Skip to main content

Oregon State Flag An official website of the State of Oregon »

Oregon.gov Homepage

Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA)

HMA Grant Announcements


Notice of Funding Opportunity:​​​


FY2024 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Post Fire (HMGP-PF-FM-5500-OR)


​​ Date announced: November 1, 2024 

Grant type: Post-Disaster​


Oregon Emergency Management is pleased to announce a new Notice of Funding Opportunity for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program FM-5500-OR. Eligible jurisdictions are encouraged to submit pre-applications to the mitigation team at oem.hazardmitigation@oem.oregon.gov​. Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity link and state priorities developed by Kail Daniel, State Deputy Hazard Mitigation Officer. OEM's team can assist if you are new to Hazard Mitigation Grants or need additional support. Below is a summary of the declared post fire disaster and amounts available under this grant round.​​

​
​

Disaster Related Dates & Information

​
  • Incident Period: June 20, 2024, +
  • Type of Incident: Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAGs), FM-5500
  • Declaration Date/Pre-aware Costs Start Date: June 25, 2025, Darlene 3 (first FMAG Declaration)
  • Directly Affected Areas: Gilliam, Morrow, Harney, Baker, Malheur, Jefferson, Washington, Klamath, Crook, Grant, Jefferson, Wasco, Wheeler, Deschutes and Umatilla Counties
  • Total Federal Funds Available: $11,821,332.00

Federal Funds Available by Project Category​

​
  • Projects: $6,856,372.56
  • Plans: $827,493.24
  • 5 Percent Initiative: $591,066.60
  • 5 Percent Codes and Standards: $591,066.60
  • Advanced Assistance (AA): $2,955,333.00​

​

Please use the Pre-application Form linked above. When submitting to oem.hazardmitigation@oem.oregon.gov, ensure “5500” is in the subject line. Preapplications to be considered this grant round must be submitted no later than December 2, 2024.

Click here to subscribe to our Mitigation list serv for email updates.​

​​​


Pre-Application Opening:​​​


FY2024 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Building Resilient Infrastructure in Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)


​​ Date announced: July 2​, 2024 

Grant type: Non-Disaster


FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program aims to categorically shift the federal focus away from reactive disaster spending and toward research-supported, proactive investment in community resilience. Examples of BRIC projects are ones that demonstrate innovative approaches to partnerships, such as shared funding mechanisms, and/or project design.​

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


Eligible Subapplicants


  • Local governments – including cities, townships, counties, and special district governments;
  • Tribal governments; and
  • State agencies
  • Private Non-Profit (PNP) organizations, as defined in 44 CFR Sections 206.221(e) and 206.434(a)(2), are not eligible, but can submit through an eligible partner or sponser entity​
​

​Pre-Application and Subapplication Timeline

​​​
  • July 11, 2024 - September 19, 2024: BRIC/FMA Pre-Application Virtual Drop-In Hours​
    • ​Every Thursday from 3 PM to 4 PM leading up to the Pre-Application due date​
    • Join the​ meeting now​
      Meeting ID: 228 025 875 579
      Passcode: y4obWJ
  • September 27, 2024: Pre-Application due to OEM
  • October 11, 2024: Notification from OEM on selections
  • October 2024: Anticipated BRIC/FMA FY2024 NOFO Announcement
  • January 2025 - February 2025: Anticipated subapplications due to FEMA
​​​
​
​
​
​

For assistance with a grant application, please direct all questions and inquires to:
OEM.HAZARDMITIGATION@oem.oregon.gov. Please include the Grant Round number in the subject line of your email.


To recieve Hazard Mitigation Assistance program updates, click here.



Program Overview


Hazard mitigation is any sustainable action that reduces or eliminates long-term risk to people and property from future disasters. Mitigation planning breaks the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction and repeated damage. Hazard mitigation includes long-term solutions that reduce the impact of disasters in the future.

Individual homeowners and business owners may not apply for HMA grants directly; however, eligible local governments may apply on their behalf. All eligible applicants, including special districts, must have a FEMA-approved Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (NHMP) in place prior to applying for HMA grant program funding. Private nonprofits are an exception to this requirement (for post-disaster grant programs only). 

If your NHMP has expired, if you have questions pertaining to the NHMP requirement, or would like to know more about an extraordinary circumstances exception request pertaining to an expired plan, please contact the Mitigation team.


Grant Types

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

​The purpose of the HMGP program is to help communities implement hazard mitigation measures following a Presidential major disaster declaration. Hazard mitigation is any action taken to reduce or eliminate long term risk to people and property from natural hazards. Mitigation planning is a key process used to break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction and repeated damage. The HMPG is authorized under Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

  • ​Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Handbook​: This guidance document was created to assist those applying for mitigation assistance through the Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) program offered by FEMA and OEM. It includes a step-by-step guide to the most common questions when filling out the Hazard Mitigation Sub-application. However, there may be additional assistance needed. If this occurs, please contact the OEM Mitigation Team at 503-378-2260 or email oem.hazardmitigation@oem.oregon.gov. To review FEMA’s HMGP requirements, please refer to the HMA Guidance and HMA Guidance Addendum.

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Post Fire (HMGP-PF)

Wildfires can destroy homes, businesses, infrastructure, natural resources and agriculture. They can also increase secondary hazards and leave areas prone to floods, erosion and mudflows for many years. FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) has Post Fire assistance available to help communities implement hazard mitigation measures after wildfire disasters.

