Deadline: 15-Jul-22
The Department of Homeland Security – FEMA is soliciting applications for the 2022 High Hazard Potential Dams (HHPD) Rehabilitation Grant.
For the purposes of the HHPD Program, rehabilitation means the repair, replacement, reconstruction, or removal of a dam that is carried out to meet applicable state dam safety and security standards.
Objective: The objective of the program is to Reduce or eliminate risk of eligible high hazard potential dams.
The HHPD priorities are: planning, design, and construction activities related to the repair, removal, or rehabilitation of eligible high hazard dams.
Incentivizes
The HHPD Program incentivizes eligible states to:
- Provide financial assistance for repair, removal, or rehabilitation of eligible high hazard potential dams.
- Incorporate risk-informed analysis and decision making into their dam safety practice and HHPD rehabilitation investments.
- Incorporate risk-analysis results and information and consider all dam risk in state, local, tribal, and territorial mitigation planning.
- Promote community preparedness by requiring recipients to develop and implement floodplain management plans that address potential measures, practices, and policies to reduce loss of life, injuries, damage to property and facilities, public expenditures, and other adverse effects of flooding.
- Reduce costs associated with dam rehabilitation through the deployment of innovative solutions and technologies.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $20,000,000
- Annual Appropriation: $11,640,000.00
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding: $10,360,000.00
- Period of Performance: 36 Months
Eligibility Criteria
- A state with a state dam safety program authorized by state legislation is the only entity eligible to submit HHPD applications to DHS/FEMA.
- For the purposes of the HHPD, the term “state” means each of the several states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
- Each eligible state must designate one State Administrative Agency (SAA) to serve as the applicant for HHPD funding. Each SAA may submit only one (1) HHPD grant application to FEMA and be able to comply with regulations associated with receipt of federal financial contributions from FEMA.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=340402