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FEMA Disaster Mitigation Funding Programs Available to Water and Wastewater Utilities

These FEMA websites provide information about the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) mitigation funding programs:

You can also view the at-a-glance summaries about each program below.

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  • Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program.pdf (PDF)(1 pg, 43 K)
    This document provides information on FEMA's program to assist with hazard mitigation planning and the implementation of mitigation projects prior to a disaster event.
  • Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (PDF)(1 pg, 48 K)
    This document describes FEMA's program to provide grants to states and local governments to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures after a major disaster declaration.
  • Public Assistance Grant Program (PDF)(1 pg, 51 K)
    This document describes FEMA's program to provide grants to assist states, tribes, local governments and certain Private Nonprofit (PNP) organizations with response to and recovery from major emergencies or disasters declared by the President under the Stafford Act.
  • Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (PDF)(1 pg, 42 K)
    This document describes FEMA's program to provide grants to assist with the planning and implementation of flood mitigation projects that include measures to reduce flood losses by elevation, acquisition, or relocation of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)-insured structures.