Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program FY2009

The summary for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program FY2009 Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program FY2009
	CFDA Number:	97.029
	CFDA Description:	Flood Mitigation Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security FEMA
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program provides funding so that cost-effective measures are taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to buildings, manufactured homes, and other structures insured under the NFIP. The long-term goal of FMA is to reduce or eliminate claims under the NFIP through mitigation activities.
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-09-FEMA-029-001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 20, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jun 24, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 31, 2010 Application closing date for all of FEMA's Mitigation non-disaster programs (PDM, FMA, RFC, and SRL)
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Application closing date for all of FEMA's Mitigation non-disaster programs (PDM, FMA, RFC, and SRL)
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	50
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$32,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY: Only the following entities are eligible to apply to FEMA as Applicants: State emergency management agencies or a similar office (i.e., the office that has primary emergency management or floodplain management responsibility) of the State; the District of Columbia; the US Virgin Islands; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Guam; American Samoa; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and Federally-recognized Indian tribal governments. Each State, Territory, or tribal government shall designate one agency to serve as the Applicant for the FMA program. SUBAPPLICANT ELIGIBILITY: State-level agencies; Federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; and local communities (to include State-recognized Indian tribes, authorized Indian tribal organizations, and Alaska Native villages) are eligible to apply to the Applicant for assistance. Private individuals and private non-profit (PNP) organizations are not eligible subapplicants; however, a relevant State agency or local community may apply to the Applicant for assistance to mitigate private or PNP structures.
Grant Description: FMA grants are awarded nationally without reference to State allocations, quotas, or other formula-based allocation(s) of funds. The FMA program is subject to the availability of appropriation funding, as well as any directive or restriction made with respect to such funds. All FMA grants are eligible for up to 75% Federal assistance.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/fma/index.shtm
Grant Announcement Contact: Tony Hake Phone: 202-646-3428 Email: Tony Hake Phone: 202-646-3428 Email: Lloyd.Hake@dhs.gov
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Similar Government Grants: • Flood Mitigation Assistance Program; • Flood Mitigation Assistance; • FY 2006 FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM