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Opportunity Summary:

The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA). It is authorized under Section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4104c). The central purpose of the program is to reduce or eliminate insurance claims paid through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by funding mitigation actions that lessen flood risk over time. In practical terms, the program is aimed at preventing future flood losses and the repeated cycle of flood damage, repairs, and claims by helping communities invest in long-term risk reduction.

This opportunity is categorized under Disaster Prevention and Relief, with an emphasis on mitigation activities rather than response or recovery. FEMA indicates that eligible projects or initiatives under this announcement may involve geospatial or GIS-related work, which often supports mitigation by improving risk identification, mapping, planning, and prioritization of projects. While the notice does not list specific project types in the excerpt provided, the stated mission and FEMA mitigation context point toward activities that measurably lower flood exposure for insured structures and communities participating in the NFIP, potentially supported by data-driven or mapping-based analyses.

The funding opportunity number is DHS 11 MT 029 000 99, and the CFDA number is 97.029 (Flood Mitigation Assistance). FEMA estimated total available funding at $30,000,000 for this announcement and anticipated making approximately 50 awards. The notice lists an award ceiling and award floor as $0, which typically indicates that individual award sizes vary and are not capped or guaranteed in the synopsis, with final amounts determined by the program guidance, eligibility, and the merits of submitted applications. A cost-sharing or matching requirement applies, meaning recipients should expect to contribute non-federal funds or eligible in-kind match as required by the program rules.

Eligible applicants include state governments, local governments (city or township governments and county governments), territorial governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The synopsis also references an “Others” category with a note to consult additional eligibility text in the full announcement for clarification, which usually means FEMA may allow certain entities to participate through or in coordination with an eligible governmental applicant, depending on program rules. As with many FEMA mitigation grants, applicants generally need to align proposals with NFIP participation and demonstrate that activities will lead to reduced NFIP claims or flood risk, though the detailed eligibility and program conditions would be spelled out in the full funding notice and associated guidance.

Key dates for this opportunity were as follows: it was posted and created on June 2, 2010, with an original and current closing date of December 3, 2010. The archive date is January 2, 2011, indicating the opportunity is no longer accepting applications and is maintained for reference. For more information, FEMA pointed applicants to its Hazard Mitigation Assistance information page at www.fema.gov/government/grant/hma/index.shtm. For help accessing the full announcement, FEMA provided assistance through the FEMA Call Center at 866-927-5646, including the FEMA GPD Call Center.

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