Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) Description
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                                               CFDA NO. 83.548

FEDERAL AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security

OBJECTIVES:

To provide States and local governments with financial assistance to implement measures that will permanently reduce or eliminate future damages and losses from natural hazards through safer building practices and improving existing structures and supporting infrastructure.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Mitigation Projects (Structural or Non-Structural), Mitigation Plans, Public Awareness Campaigns, and Technical Assistance.

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

Assistance can be used for the acquisition of real property; relocation; demolition of structures; seismic rehabilitation or retrofitting of existing structures; strengthening of existing structures; initial implementation of vegetation management programs; initial training of architects, engineers, building officials, and other professionals to facilitate the implementation of newly adopted State or local mitigation standards and codes; elevation of residential structures; elevation or dry flood-proofing of non-residential structures in accordance with 44 CFR 60.3; and, other activities that bring a structure into compliance with the floodplain management requirements at 44 CFR 60.3, et al.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: State agencies, local governments, public entities, private non-profit organizations as defined in 44 CFR Section 206.433, Native American Tribes or authorized tribal organizations, and Alaskan Native villages or organizations, but not Alaskan native corporations with ownership vested in private individuals.

Credentials/Documentation: Administrative and State, Tribal, and Local Multi-hazard Mitigation Plans (Standard or Enhanced) must be approved and reviewed by FEMA before funding can be awarded under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program after November 1, 2004.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Pre-application Coordination: Rather than require applicants to submit a separate pre-application in order for FEMA and the State to identify the need for assistance, FEMA will employ the administrative and Mitigation plans in this manner. When States submit plans for review and indicate their intention to apply for assistance to implement one or more projects described in it, FEMA will use the plan to identify a need for funding assistance, and to discourage applications that are unlikely to be funded. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: The State solicits, reviews, prioritizes, and selects applications from the community for funding then forwards the applications to FEMA for review. FEMA reviews each project application to ensure projects meet environmental regulations and minimum eligibility requirements. In addition to a State Administrative Plan and a State Mitigation Plan, the forms required are: SF-424 fact sheet, and a project narrative and description. All States may prescribe forms.

Award Procedure: FEMA will notify the State in writing of the awards.  The State awards all sub-grants.

Appeals: An eligible applicant, sub-grantee, or State may appeal any determination previously made related to an application for or the provision of Federal assistance according to procedures set forth in Section 206.440.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Matching Requirements: FEMA can fund up to 75 percent of the eligible costs of each project. The State or project applicant must provide a 25 percent match. The 25 percent non-federal share can be a combination of cash, in-kind services, or materials. Except as allowed by Federal statute, no other Federal grant funds can be used as a match. The amount of funding for the Program is based on 15 percent of all other disaster grants.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Each quarter the State completes and submits a financial status report, to report outlays for all approved projects. Also, the State will submit a performance report due quarterly to report on the implementation schedule, any delays, projected overruns, and problems encountered.

Records: Federal records are not kept over 3 years. However, FEMA is required to track the use of real property acquired with grant funds in order to ensure that the property is maintained for open space in perpetuity. Sub-grantees and the State will need to retain real estate transaction and property tracking records indefinitely. The State of New Mexico requires records to be kept for 6 years following the close out of the grant.

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

(1) Acquisition and relocation of structures from hazard-prone areas; (2) strengthening structures against flood, high winds, wildfire, or other hazards to protect structures from future damages; (3) elevating structures; (4) developing State or local standards to protect new and substantially improved structures from disaster damage; (5) Drainage improvement projects; and, (6) vegetation management projects.

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