A subapplicant is generally defined as a non-federal entity that receives a subaward from a pass-through entity (recipient) to carry out part of a federal program.[74] This does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of such a program.
In general, which entity can be a subapplicant depends on the eligibility spelled out in the governing legislation or regulation of the HMA program under which assistance is sought.
Eligible subapplicants may include:
- State agencies.
- Local governments.
- Federally recognized tribal governments.
- Private nonprofit organizations (for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program [HMGP] and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Post Fire [HMGP Post Fire] only).[75]
As indicated in Part 4, individuals, businesses and certain private nonprofits are generally ineligible to directly apply for HMA. Applying for HMA happens through eligible subapplicants, who, in turn, submit a subapplication to applicants on behalf of individuals, businesses and private nonprofit organizations. This arrangement ensures consistency with the mitigation priorities established by state, local, tribal and territorial governments.
Table 3 highlights the eligibility of subapplicants under HMGP, HMGP Post Fire, BRIC and FMA.
Table 3: Eligible Subapplicants
Entity | HMGP | HMGP Post Fire | BRIC | FMA |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stage agencies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Local governments, including tribal governments* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Federally recognized tribal government | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Private nonprofit organizations and institutions that own and operate a facility that provides an essential government service as defined in 44 CFR § 206.221(e)† | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Qualifying conservation private nonprofit organization‡ | Yes | Yes | No | No |
* Local governments may include non-federally recognized tribes or, consistent with the definition of local government in 42 U.S.C. § 5122(8), may include any tribe, authorized tribal organization, or Alaska Native village or organization that is not federally recognized according to 25 U.S.C. § 479(a) et seq.
† Private nonprofit organizations are defined in 44 CFR 206.221(f).
‡ Limited to acquisition and demolition/relocation projects