FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Grants 

The State of Maine Emergency Management Agency administers six Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs. 

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP-404 Program):

All HMGP grants receive a 30 day, 6 month, and 12 month lock-in allocation. Allocations below may change depending on lock-in timeframe.

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Fact Sheet (pdf)

FEMA HMGP website

OPEN: FEMA-4754-DR-ME (December 18^th Storm DISASTER)

Current Lock-in State Allocation: $5,599,615.35
EXTENDED: Deadline to apply to MEMA: June 27^th, 2025 by 5:00 p.m. 

Please email State Hazard Mitigation Officer Christine Whelan for the application and eligibility criteria. christine.n.whelan@maine.gov or hmagrants@maine.gov 

OPEN: FEMA -4764-DR-ME (January 9^th-13^th Storm DISASTER)

Current Lock-in State Allocation: $10,244,152.23
EXTENDED: Deadline to apply to MEMA: August 15^th, 2025 by 5:00 p.m.

Please email State Hazard Mitigation Officer Christine Whelan for the application and eligibility criteria. christine.n.whelan@maine.gov or hmagrants@maine.gov 

OPEN: FEMA-4785-DR-ME (April 3^rd-5^th Storm DISASTER)

Current Lock-in State Allocation: $350,239.05
EXTENDED: Deadline to apply to MEMA: October 17^th, 2025 by 5:00 p.m.

Please email State Hazard Mitigation Officer Christine Whelan for the application and eligibility criteria. christine.n.whelan@maine.gov or hmagrants@maine.gov 

CLOSED: FEMA-4736-DR-ME (June 29^th Storm DISASTER)

FEMA is currently reviewing subapplications.

CLOSED: FEMA-4737-DR-ME (June 26^th Storm DISASTER)

FEMA is currently reviewing subapplications.

CLOSED: FEMA-4719-DR-ME (May Day Storm DISASTER)

FEMA is currently reviewing subapplications.

CLOSED: FEMA-4696-DR-ME (Winter Storm Elliot DISASTER)

Current subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
HMGP-4696-3P	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update	$40,000	$30,000	$10,000
HMGP-4696-5R	Town of Poland	Poland Town Office Emergency Generator	$55,200	$41,400	$13,800
HMGP-4696-7R	Town of Limington	Town of Limington Old Town Hall Generator	$16,316.66	$12,237.50	$4,079.16

 
*FEMA is currently reviewing the remaining subapplications for award notifications
 

CLOSED: FEMA-4647-DR-ME (Halloween Storm DISASTER)

Current subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
HMGP-4647-1P	Knox County EMA	Knox County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update	$16,000	$14,400	$1,600
HMGP-4647-2R	Cedars Nursing Care Center	The Cedars Generator Project, Portland	$268,326	$241,493.40	$26,832.60
HMGP-4647-4R	Town of Greenwood	Greenwood American Legion Silver Post 68 Generator	$64,587.87	$58,129.08	$6,458.80

*FEMA is currently reviewing the remaining subapplications for award notifications
 

CLOSED: FEMA-4522-DR-ME (COVID-19 DISASTER)

Current subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
HMGP-4522-1R	Town of Alna	Alna Backup Generator for Town Office	$19,095.40	$17,185.86	$1,909.54
HMGP-4522-2R	City of Brewer	Pump Station Standby Generator	$132,300.00	$119,070.00	$13,230.00
HMGP-4522-3P	Somerset County EMA	Somerset County Hazard Mitigation Plan	$12,000.00	$10,800.00	$1,200.00
HMGP-4522-4P	Town of Bar Harbor	Bar Harbor Flood Mitigation Planning for Hancock HMP	$244,560.00	$220,104.00	$24,456.00
HMGP-4522-5P	Washington County EMA	Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan	$12,000.00	$10,800.00	$1,200.00
HMGP-4522-6R	Town of Georgetown	Robinhood Road Culvert Replacement	$336,000.00	$302,400.00	$33,600.00
HMGP-4522-7R	Town of Sabattus	Six Standby Generators	$267,979	$241,181.10	$26,797.90
HMGP-4522-8F	The Nature Conservancy	Nature Conservancy NBS and HM Workshops for Communities	$146,734.36	$132,060.92	$14,673.44
HMGP-4522-9R	Boothbay Harbor Sewer District	Boothbay Harbor Sewer District WWTF Upgrades - Sea Wall	$2,582,100	$2,323,890	$258,210

 

CLOSED: FEMA-4367-DR-ME (York County Severe Storm)

Current subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
DR-4367-2-ME	Waterboro Water District	Water District Emergency Generator at Straw Mill Pump	$77,942.00	$58,456.13	$19,485.87
DR-4367-3-ME	Town of Oakland	Backup Propane Generator at Oakland Fire Department	$74,500.00	$55,875.00	$18,625.00
DR-4367-4-ME	City of Portland	Bramhall Fire Station Permanent Generator	$39,000.00	$29,250.00	$9,750.00
DR-4367-5R-ME	Town of Waterboro	RSU57 School Generator to be used as Emergency Shelter	$183,750.00	$137,812.50	$43,937.50
DR-4367-6R-ME	City of South Portland	Beach Erosion and Public Infrastructure replacement along Willard Beach	$549,388.29	$412,041.22	$137,347.07

