Mitigation Grants and Programs

How it works

The City of Baton Rouge page explains that FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs provide funding for eligible mitigation activities that reduce disaster losses and protect life and property from future disaster damage. The page lists four HMA programs: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA), and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC).

What the money covers

The page specifically describes Flood Mitigation Assistance as a competitive grant program that provides funding to state and local governments to help reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of repetitive flood damage to structures insured by the National Flood Insurance Program. It says FMA is funded through the National Flood Insurance Fund and appropriated by Congress on a yearly basis. The page also states that the program supports activities with a long-term impact on future disasters and that enhance community flood resilience within NFIP-participating communities.

Amounts and matching

• The public page does not list a homeowner award amount.
• It does not state any match requirement.
• It does not provide a maximum benefit cap.

How to apply

The page provides links for:

• Flood Mitigation Assistance Program Application
• Flood Mitigation Assistance Program Voluntary Participation Agreement
• Hazard Mitigation Model Acknowledgement

However, the public text does not explain a homeowner application process, intake schedule, or submission deadline.

Timing and deadlines

• No opening date is stated.
• No closing date is stated.
• The page does not identify an active homeowner application window.
• It describes FMA as a competitive, congressionally appropriated annual funding program, but does not give current cycle dates.

Program scope note

The page also mentions HMGP, PDM, and BRIC as part of FEMA’s HMA portfolio, but the only homeowner-specific eligibility details shown on the page are for Flood Mitigation Assistance.