Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

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The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is a U.S. federal program that provides funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to implement long-term measures that reduce the risk of future disasters.

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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal grant program
hazard mitigation program
administeredBy Federal Emergency Management Agency
surface form: FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency
administeredThrough state hazard mitigation offices
alsoKnownAs HMGP
authorizedBy Stafford Act
surface form: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
beneficiary communities at risk of natural disasters
costShareTypicalFederalShare up to 75 percent of eligible project costs
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibleApplicant local governments
state governments
territorial governments
tribal governments
focus hazard mitigation planning
implementation of mitigation projects
long-term risk reduction
fundingSource United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
fundingType post-disaster mitigation funding
goal enhance community resilience to natural hazards
reduce future disaster response and recovery costs
grantType cost-share grant
implementedBy subapplicants such as local governments and tribal governments
legalBasis Stafford Act
surface form: Stafford Act Section 404
oversightBy United States Department of Homeland Security
surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
partOf U.S. federal disaster assistance programs
policyArea climate adaptation
disaster mitigation
purpose reduce long-term risk to people and property from natural hazards
support long-term hazard mitigation measures after major disasters
relatedTo Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program
Pre-Disaster Mitigation program
requires FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan for certain types of assistance
riskType earthquake
flood
hurricane
severe storm
wildfire
scale nationwide
sector disaster risk reduction
emergency management
supports implementation of local hazard mitigation plans
implementation of state hazard mitigation plans
timeHorizon long-term mitigation measures
triggeredBy presidential major disaster declaration
typicalProjectType flood risk reduction projects
property acquisition and structure demolition
safe room construction
seismic retrofitting projects
structure elevation
wind retrofit projects

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Stafford Act establishes Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
FEMA Region VI usesProgram Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 relatedProgram Hazard Mitigation Grant Program