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<br /> FEMA Guide to the Disaster Declaration Process
<br /> State,las grantee,is responsible for notifying pou-ritial must comply with the National Environmental Policy
<br /> applicants of the availability of funding,defiring a Act and all relevant Executive Orders. TINIGPgrants
<br /> project selection process,ranking and prioritizing cannot be given for acquisition,elevation,or
<br /> projects,and forwarding prqjecti to FETVIA for construction purpose-if the site is located in a
<br /> funding. The applicant,or subgrantee carries out designated SFHA and the community is not
<br /> approved projects.The State or local government must participating in the NFIR
<br /> provide a 25 percent match,which can be,fashioned FENJAXPR's primary emphasis for 111MOP funds,
<br /> from a combination of cash and in-kind sources. where appropriate,is the acquisition and demolition,
<br /> Federal funding from other sources cannot be used for
<br /> relocation,elevation,,,or floodproofing,of flood
<br /> the 25 percent non-federal share with one exception.
<br /> Funding provided to States under the Community damaged or floodprone properties(non-structural
<br /> Development 1,31ock Grant program from the measures).
<br /> Department of Housing And Urban Development can r Acquisition and dentolitiow Under this approach,
<br /> be used for the non-federal share, the community purchases the flood-damaged
<br /> The amount of funding available for the HN10-P property and demolishes the structure.The
<br /> under a disaster declaration is finite and is limited to property owner uses the proceeds of the sale to
<br /> 7.5 percent of FEMAIEPWs estimated total disaster purchase replacement housing on the open market,
<br /> costs for all other categories of aiststance(less The local government assume�.s title to the acquired
<br /> administrative costs). Section 322 of the Disaster properly, and maintains the,land as open space in
<br /> Mitigation Net of 2000 emphasizes the importance of perpetuity,
<br /> planning in reducing disaster losses. States will be Relocation-,In some cases,it may be viable to
<br /> required to develop a Suite Mitigation Plan that physically move a structure to a new location-
<br /> provides a summary of the hazards facing them,an Relocated structures must be placed on a site
<br /> assessment of the n-ks and vulnerabilities to those located outside of the 100 year floodl lain.outside
<br /> hazards,and a strategy for reducing those impacts of any regulatory erosion zones,and in
<br /> These plans will be required by November 1,2004 as a conformance with any other applicable State or
<br /> condition of non-emergency assistance under the local land use.regulations.
<br /> Stafford Act,and must be rev iewed and updated every EJe,,,ixtion/.Fl(yotiproiDring!Depending upon the
<br /> threeyears. States may choose to develop an
<br /> Enhanced State Mitigation Plan in order to receive an nature of the flood threat,elevating a structure or
<br /> increased amount of 20 percent for Hazard Mitigation incorporating other f1tK7dproofing techniques h-)
<br /> Urant Program funding- By Nov em be r 1,2004,local meetNRP criteria,may be the most practical
<br /> jurisdictions also must develop inifigatron plans In approach to flood damage reduction.
<br /> order to he eligible for project,giant funding under the Floodproofing techniques may be,applied to
<br /> Hazard la litigition Grant program- In addition,Star" commercial properties only,residential structures,
<br /> may use a set-aside of up to five percent of the total must be elevated-Communities canapply for
<br /> HN4UP funds available for mitigation measures at their funding to provide P
<br /> ,rants to property owners to
<br /> discretion. To be eligible,a set-aside project must be cover the increased construction costs incurred in
<br /> identified in a Strite's hazard mitigation plan and fulfill elevating or floodproofing the structure.
<br /> the goal of the HNIGYP,this is,to reduce or prevent Funding under§406 that is used for the repair
<br /> future damage to property or prevent loss of life or Or replacement of damaged public facilities or
<br /> injury- infrastructure may be used to upgrade the,facilities
<br /> Eligible mitigation measures under the HMGP to in cot current codes and standards Itispossible
<br /> include acquisition or relocation of property located in for mitigation measures to be eligible for funding
<br /> high hazard areas elevation of floodproH
<br /> ne structures; under both the MGP and§406 programs;
<br /> seismic rehal-mlitaiion of existing structures; however,if the proposed measure is funded
<br /> strengthening of existing-structures against wildfire through§406,the prqject is not eligible for funds
<br /> dry floodproofing activities that bring a structure into tinder the I INIGP as well.
<br /> compliancewith minlinum NFIP requirements and
<br /> State or local code- Ulp to seven percent of the HMGP
<br /> funds may be used to develop State and/or local
<br /> mitigation plans.
<br /> All 14N,10P protracts,including set-aside projects,
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