To be eligible, activities must meet all requirements referenced in the HMA Guide. Table 4 summarizes eligible activities that may be funded by the HMA programs. This table is not comprehensive, and FEMA encourages subapplicants to submit new and innovative activities that may not be specifically outlined below.
Eligible activities fall into three categories:
- Capability- and Capacity-Building (non-construction) (Part 11).
- Mitigation planning and planning-related activities.
- Project scoping/advance assistance.
- Partnerships.
- Technical assistance (financial/non-financial).
- Codes and standards.
- Mitigation projects (construction) (Part 12).
- Management costs (Part 13).
Table 4: Eligible Activities by Program
| Eligible Activities | HMGP | HMGP Post Fire | BRIC | FMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Capability- and Capacity-Building | ||||
| New Plan Creation and Updates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* |
| Planning-Related Activities | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Project Scoping/Advance Assistance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Financial Technical Assistance | No | No | No | Yes |
| Direct Non-financial Technical Assistance | No | No | Yes | No |
| Partnerships | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Codes and Standards | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Innovative Capability- and Capacity-Building† | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2. Mitigation Projects | ||||
| Property Acquisition | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structure Elevation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mitigation Reconstruction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Localized Flood Risk Reduction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Non-Localized Flood Risk Reduction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes** |
| Stabilization | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dry Floodproofing Non-Residential Building | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tsunami Vertical Evacuation | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Safe Room | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Wildfire Mitigation | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Retrofit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes† |
| Secondary Power Source | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Warning System (excluding earthquake early warning system) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Earthquake Early Warning System | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Aquifer Recharge, Storage and Recovery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes*** |
| Innovative Mitigation Project†† | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 3. Management Costs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* For FMA, new plans and plan updates must provide for the reduction of flood losses to structures for which National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) coverage is available.[96]
** For FMA, non-localized flood risk reduction projects such as dikes, levees, floodwalls, seawalls, groins, jetties, dams and large-scale waterway channelization projects are not eligible unless the administrator specifically determines in approving a mitigation plan that such activities are the most cost-effective mitigation activities for the National Flood Mitigation Fund.
*** For FMA, aquifer recharge, storage and recovery projects may be eligible under FMA if the purpose of the project is to provide flood mitigation benefits to NFIP participating communities and is demonstrated to eliminate future claims against the NFIP.
† Only flood-related retrofitting projects are eligible.
†† Innovative Capability- and Capacity-Building Activities and Innovative Mitigation Projects not described in the HMA Guide will be evaluated on their own merit against program requirements. Eligible activities will be approved on a case-by-case basis if assistance is available.