10/9/19 N.Y. St. Reg. Notice of Availability of State and Federal Funds
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10/9/19 N.Y. St. Reg. Notice of Availability of State and Federal Funds
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLI, ISSUE 41
October 09, 2019
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS
1220 Washington Ave. Bldg. 7A, 4th Fl. Albany, NY 12242
LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES AND AGENCIES AND FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
FY 2019 Unified Hazard Mitigation Program
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 2019 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.
These programs are available 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.
For further information on these grant programs and to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), please visit our website at: www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/.
LOIs are due to our office by 5:00 pm, October 15, 2019. Please submit:
Electronically to: [email protected], or
Delivery service to: NYS DHSES Hazard Mitigation 1220 Washington Avenue Building 7A, Floor 4 Albany, NY 12242
Subapplicants who submit LOIs that meet eligibility requirements will be notified to continue the subapplication process.
Completed subapplications will be due to DHSES by December 4, 2019.
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 2019, $250 million will be available among 50 States, Washington, DC, and 5 U.S. Territories; $20 million will be set aside for Federally-recognized Native American Tribal applicants. Federal funding is available for up to 75% of eligible activity costs, with small, impoverished communities1 eligible for up to a 90% Federal cost share. The remaining eligible activity costs must be derived from non-Federal sources.
PDM project funding categories:
| Application Type | Federal Share Funding | # of Subapplications Allowable for FY19 |
| Advance Assistance | Up to $200,000 total | No limit |
| Resilient Infrastructure | Up to $10 million total | 1 |
| Projects | Up to $4 million per project | 9 |
PDM planning funding categories:
Planning Grants 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 December 2022 are encouraged to apply for grants to update their plans. FEMA and DHSES have established funding caps for plans that protect:
| Population Protection | Federal Share Funding | # of Subapplications Allowable for FY19 |
| Up to 100,000 residents | Up to $112,500 per plan | No Limit |
| Up to 500,000 residents | Up to $225,000 per plan | No Limit |
| More than 500,000 residents | Up to $300,000 per plan | No Limit |
For more details on PDM project and planning grants see FEMA’s 2019 PDM Fact Sheet and Notice of Funding Opportunity at: https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/182171.
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). The FMA Grant Program strengthens national preparedness and resilience and supports the mitigation mission and is focused on mitigating Repetitive Loss (RL) properties and Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) properties. For 2019, $160 million will be available among 50 States, Washington, DC, and 5 U.S. Territories. FMA funding is available for up to 75% of the eligible activity costs, with 90% and 100% Federal cost share available in certain circumstances.2 The remaining eligible activity costs must be derived from non-Federal sources.
FMA project funding categories:
| Application Type | Federal Share Funding | # of Subapplications Allowable for FY19 |
| Community Flood Mitigation - Advance Assistance | Up to $200,000 total | No Limit |
| Community Flood Mitigation - Projects | Up to $10 million total | No Limit |
For more details on project and planning grants see FEMA’s 2019 FMA Fact Sheet and Notice of Funding Opportunity at: https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/182169.
Additional Guidance Documents for PDM and FMA can be found on DHSES’s website www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/:
• 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.
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1 44 CFR 201.2 - Definitions
2 FEMA may contribute up to 90% Federal cost share for Repetitive Loss (RL) properties. FEMA may contribute up to 100% Federal cost share for a Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) properties.
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