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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program – DR4610 2021 Northeast Wildfires

Grantor:
Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Departmental Grant ID:
DR-4610
Portal ID:
16271
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

As the result of a Presidential Disaster Declaration, FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds plans and projects that reduce the effects of future natural disasters. In California, these funds are administered by the Cal OES Hazard Mitigation Section. Eligible subapplicants include state agencies, local governments, special districts, and some private non-profits. 

Description:

The HMGP funding opportunity provides support for communities to implement mitigation activities to reduce risk to life and property from natural hazards. In California, natural hazards include wildfire, earthquake, drought, extreme weather, flooding, and other impacts of climate change. HMGP funding can also support the development of Local Hazard Mitigation Plans (LHMP) and project scoping activities. For eligible socially vulnerable and high hazard risk communities.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

State Agencies – Activities must be consistent with the State Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Federally Recognized Tribes – Subapplicants must have a FEMA-approved tribal hazard mitigation plan.
Local Governments/Communities/Special Districts – Subapplicants must have a FEMA-approved local hazard mitigation plan.
Private non-profit – the County in which they are located must meet the LHMP requirement.

Eligible Geographies:

Eligible entities within the State of California

Matching Funding Requirement:

The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program requires local entities to provide matching finds. The standard is 75% Federal Share and 25% Local Share

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
1 Year after approve
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
36 Months

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$54,241,263
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
Yes ( see Description for details )
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
25%
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • Federal

Funding Source Notes:

Funding for HMGP results from a Federal Disaster Declaration. 

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
1-916-328-7450, hma@caloes.ca.gov

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