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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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal grant program ⓘ
hazard mitigation program ⓘ
administeredBy FEMA ⓘ
Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ
administeredThrough state hazard mitigation offices ⓘ
alsoKnownAs HMGP ⓘ
authorizedBy Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ⓘ
linked to: Stafford Act
beneficiary communities at risk of natural disasters ⓘ
costShareTypicalFederalShare up to 75 percent of eligible project costs ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
eligibleApplicant local governments ⓘ
state governments ⓘ
territorial governments ⓘ
tribal governments ⓘ
focus hazard mitigation planning ⓘ
implementation of mitigation projects ⓘ
long-term risk reduction ⓘ
fundingSource 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 Section 404 ⓘ
linked to: Stafford Act
oversightBy 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 ⓘ
Recovery Division for Region V → appliesProgram → Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (recovery-related coordination) ⓘ
linked to: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Region 7 → usesProgram → Hazard Mitigation Grant Program ⓘ
HMGP → fullName → Hazard Mitigation Grant Program ⓘ