Jefferson Parish Hazard Mitigation Grant Program flood-prone property elevation and reconstruction projects

How it works

Jefferson Parish council materials show the parish approving Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding agreements for disaster-related flood mitigation work. The projects described in the official minutes include elevation of flood-prone properties and reconstruction of flood-prone properties.

What the money covers

The council minutes specifically describe funding for:

• elevation of 19 flood-prone properties, and
• reconstruction of 12 flood-prone properties.

Amounts and matching

The minutes state two separate funding packages:

• $3,219,649.20 in federal funding plus a $310,478.20 property owner matching amount, for a total agreement cost of $3,530,127.40, for elevation of 19 properties.
• $2,516,539.25 in federal funding plus a $230,840.75 property owner matching amount, for a total agreement cost of $2,747,380.00, for reconstruction of 12 properties.

How to apply

The official material shown is council approval language and does not describe a public homeowner application process. It indicates that the parish’s Floodplain Management and Hazard Mitigation Department administers the grant documents.

Timing and deadlines

The cited parish action was on 2024-11-06. Availability for a particular homeowner depends on whether the parish is actively running a project in the homeowner’s area and whether the homeowner is invited into the mitigation project.