 

Non-Disaster Grants (Annual)

Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant

The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program makes federal funds available for 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 Fact Sheet (pdf)

FEMA BRIC website

CLOSED: FY 2023 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

Current subrecipients are:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
EMB-2023-BR-001-0003	City of Presque Isle	Henderson Road Stream Crossing - Engineer Design	$115,750	$88,187.50	$27,562.50
EMB-2023-BR-001-0005	City of South Portland	Trout Brook Culvert Upgrade Design	$220,000	$165,000	$55,000
EMB-2023-BR-001-0012	Town of Thomaston	Public Landing Pump Station Project Scoping	$35,000	$31,500	$3,500
EMB-2023-BR-001-0014	Kennebec Valley Council of Governments	Technical Assistance and Planning Efforts in Kennebec, Somerset, and Waldo Counties	$157,290.00	$119,840.00	$37,450.00
EMB-2023-BR-001-0015	Town of Tremont	Town of Tremont - Wharf	$262,950.27	$200,336.77	$62,613.50
EMB-2023-BR-001-0016	Town of Thomaston	Water Street Pump Station Project Scoping	$110,000	$99,000	$11,000
EMB-2023-BR-001-0018	Governor's Office of Policy Innovation & Future	Maine State Climate Resilience Plan	$439,564.81	$326,931.66	$112,633.15
EMB-2023-BR-001-0019	Town of Tremont	FY23 BRIC - Crockett Point Road Improvements Scoping Application	$157,141.88	$118,922.88	$38,219
EMB-2023-BR-001-0020	Town of Tremont	FY23 BRIC - Steamboat Road Shoreline Stabilization Scoping Application	$98,450.79	$75,002.79	$23,448.
EMB-2023-BR-001-0022	Town of Vinalhaven	Maine Islands Collaborative Resilience Building Project	$466,177	$355,167.75	$111,009.25
EMB-2023-BR-001-0023	Town of Bowdoinham	Bowdoinham Riverview House Mitigation Project Scoping	$49,875.00	$38,000.00	$11,875.00
EMB-2023-B-001-0024	Town of Tremont	FY23 BRIC - Cape Road Shoreline Stabilization Scoping Application	$93,474.27	$71,214.27	$22,260
EMB-2023-BR-001-0026	City of Portland	Adoption of 2021 MUBEC Codes	$7,659	$5,744.25	$1,914.75
EMB-2023-BR-001-0028	City of Presque Isle	Egypt Road Stream Crossing	$115,750	$88,187.50	$27,562.50
EMB-2023-BR-001-0029	City of Portland	Enhanced Training for Building Code Staff	$19,373	$14,753	$4,620
EMB-2023-BR-001-0030	Dallas Plantation	Dallas Hill Road	$55,500	$41,625	$13,875
EMB-2023-BR-001-0031	Dallas Plantation	Harold Ross Road	$48,500	$36,375	$12,125

*FEMA is currently reviewing the remaining subapplications for award notifications

CLOSED: FY 2022 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

Current subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
EMB-2022-BR-11-0001	Town of Plymouth	Plymouth Pond Watershed Project Scoping	$220,920	$199,880	$21,040
EMB-2022-BR-11-0002	Town of Islesboro	Hazard Mitigation Plan	$51,650	$39,150	$12,500
EMB-2022-BR-11-0003	Dept. of Public Safety (State Fire Marshal)	Mitigating Community Hazards Posed by Climate Change through Building Code Enforcement	$781,259.85	$595,245.60	$186,014.25
EMB-2022-BR-11-0004	Town of Greenville	Eveleth Hill Drainage Improvements	$33,600	$30,400	$3,200
EMB-2022-BR-11-0006	Town of Cornish	Hessian Hill Emergency Comms Tower (HTEC)	$16,800	$12,600	$4,200
EMB-2022-BR-11-0009	Town of North Haven	Thorofare Waterfront Project Scoping	$210,000	$160,000	$50,000
EMB-2022-BR-11-0011	Governor's Office of Policy Innovation & Future	Phase 1 Statewide Asset Inventory and Risk Assessment	$775,357.50	$590,550	$184,807.50
EMB-2022-BR-11-0012	Governor's Office of Policy Innovation & Future	Phase 2: Capacity Building and Technical Assistance	$286,550	$218,050	$68,500

 

CLOSED: FY 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

Current subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
EMB-2021-BR-006-0001	City of Bath	Project Scope: Hunt Street Pump Station and Force Main Mitigation	$430,500.00	$328,000.00	$102,500.00
EMB-2021-BR-006-0002	City of Lewiston	Project Scope: Develop implementation strategies to improve Jepson Brook - Culvert, Robinson Gardens	$100,000.00	$70,000.00	$30,000.00
EMB-2021-BR-006-0004	Town of St. George	Drift Inn Beach Project Scoping	$21,000.00	$15,750.00	$5,250.00
EMB-2021-BR-006-0005	Hancock County EMA	County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update	$23,351.70	$17,789.20	$5,562.50
EMB-2021-BR-006-0008	Piscataquis County EMA	County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update	$6,300.00	$4,725.00	$1,575.00
EMB-2021-BR-006-0009	City of Bath	Project Scope: Harward Street Drainage Area Sewer Interceptor - Sanitary Sewer Overflow Mitigation	$299,775.00	$228,400.00	$71,375.00
EMB-2021-BR-006-0010	Franklin County EMA	County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update	$14,700	$11,025	$3,675

