Friday, August 14, 2009

GRA: Severe Repetitive Loss Pilot Program

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=48081

Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DHS-10-FEMA-110-001
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: 75
Estimated Total Program Funding: $70,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 97.110 -- Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) Pilot Program
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.

Agency Name

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

Description

The SRL Program provides funding to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to severe repetitive loss structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Participation in this program is voluntary. However, the SRL program differs from FEMA’s other mitigation grant programs in that those property owners who decline offers of mitigation assistance will be subject to increases to their insurance premium rates. Interested Applicants should consult Part III (A) of the FY 2010 Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Grant Program Guidance. Projects or initiatives that are eligible for funding under this announcement may or may not involve Geospatial (GIS) issues. Projects or initiatives that are eligible for funding under this announcement may or may not involve Geospatial (GIS) issues

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/srl/index.shtm

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