The application period opens with the state or territory's first FMAG declaration of the fiscal year and closes six months after the end of that fiscal year. The State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO) will send out statewide guidance for HMGP-PF including funding available, timelines, etc.​


Post-Disaster Contacts: 

Stephen Richardson
Mitigation Section Manager
State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO)
​
Kail Daniel
Deputy State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO)
Post-Disaster Grant Specialist
971-718-6572
kail.daniel@oem.oregon.gov​​
​
​

Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) (new in 2020; replaced PDM)

The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program makes federal funds available to states & territories, local communities, and tribes as they undertake hazard mitigation activities. It does so with a recognition of the growing hazards associated with climate change, and of the need for natural hazard risk mitigation activities that promote climate adaptation and resilience with respect to those hazards. These include both acute extreme weather events and chronic stressors which have been observed and are expected to increase in intensity and frequency in the future.  BRIC’s guiding principles are:

  • Support state and local governments, tribes and territories through capability- and capacity-building to enable them to identify mitigation actions and implement projects that reduce risks posed by natural hazards.

  • Encourage and enable innovation while allowing flexibility, consistency and effectiveness.

  • Promote partnerships and enable high-impact investments to reduce risk from natural hazards with a focus on critical services and facilities, public infrastructure, public safety, public health and communities.

  • Provide a significant opportunity to reduce future losses and minimize impacts on the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF).

  • Promote equity, including by helping members of disadvantaged groups and prioritizing 40% of the benefits to disadvantaged communities as referenced in

Executive Order (EO) 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (Jan. 27, 2021) in line with the Administration’s Justice40 Initiative.

  • Support the adoption and enforcement of building codes, standards and policies that will protect the health, safety and general welfare of the public, considering future conditions, prominently including the effects of climate change, and have long-lasting impacts on community risk reduction, including for critical services and facilities and for future disaster costs.


Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)

The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program makes federal funds available to states, U.S. territories, federally recognized Tribal governments, and local governments to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and within NFIP-participating communities. It does so with a recognition of the growing flood hazards associated with climate change, and of the need for flood hazard risk mitigation activities that promote climate adaptation, equity, and resilience with respect to flooding. These include both acute extreme weather events and chronic stressors which have been observed and are expected to increase in intensity and frequency in the future.​

With the exception of pre-applications for planning projects, FEMA requires state, local, tribal and territorial governments to develop or update, receive FEMA pre-approval, and then adopt​ hazard mitigation plans as a condition for receiving certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance, including funding for HMA mitigation projects. For more information, visit FEMA's Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program 

Subapplicants submit mitigation planning and project subapplications to their state during the open application cycle. After reviewing project and planning applications to determine if they meet the program’s requirements, the states, territories, or federally-recognized tribal governments prioritize and forward the applications to their FEMA regional office.

Planning subapplications submitted for consideration for FMA funding must only be used to support the flood hazard portion of state, tribal, or local mitigation plans to meet the requirements outlined in 44 CFR Part 201 Mitigation Planning. Funds are only available to support communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Projects submitted for consideration for FMA funding must be consistent with the goals and objectives identified in the current, FEMA-approved, state or tribal (standard or enhanced) hazard mitigation plan along with the local or tribal hazard mitigation plan for the jurisdiction in which the activity is located.

Funding is limited and FEMA headquarters must make difficult decisions as to the most effective use of grant funds. FEMA awards FMA funds to state, U.S. territory, and federally-recognized tribal applicants, who in-turn provide sub-awards to local government subapplicants.

Please contact the State Hazard Mitigation Officer​, your federally-recognized tribal government official and/or a local government official to obtain detailed information on the FMA application process.​

FMA-Specific Resources


Pre-disaster Mitigation (PDM) (replaced by BRIC in 2020)

The SHMO continues to manage previous PDM grant rounds from 2019 and prior. If you have any questions in regards to previously submitted sub-applications, please contact the SHMO.

​

Non-Disaster Contacts:

Stephen Richardson
Mitigation Section Manager
State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO)
​​
Jon Wiebe
Non-Disaster Grant Specialist
Deputy State Hazard Mitigation Officer
​


Resources



Our Mitigation Team


The Mitigation Section consists of the OEM Mitigation Section Manager/State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO), two Deputy State Hazard Mitigation Officers, a Special Projects Coordinator, a Risk MAP Coordinator, a Planner, six Mitigation Program Representatives, an Administrative Assistant, and an Accountant to administer the HMA grant programs at the state-level. 

The SHMO is the liaison between local entities and FEMA Region X for all hazard mitigation assistance grant programs. The SHMO also facilitates the quarterly State Interagency Hazard Mitigation Team (IHMT) meetings. The Planner primarily works with entities on natural hazard mitigation plans and assists with a variety of post-disaster recovery efforts. The Planner also plays an active role during IHMT meetings (agenda drafting, meeting minutes, etc.).

Leadership:

Program Staff:

HMA Finance Contact:


HMA Grant Reimbursement Office Hours
The HMA grant program will offer Office Hours to help answer questions for submitting and documenting Requests for Reimbursements (RFR).

RFR Coversheet Form
RFR Checklist and Instructions

2024 Schedule:

January 31, 2024 at 2:00 PM
March 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM
May 29, 2024 at 2:00 PM
July 31, 2024 at 2:00 PM
September 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM
November 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM


If you need more assistance, you can request a meeting with an HMA accountant by sending an email to OEM.HAZARDMITIGATION@oem.oregon.gov.