MUNICIPALITIES OF NEW YORK STATE

The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) is pleased to announce the availability of up to $185 million in grant funding through the New York Water Infrastructure Improvement Act and Intermunicipal Water Infrastructure grants program to support water infrastructure projects that protect public health by removing or otherwise addressing emerging contaminants such as Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) or 1,4-Dioxane. Grants will fund up to 60% of project costs up to $3 million, or 40% of project costs up to $10 million. Eligible projects may include carbon systems to remove PFOA/PFOS from drinking water, Advanced Oxidative Process technologies to remove 1,4-dioxane, or other acceptable treatment to remove these contaminants.

If less than $185 million is awarded pursuant to this notice, additional funding may be made available pursuant to a subsequent notice.

Application Due Date: Applications must be submitted to: [email protected] by 5:00 p.m., January 11, 2019. Applications are available on EFC’s website at https://www.efc.ny.gov/ EmergingContaminants.

If you have any questions, please email EFC at [email protected] or contact: David S. Phillips, P.E., Bureau of Water Supply Protection, Department of Health, Corning Tower, Room 1135, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237, (518) 402-7650, or e-mail: [email protected]

LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES AND AGENCIES AND FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS

FUNDS AVAILABLE: Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program

ACTIVITIES: Creating/Updating Hazard Mitigation Plans & Implementing Hazard Mitigation Projects

The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) is pleased to announce that funding is available under FEMA’s FY 2018 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Program for qualified subapplicants in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, all Federally-recognized Tribal governments, and 5 U.S. Territories.

PLEASE NOTE: These programs are available only to local and state government authorities and agencies and Federally-recognized Tribal governments. Individuals, businesses, private colleges and universities, and private non-profits are not eligible PDM or FMA subapplicants.

The Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Program consolidates the deadlines and procedures for FEMA’s annual mitigation grant programs not tied to a State’s Presidential disaster declaration. Traditionally, the demand for national Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance far exceeds available funding, and subapplications for well-planned, shovel-ready projects are the most competitive.

The Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (PDM) reduces overall risk to people and structures from future events, and decreases reliance on Federal funding in future disasters. For FY 2018:

• $235.2 million will be available among 50 States, Washington, DC, and 5 U.S. Territories.

• $15 million will be set aside for Federally-recognized Native American Tribal applicants.

• The balance will be distributed on a competitive basis among eligible applicants (States).

Federal funding is available for up to 75% of eligible activity costs, with small, impoverished communities eligible for up to a 90% Federal cost share. The remaining eligible activity costs must be derived from non-Federal sources. FEMA has established a Federal share cap of $4 million per mitigation project and up to $10 million for Resilient Infrastructure projects for the 2018 PDM.

The Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA) provides funds to States, Territories, federally-recognized tribes and communities for projects and plans that reduce or eliminate long-term risk of flood damage to structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Consistent with Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the FMA Grant Program is focused on mitigating Repetitive Loss (RL) properties and Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) properties.

For 2018, $160 million will be available among 50 States, Washington, DC, and 5 U.S. Territories.

• $70 million is set aside for community flood mitigation projects and FMA advance assistance.

o Advance Assistance – Funding up to $100,000 Federal share will be provided to develop mitigation strategies and obtain data to prioritize, select, and develop viable community flood mitigation projects. This design work will facilitate viable projects for future grant subapplications.

o Community Flood Mitigation Projects – Funding up to $10 million Federal share will be provided for proven techniques that integrate cost-effective natural floodplain restoration solutions and improvements to NFIP-insured properties that benefit communities with high participation and good standing in the NFIP. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

• Infrastructure protective measures;

• Floodwater storage and diversion;

• Utility protective measures;

• Stormwater management;

• Wetland restoration/creation;

• Aquifer storage and recovery;

• Localized flood control to protect critical facilities;

• Floodplain and stream restoration;

• Water and sanitary sewer system protective measures.

• Approximately $90 million will be available for traditional FMA projects, including Technical Assistance, Flood Mitigation Planning, Property Flood Mitigation Projects and Flood Hazard Mitigation Projects.

FMA funding is available for up to 75% of the eligible activity costs, with 90% and 100% Federal cost share available in certain circumstances.¹ The remaining eligible activity costs must be derived from non-Federal sources. FEMA has established a Federal share cap of $10 million per project for the 2018 FMA.

