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A. Acronyms

ADA                    Americans with Disabilities Act

ASCE                  American Society of Civil Engineers

BCA                    Benefit-Cost Analysis

BCR                    Benefit-Cost Ratio

BRIC                   Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities

CATEX                Categorical Exclusion

CBRS                  Coastal Barrier Resources System

CFR                    Code of Federal Regulations

CRS                    Community Rating System

EHP                    Environmental and Historic Preservation

EO                      Executive Order

FAPIIS                 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information Session

FEMA                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA GO            FEMA Grants Outcomes

FIRM                  Flood Insurance Rate Map

FMA                    Flood Mitigation Assistance

FMAG                 Fire Management Assistance Grant

HHPD                 High Hazard Potential Dam

HMA                   Hazard Mitigation Assistance

HMA Guide         Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide

HMGP                 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

HMGP Post Fire  Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Post Fire

IA                        Individual Assistance

IBC                     International Building Code

ICC                     International Code Council

IEBC                   International Existing Building Code

LANDFIRE           Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools

MCER                 Risk-Targeted Maximum Considered Earthquake

MPH                   miles per hour

NASA                  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NFIP                   National Flood Insurance Program

NFPA                  National Fire Protection Association

NOAA                  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOFO                 Notice of Funding Opportunity

OCFO                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

OMB                   Office of Management and Budget

PA                       Public Assistance

PARS                  Payment and Reporting System

PAS                    Program Administration by States

PDM                   Pre-Disaster Mitigation

PR&G                Principles, Requirements and Guidelines for Federal Investments in                            Water Resources

Risk MAP            Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning

RFI                     Request for Information

S1                       1.0 Second

SEI                     Structural Engineering Institute

SF                      Standard Form

SFHA                 Special Flood Hazard Area

SS                       0.2 Second

Stafford Act       Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

TB                    Technical Bulletin

URA                   Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act

USACE               U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S.C.  United States Code