Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program

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Managing Your Grant

The Flood Mitigation Assistance grant program is a competitive program that provides funding to state, territory and local governments and federally recognized Tribal Nations. Since the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 was signed into law, funds are used for projects that reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings insured by the National Flood Insurance Program.

FEMA chooses recipients based on the applicant’s ranking of the project, eligibility, and cost-effectiveness of the project.

FEMA requires state, local, federally recognized tribal governments, and U.S. territories to develop and adopt hazard mitigation plans as a condition for receiving certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance, including funding for hazard mitigation assistance projects. For more information, refer to the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Guidance.

Flood Mitigation Assistance competitive selections focus on reducing or eliminating the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insured by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and with participating communities.

To demonstrate its commitment to enhancing community resilience against flooding, FEMA published comprehensive summaries and details about all the projects it selected through the competitive selection process.   

Learn about available funding; who can apply; what types of activities can be funded; and what to expect when you apply.

Understand your application status, the appeal process and how to manage your award.

Get important application dates. Find resources to navigate FEMA GO. Learn what must be included in applications.

Learn more about FEMA’s disaster effort to distribute funding in alignment with the survivor experience.

FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO)

For grants issued in Fiscal Year 2020 and later, please use the FEMA GO system, which is now the management system for FEMA pre-disaster mitigation grants.

Flood Mitigation Assistance grants are managed using the FEMA GO Portal. Visit FEMA GO Templates and Resources to learn more.

For grants issued in Fiscal Year 2019 or earlier, please use the Mitigation eGrants system to manage your existing grant. You can visit the Mitigation eGrants Resource Collection for reference guides, frequently asked questions and job aids to help manage your existing grant.

For assistance with the eGrants system, send an email or call (855) 228-3362.