Additional Guidance Documents are found on DHSES’s website www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/:

• FEMA’s 2018 PDM Fact Sheet: www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/168111;

• FEMA’s 2018 FMA Fact Sheet: www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/168194;

• FEMA’s 2015 Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Unified Guidance: www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/mitigation/documents/FY- 2015-HMA-Unified-Guide.pdf;

• FEMA’s 2015 Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Unified Guidance addendum at: www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/mitigation/ documents/FY-2015-Addendum-HMA-Unified-Guide.pdf;

• DHSES’s 2017 Hazard Mitigation Planning Standards at: http://www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/mitigation/documents/2017-NYS- Mitigation-Planning-Standards.pdf;

DHSES’s 2017 Hazard mitigation Planning Standards Guide at: http://www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/mitigation/documents/2017-NYS- Mitigation-Planning-Standards-Guide.pdf.

PDM and FMA Eligibility and Procedural Information:

• LOI Submission:

o DHSES will process Letters of Intent (LOIs) that are signed and include all requested information and attachments at time of submission to DHSES.

• Subapplications will not be processed for the following activities in this grant cycle:

o project subapplications in communities without a FEMA approved hazard mitigation plan where the community has not already coordinated with DHSES on an update;

o projects currently active under the NY Rising or NYC Recovery Programs;

o substantially-damaged properties that have already been repaired;

o elevation projects that would raise a home higher than required by local floodplain ordinance (generally the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) + 2’ height, unless there is a more restrictive local ordinance or can be shown received flooding at higher elevation);

o generator projects;

o elevation projects that would raise attached garages and change purpose other than garage, increase or decrease the footprint of the home, or of appurtenances like stairs and decks;²

o projects at sites under litigation, in foreclosure, or where work has begun.

Planning Grant Subapplications will be processed under the PDM program for multi-county or county-wide mitigation planning initiatives that meet DHSES’s 2017 hazard mitigation planning standards. Subapplicants whose plans will expire before July 2021 are encouraged to apply for grants to update their plans. FEMA and DHSES have established funding caps for plans that protect:

Project Grant Subapplications submitted under the PDM and FMA grant cycles must include certification that the project is consistent with your current FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan, and you must include a copy of the page(s) on which it’s discussed. Also, it is recommended that plans and specs stamped by a NYS-licensed professional architect or engineer are included with the submission of subapplications on FEMA’s eGrants system.³

Property Acquisition and Property Elevation Subapplications must also include:

o A Notice of Voluntary Interest signed by the current owner(s), individual letters for each property;

o Subapplications submitted under FMA must show evidence that each property is covered under a current contract for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), (properties must also be covered at time of award).

o If the structure(s) was determined to be substantially damaged, provide the local floodplain administrator’s determination of substantial damage (on letterhead), with individual letter for each substantially damaged structure.

The Letters of Intent (LOIs) that must be used to apply for these PDM and FMA grants, and a list of SRL and RL communities, can be found at www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/.

Eligible subapplicants who file complete LOIs for eligible activities will be notified to continue the subapplication process. Subapplications must be filed using FEMA’s electronic grants (e-Grants) system, which involves registration and access validation through DHSES. Subapplicants will also have to provide DHSES with an original and two paper copies of supporting documentation that cannot be attached to the e-Grant application.

LOIs must be submitted and received by the dates and times noted below. You can submit:

LOIs submitted electronically will receive an email notification; you should arrange for the delivery notification if you want confirmation that LOI materials were received. Due dates and times are:

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¹ FEMA may contribute up to 90% Federal cost share for Repetitive Loss (RL) properties. An RL property is a structure covered by a contract for flood insurance made available under NFIP that: • Has incurred flood-related damage on two occasions, in which the cost of the repair, on the average, equaled or exceeded 25 percent of the market value of the structure at the time of each such flood event; and • At the time of the second incidence of flood-related damage, the flood insurance contract contains increased cost of compliance (ICC) coverage. FEMA may contribute up to 100% Federal cost share for a Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) property which: • Is covered under a contract for flood insurance made available under NFIP; and • Has incurred flood related damage: o four or more separate claims payments (includes building and contents) have been made under flood insurance coverage with the amount of each such claim exceeding $5,000, and with a cumulative amount of such claims payments that exceed $20,000, or o which at least two separate claims payments (includes only building) have been made under such coverage, with the cumulative amount of such claims exceeding the market value of the insured structure.

² Note: minor additions for relocated utilities, and minor changes in exterior stairs to meet building code, are allowed.

³ Drawings or specs are recommended for any construction project except for property acquisition projects (see additional requirements for property acquisition and elevation projects).

⁴ NYS DHSES has disseminated information about these grants on its website and in email notifications to County Emergency Managers, Mitigation Coordinators and Planners, regional/metropolitan planning organizations, soil and water conservation districts, and other mitigation stakeholders and partners. If you have questions or need further information, visit www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/ or telephone the Hazard Mitigation Section at 518-292-2304.