Deadline: 28-Jan-22
The Department of Homeland Security – FEMA is pleased to announce the 2021 Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program to make federal funds available to states, U.S. territories, federally recognized tribal governments, and local communities to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
The FMA program aims to promote equity in delivery of funds in line with the Administration’s Justice40 Initiative. In implementing the Justice40 Initiative, the FMA program is prioritizing assistance that benefits disadvantaged communities. A disadvantaged community may be characterized by variables including, but not limited to: low income, high and/or persistent poverty, high unemployment and underemployment, racial and ethnic segregation particularly where the segregation stems from discrimination by government entities, linguistic isolation, high housing cost burden and substandard housing, distressed neighborhoods, high transportation cost burden and/or low transportation access, disproportionate environmental burden and high cumulative impacts, limited water and sanitation access and affordability, disproportionate climate impacts, and high energy cost burden and low energy access, jobs lost through the energy transition, and access to health care.
The FMA program is using the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) at the census tract level at a threshold of 0.7501 or greater as included in the project’s benefiting area map as a priority scoring criterion for Project Scoping, Community Flood Mitigation Projects, and Individual Flood Mitigation Projects project types.
Priorities
FEMA will distribute the available FY 21 FMA funding amount as follows:
- Project Scoping (Previously Advance Assistance): Project Scoping to develop Community Flood Mitigation Projects and/or individual flood mitigation projects that will subsequently reduce flood claims against the NFIP.
- Community Flood Mitigation Projects: FEMA will select up to $70 million of projects that address community flood risk for the purpose of reducing NFIP flood claim payments.
- Technical Assistance: Technical Assistance to maintain a viable FMA program over time.
- Flood Hazard Mitigation Planning: Planning subapplications for the flood hazard component of State, Local, Territory, and Tribal (SLTT) Hazard Mitigation Plans and plan updates.
- Individual Flood Mitigation Projects: Projects that mitigate the risk of flooding to individual NFIP insured structures.
Funding Information
- Available Funding for the NOFO: $160,000,000.00
- Projected Number of Awards: 30 awards; 145 subawards
- Period of Performance: 36 months or 48 months
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Applicants
- States
- District of Columbia
- U.S. territories
- Federally recognized tribal governments
Each state, territory, the District of Columbia, and federally recognized tribal government shall designate one agency to serve as the applicant for FMA funding. Each applicant’s designated agency may submit only one FMA grant application to FEMA. Applications under which two or more entities would carry out the award are eligible, such as a multi-state or multi-tribal initiative; however, only one entity may be the applicant with primary responsibility for carrying out the award. The designate is strongly encouraged to conduct outreach with disadvantaged communities prior to and during the application process.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335214