| Document Type: | Modification to Previous Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DHS-10-FEMA-092-001 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 04, 2009 Application closing date for all of FEMA’s Mitigation non-disaster programs (PDM, FMA, RFC, and SRL) |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Disaster Prevention and Relief Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Homeland Security – FEMA - Mitigation |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | |
| Award Floor: | |
| CFDA Number(s): | 97.092 -- Repetitive Flood Claims |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
- Entities eligible to apply for grants include State emergency management agencies or a similar office of the State (e.g., the office that has primary emergency management or floodplain management responsibility); the District of Columbia; American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands; and Indian Tribal governments. Each State, Territory, Commonwealth, or Indian Tribal government shall designate one agency to serve as the Applicant. For the definition of the term Indian Tribal government refer to 44 CFR 201.2. INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS: An application may be submitted for RFC funding if neither the Applicant nor the subapplicant can currently meet the FMA non-Federal share requirement. For RFC, FEMA may contribute up to 100 percent of the project cost. The Application and the subapplication must include certification (e.g., signed letter from an authorized local government official) explaining why the FMA cost sharing requirement cannot be met. If a project to mitigate this particular property was previously identified on a subapplication for HMA funding and the project was not funded, the Applicant or subapplicant must explain why the 25 percent non-Federal cost share is no longer available for this project.
Agency Name
- Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
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. Projects or initiatives that are eligible for funding under this announcement may or may not involve Geospatial (GIS) issues.
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