Mitigation Grants

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

Hazard Mitigation Grants 

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

OPEN - DR 4696

  • Winter Storm Elliot Disaster Funding

OPEN - DR 4719

  • May Day Disaster Funding
    • State Allocation: $335,074.39 (6-month FEMA lock in. Subject to change.)
      Application deadline to the State is June 6, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
      Please email State Hazard Mitigation Officer Heather Dumais as soon as possible for the application and eligibility criteria. 
      For more information on this grant opportunity, visit the FEMA HMGP website. 

OPEN - DR 4736

  • June 29 Flash Flood Disaster Funding
    • State Allocation: $732,536.44 (30-day lock in. Subject to change.)
      Application deadline for the State is August 5, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
      Please email State Hazard Mitigation Officer Heather Dumais as soon as possible for the application and eligibility criteria. 
      For more information on this grant opportunity, visit the FEMA HMGP website. 

OPEN - DR 4737

  • June 26 Disaster Funding
    • State Allocation: $295,337.58 (30-day lock in. Subject to change.)
      Application deadline for the State is August 5, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
      Please email State Hazard Mitigation Officer Heather Dumais as soon as possible for the application and eligibility criteria. 
      For more information on this grant opportunity, visit the FEMA HMGP website. 

FY2023 Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Programs

  • FEMA's two competitive annual non disaster mitigation grant programs provide states, local communities, tribes and territories funding to address high-level future risks to natural disasters such as wildfires, drought, hurricanes, earthquakes, extreme heat, and increased flooding to foster greater community resilience and reduce disaster suffering. Mitigate BEFORE the disaster occurs.

    NOFO information, application periods, deadlines and contact information are as follows:

    • OPEN -  Flood Mitigation Assistance 
      The National Competition allotment is $800 million. 
      FY23 FMA NOFO (link)
      FY23 FMA Fact Sheet (link)
      Application deadline to the State: Monday, January 15, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

      For FEMA GO registration, application eligibility questions, and technical assistance on FEMA Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) and application, email the State Hazard Mitigation Officer Heather Dumais, as soon as possible, at heather.dumais@maine.gov or hmagrants@maine.gov. 

    • OPEN - Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
      The State of Maine has been allotted $2 million.
      The State of Maine Building Code Plus Up allotment: $2 million.
      The National Competition allotment: $701 million.
      The Tribal allotment: $25 million.
      FY23 BRIC NOFO (link)
      FY23 BRIC Fact Sheet (link)
      Application deadline to the State: Monday, January 15, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

      For FEMA GO registration, application eligibility questions, and technical assistance on FEMA Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) and application, email the State Hazard Mitigation Officer Heather Dumais, as soon as possible, at heather.dumais@maine.gov or hmagrants@maine.gov. 

 

CLOSED - DR-4522 - OPEN APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENSION - January 6, 2023

  • For the major disaster declared for the COVID-19 pandemic, the President has authorized, pursuant to section 404 (42 U.S.C.5170c) of the Robert T. Stafford Act Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ("Stafford Act"), FEMA to provide the State of Maine the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 

    With the passage of the FY22 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, it has brought an exciting opportunity for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) as it increases the federal cost share requirement to 90% for nay emergency or major disaster declared between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, or an incident period that began in 2021. The non-federal share match will only be 10% for subrecipients. 

    The State of Maine has been allocated $3,938,919.00. 

    NEW: Application deadline extension until January 6, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
    Please contact Heather Dumais, State Hazard Mitigation Officer, for the application and eligibility criteria at (207) 441-9510 or heather.dumais@maine.gov. 

CLOSED - DR-4647 

  • On March 15, 2022, President Biden awarded Knox, Waldo, and York Counties a Disaster Declaration for the Halloween Storm Event, October 30-13, 2021. Maine Emergency Management Agency allows all counties in Maine to apply for this funding. 

    With the passage of the FY22 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, it has brought an exciting opportunity for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) as it increases the federal cost share requirement to 90% for nay emergency or major disaster declared between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, or an incident period that began in 2021. The non-federal share match will only be 10% for subrecipients. 

    Application deadline for the State is February 1, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
    Please contact Heather Dumais, State Hazard Mitigation Officer, for the application and eligibility criteria at (207) 441-9510 or heather.dumais@maine.gov. 

For more information on both of these grant opportunities, visit the FEMA HMGP website: www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/hazard-mitigation. 

 

Other Grant Supporting Resources

Program Documents

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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