagefacility.

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Floodplain and Stream Restoration

Projects that restoreand enhance thefloodplain, streamchannel and riparianecosystem’s naturalfunction.

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Water and Sanitary Sewer ProtectiveMeasures

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Utility Protective Measures

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Infrastructure Protective Measures

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Soil Stabilization

• Projects to reduce the risk to structures orinfrastructure from erosion and landslides.– Installing geotextiles– Stabilizing sod– Installing vegetative buffer strips– Decreasing slope angles– Stabilizing with rip rap and other means

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Green Infrastructure

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Flood risk reductionand drought mitigationactions that alsoincorporatesecosystem benefitsand helps build acommunity’s resilienceto the impacts ofclimate change.

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Aquifer Storage and Recovery

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DroughtManagement Tool,but can also be usedto reduce flood risk.

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Wildfire Mitigation

• Creation ofdefensible space

• Application ofignition resistantconstruction

• Hazardous fuelsreduction

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Floodproofing

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Ideal for HistoricStructures

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Generator Acquisition and Installation

• Must protect a criticalfacility– Hospitals/NursingHomes

– Police/Fire/EOCs– Public/Private Utility– HazMatproduction/storagefacilities

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Benefit Cost Analysis• A 1.0 is the magic number, anything less cannot be funded

(PER OMB)– Some projects have pre calculated benefits– Requires documentation to support data

• History of damages (direct and indirect)– Invoices of dollar losses/estimates– Insurance claims– Loss of function (how many days, and cost)– Emergency response– Environmental beneifts

– https://www.fema.gov/benefit cost analysis– BCA Helpline bchelpline@fema.dhs.gov or 1 855 540 6744.

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Project Review Process

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Scoring Criteria

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Previously Awarded FMA Grants

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Flood Mitigation Assistance FY 2016 (Total: $9,204,136)City of Norfolk Elevation of 6 Properties $1,283,150

City of Virginia Beach Elevation of 9 Properties $2,914,976

City of Hampton Elevation of 7 Properties $2,516,700

City of Chesapeake Acquisition of 5 Properties $1,193,235

Northern Neck PDC Elevation of 2 Properties $407,325

Flood Mitigation Assistance FY 2015 (Total: $2,824,306)Prince William County Acquisition of 1 Property $245,950

City of Virginia Beach Elevation of 9 Properties $874,061

City of Hampton Elevation of 1 Property $325,883

City of Chesapeake Acquisition of 5 Properties $1,213,412

City of Norfolk Elevation of 1 Property $165,000

Flood Mitigation Assistance FY 2017 – To be determined

Previously Awarded PDM Grants

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Pre Disaster Mitigation FY 2017 – To be determined

Pre Disaster Mitigation FY 2015 (Total: $1,127,774)City of Virginia Beach Generator for a Correctional Center $531,658

George Washington RC All Hazards Plan Update $91,376

New River Valley RC Acquisition of 5 Properties $74,029

Northern Shenandoah Valley RC All Hazards Plan Update $40,711

Richmond Regional PDC All Hazards Plan Update $180,000

Thomas Jefferson PDC All Hazards Plan Update $60,000

VDEM All Hazards Commonwealth Plan Update $150,000

Pre Disaster Mitigation FY 2015 (Total: $653,675)Central Shenandoah PDC Wildfire Protection Plan $40,000

Mount Rogers PDC All Hazards Plan Update $65,000

Northern Neck PDC All Hazards Plan Update $71,675

Radford University All Hazards Plan Update $100,000

Rappahannock Rapidan RC All Hazards Plan Update $72,000

Southwest Virginia Community College All Hazards Plan Update $55,000

VDEM All Hazards Commonwealth Plan Update $250,000

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