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Oct 23, 2025 · Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) will support states, local communities, tribes and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the …

Jul 22, 2021 · Mitigation is protecting what you value—people, your home, your belongings – from risk. FEMA encourages community partners to identify, assess, and reduce risk through …

Hazard mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from natural hazards and their effects. FEMA has authority to provide PA funding …

Jan 20, 2020 · The initial registration period for this disaster has closed. For FEMA to consider your late application, you'll be notified to send a signed letter explaining why you were unable …

Nov 3, 2025 · The resources below can help your state or community develop a hazard mitigation plan, request technical assistance, find flood information, and use mapping tools to reduce risk.

This overview offers information to assist applicants and subapplicants in determining how to approach project scoping and phased project applications for the Building Resilient …

It provides an overview of the different hazard mitigation programs authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Act and discusses common Section 406 Hazard Mitigation projects for Permanent work.

The Benefit-Cost Ratio is a numerical expression of the "cost-effectiveness" of a project. A project is cost effective when the Benefit-Cost Ratio is 1.0 or greater, indicating the benefits of a …

The following steps outline a process for developing the community hazard mitigation plan, consistent with the FEMA hazard mitigation planning guide “Local Mitigation Planning Handbook.”