If requested, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide training and technical assistance to both applicants and subapplicants (by way of their applicants) regarding:
- General questions about FEMA’s programs, including the HMA programs; mitigation planning; and Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning.
- Feasibility and effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and environmental and historic preservation compliance during the application period.
- The electronic application system processes.
FEMA encourages applicants and subapplicants (by way of their applicants) to seek technical assistance early in the application period by contacting their appropriate FEMA regional office. Table 37 shows which states and territories each FEMA region serves.
Table 37: FEMA Regions
| Region | States/ Territory |
|---|---|
| Region 1 | Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont |
| Region 2 | New Jersey | New York | Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands |
| Region 3 | Delaware | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Virginia | District of Columbia | West Virginia |
| Region 4 | Alabama | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | Mississippi | North Carolina | South Carolina | Tennessee |
| Region 5 | Illinois | Indiana | Michigan | Minnesota | Ohio | Wisconsin |
| Region 6 | Arkansas | Louisiana | New Mexico | Oklahoma | Texas |
| Region 7 | Iowa | Kansas | Missouri | Nebraska |
| Region 8 | Colorado | Montana | North Dakota | South Dakota | Utah | Wyoming |
| Region 9 | Arizona | California | Hawaii | Nevada | Guam | American Samoa | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands | Republic of Marshall Islands | Federated States of Micronesia |
| Region 10 | Alaska | Idaho | Oregon | Washington |