Applicants and subapplicants may use HMA for project scoping/advance assistance activities. Eligible activities include the development of mitigation strategies, cost-share strategies and data gathering (including for EHP compliance considerations) to prioritize, select and develop complete and timely HMA applications. Project scoping/advance assistance activities can help applicants and subapplicants develop eligible and complete applications that include a feasible project budget and appropriate project milestones.
Under HMGP and HMGP Post Fire, project scoping/advance assistance allows an advance of up to 25% of the HMGP ceiling or HMGP Post Fire available assistance amount, or $10 million (whichever is less) to applicants/subapplicants to accelerate the implementation of HMGP or HMGP Post Fire.[51] While eligible activities for project scoping/advance assistance are limited to those described here, post-disaster activities and projects that need to begin early in the recovery process can be submitted to FEMA under HMGP and HMGP Post Fire as part of the 30-day or six-month assistance increment request. Refer to Part 10 for additional information.
Project scoping eligibility for Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) may be found in each program’s respective Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
For more information regarding project scoping/advance assistance, refer to Part 11.