 

CLOSED: FY 2020 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

Subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
EMB-2020-BRIC-126-0002	Maine Office of State Fire Marshal	Technical Assistance and training of new building codes	$108,000.00	$81,000.00	$27,000.00
EMB-2020-BRIC-126-0003	Town of Woolwich	Project Scoping to identify the best option for improving the resilience of infrastructure at Back River Creek marsh to flooding, storm surge, and rising sea levels.	$159,435.15	$119,576.36	$39,858.79
EMB-2020-BRIC-126-0005	Oxford County EMA	County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update	$12,000.00	$9,000.00	$3,000.00

 

Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)

The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) is a national competition grant program 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.

FMA Fact Sheet (pdf)

FEMA FMA website

CLOSED: FY 2024 Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)

• Subapplications are pending review

Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Current Grant

This grant is for National Flood Insurance Program participants with repetitive loss/ severe repetitive loss and substantially damaged properties and is only available when a flood disaster has been presidentially declared. 

FEMA Swift Current website

CLOSED: FY 2023 Swift Current

FEMA is currently reviewing subapplications.

Legislature Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM)/Congressionally Delegated Spending (annual)

LPDM Fact Sheet (pdf)

FEMA LPDM website

CLOSED: FY 2024 Legislature Pre-Disaster Mitigation/Congressionally Delegated Spending

Subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
LPDM-PJ-01-ME-2024-001	Town of Dover-Foxcroft	Lincoln St Bridge Project	$2,769,040.17	$1,455,000	$1,314,040.17
LPDM-PJ-01-ME-2024-002	Town of Greenville	Greenville Stormwater Management Improvements	$995,768	$896,191.20	$99,576.80

 

CLOSED: FY 2023 Legislature Pre-Disaster Mitigation/Congressionally Delegated Spending

Current subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
LPDM-PJ-01-ME-2023-001	City of Westbrook	Presumpscot River Corridor Landslide Vulnerability Assessment	$1,391,900	$986,500	$405,400
LPDM-PJ-01-ME-2023-002	Town of Wiscasset	Old Ferry Road Stream Crossing Improvement	$2,144,340	$1,312,000	$832,340

 

CLOSED: FY 2022 Legislature Pre-Disaster Mitigation/Congressionally Delegated Spending

Subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
EMB-2022-PD-0003	Town of Dover-Foxcroft	Project Scoping Lincoln Street Bridge Renovation	$399,999.94	$299,999.97	$99,999.97

 

Pre-Disaster Mitigation (DISCONTINUED GRANT)

CLOSED: FY 2019 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant

Subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
PDMC-PJ-01-ME-2019-001	Town of Vassalboro	Vassalboro Community School Generator for Emergency Shelter	$115,000.00	$86,250.00	$28,750.00
PDMC-PL-01-ME-2019-003	Aroostook County EMA	County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update	$15,000.00	$15,000.00	$5,000.00
PDMC-PL-01-ME-2019-004	York County EMA	County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update	$15,000.00	$15,000.00	$5,000.00
PDMC-PL-01-ME-2019-005	Sagadahoc County EMA	County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update	$15,000.00	$15,000.00	$5,000.00
PDMC-PL-01-ME-2019-006	Lincoln County EMA	County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update	$15,000.00	$15,000.00	$5,000.00

 

CLOSED: FY 2018 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant

Subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
PDMC-PJ-01-ME-2018-001	Town of Machias	Design of Sea Wall Flood Protection in downtown Machias	$292,462.50	$200,000.00	$92,462.50
PDMC-PJ-01-ME-2018-002	Town of Houlton	Morningstar Road Culvert Replacement/Upsizing	$781,854.00	$585,000.00	$197,854.00

 

CLOSED: FY 2017 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant

Subrecipient awards:

Award ID	Subrecipient	Description	Total Project Cost	Federal Share	Non-Federal Share
PDMC-PL-01-ME-2017-001	University of Maine	UMaine Hazard Mitigation Plan Update	$20,000.00	$15,000.00	$5,000.00

 

Supporting Resources

Program Documents

• Benefit Cost Toolkit Version 6.0 (Link to download software)
• FEMA GO General Information (Link)
• FEMA GO Registration Guide: (PDF format)

Sample Projects

Hazard mitigation projects are actions taken to protect property. Some common examples of hazard mitigation projects include, but are not limited to:

• Culvert Upsizing/Drainage Improvement
• Acquisition/Demolition
• Structure Elevation
• Critical Infrastructure Retrofits/Upgrades
• Road/Bank Stabilization
• Building Code Adoption & Enforcement Activities
• Hazard Mitigation Planning
• Project Scoping to Obtain Data for Future Flood Mitigation Projects

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