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3 . 0 INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS In the mitigation planning process , it is not only important to identif which hazards a community is at risk from , it also is important to identify the resources the community has available to prepare for, mitigate against , respond to , and recover from natural , technological , or societal hazards . This section outlines the current resources available to Indian River County to reduce the risks posed by the hazards identified in Section 4 . 0 . Mitigation programs , policies , and projects on the Federal , State regional , and local levels are described and documented in this section . Sources of intergo ernmental coordination , methods of strengthening the role of local governments , and background on private sector involvement also are documented . 3 . 1 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 3 . 1 . 1 FEMA The FEMA has the lead Federal role in natural hazard mitigation , p Weparation , response and recovery . FEMA has several programs aimed at reducing the ri ks posed by natural hazards in communities nationwide . 3. 1 . 1 . 1 PDM Program The PDM Program was authorized by §203 of the Robert T . Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Act ( Stafford Act) , 42 USC , as amended by § 102 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 . Funding for the program is provided through the National Pre- Disaster Mitigation Fund to assist states and local governments in implementing cost-effective hazard mitigation activities that complement a comprehensive mitigation program . The Act establishes criteria for State and local hazard mitigation pla ining . Local governments applying for PDM funds through the states will have to have an 2 pproved local mitigation plan prior to the approval of local mitigation project grants . States also will be required to have an approved standard State mitigation plan in order to receive PDM funds for State or local mitigation projects . 3. 1 . 1 . 2 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) The U . S . Congress established the NFIP with the passage of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 . The NFIP is a Federal program enabling property own m. rs in participating communities to purchase insurance as a protection against flood osses in exchange for State and community floodplain management regulations that reduce future flood damages . Participation in the NFIP is based on an agreement between ommunities and the Federal government. If a community adopts and enforces a floodplair management ordinance to reduce future flood risk to new construction in floodplains , the Fe Jeral government will make flood insurance available within the community as a fince ncial protection against flood losses . This insurance is designed to provide an insurance alternative to disaster assistance to reduce the escalating costs of repairing dE mage to buildings and their contents caused by floods . err 3- 1