FEMA is offering the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program to provide funds for State, Local, Tribal Governments, and Native American Indian tribal governments to implement cost-effective measures aiming to reduce risks from natural hazards. The program allocates $575,000 per state/territory, with a $20 million set-aside for tribal governments. Competitive funding will focus on multi-state/tribal initiatives. The application process is through the Mitigation eGrants system on the FEMA Grants Portal. Deadline for submission is January 31, 2020, 12:00 AM EST. Eligible applicants can submit a maximum of 9 project sub-applications and states/tribes can submit an additional subapplication for multi-state/tribal activities.
Opportunity ID: 320395
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DHS-19-MT-047-000-99 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY19 Pre-Disaster Mitigation |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 5133), Section 203 authorizes FEMA to make grants for the purpose of implementing a sustained pre-disaster natural hazard mitigation program to reduce overall risk to the population and structures from future hazard events, while also reducing reliance on Federal funding from future disasters. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 400 |
| Assistance Listings: | 97.047 — Pre-Disaster Mitigation |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 09, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 09, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 31, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 01, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $250,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $37,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | District of Columbia; U.S. Territories. Local governments must apply through their state. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Homeland Security – FEMA |
| Description: | The Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program makes available Federal funds to State, Local and Tribal Governments to implement and sustain cost-effective measures designed to reduce the risk to individuals and property from natural hazards, while also reducing reliance on Federal funding from future disasters. FEMA will provide allocations of $575,000 as required by the Stafford Act to states and territories; and a tribal set aside of $20 million for allocations up to $575,000 for Native American Indian tribal govenments to support overall mitigation planning and projects. The remaining PDM funds will be awarded on a competitive basis with a focus on multi-state/trribal mitigation initiatives. Applicants must submit applications via the Mitigation eGrants system on the FEMA Grants Portal: https://portal.fema.gov. Applicants may submit a maximum of 9 project sub-applications notwithstanding any project(s) submitted for the state/teritory alalocation or tribal set aside. In addition, any state or tribe willing to serve as the applicant for a multi-state or tribal activity may submit one additional plan or project subapplication. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mitigation eGrants System Helpdesk
Phone: 1-855-228-3362 E-mail: MTeGrants@fema.dhs.gov Email:MTeGrants@fema.dhs.gov |
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Folder 320395 Full Announcement-Notice of Funding Opportunity -> FY 2019 PDM NOFO FINAL 8-21 AMENDMENT 11-6.pdf
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