Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) Grant Program FY2009

The summary for the Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) 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:	Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) Grant Program FY2009
	CFDA Number:	97.092
	CFDA Description:	Repetitive Flood Claims
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security FEMA
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	The Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) grant program provides funding to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that have had one or more claim payments for flood damages. The long-term goal of RFC is to reduce or eliminate claims under the NFIP through mitigation activities that are in the best interest of the National Flood Insurance Fund (NFIF).
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-09-FEMA-092-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 20, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jun 20, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 19, 2008 Application closing date for all of FEMA's Mitigation non-disaster programs (PDM, FMA, RFC, and SRL)
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 19, 2008 Application closing date for all of FEMA's Mitigation non-disaster programs (PDM, FMA, RFC, and SRL)
	Archive Date:	Jan 18, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	28
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$10,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

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 of the State (i.e., the office that has primary emergency management or floodplain management responsibility); the District of Columbia; the US Virgin Islands; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; American Samoa; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Guam; and Federally-recognized Indian Tribal governments. Each State, Territory, or Indian Tribal government shall designate one agency to serve as the Applicant for the RFC 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. REDUCED CAPACITY REQUIREMENT: RFC funds may only be awarded if the Applicant has certified, either 1) the State and the community are not able to meet the 25% non-Federal match that would otherwise make the activity eligible under the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program; or 2) the State or community does not have the capacity to manage the activities under the FMA program.
Grant Description: RFC grants are awarded nationally without reference to State allocations, quotas, or other formula-based allocation(s) of funds. The RFC program is subject to the availability of appropriation funding, as well as any directive or restriction made with respect to such funds. All RFC grants are eligible for up to 100% Federal assistance.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/rfc/index.shtm
Grant Announcement Contact: Tony Hake Phone: 202-646-3428 Email: Lloyd.Hake@dhs.gov
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Similar Government Grants: • Repetitive Flood Claims Program; • Repetitive Flood Claims; • FY 2006 REPETITIVE FLOOD CLAIMS (RFC) PROGRAM