Make Mitigation
Happen Locally
A local government focused program of Florida’s Foundation
and the Florida Division of Emergency Management
Funded by a grant from the
Florida Division of Emergency
Management, Residential Construction
Mitigation Program
Agenda
Introduction to mitigation
happening in Florida
Existing financial resources
Grant writing
Anything else?
What we are
not going to
do today
•Review mitigation activities
•Provide a quick funding fix
•Detail loans & bonds programs
•Tell you what is best for your community
Who is in the room?
What resources
are here now?
Who is missing?
Why
should local governments
invest in residential
mitigation?
Florida Statistics
•
8/10 most expensive
hurricanes in US history
have impacted Florida
•
Hurricanes are increasing in
frequency and strength
•
Average damage costs:
$24/sq ft pre 1996
construction
$14/sq ft post 1996
construction
Florida Statistics
•
Hurricane Andrew
(>$22 billion : >$52 billion)
•
Hurricane Charley
(>$10 billion : >$16.3 billion)
•
Hurricane Wilma
(>$10 billion : >$20.6 billion)
•
New wind zones
New FL Windborne Debris Region Map
Case Study: Rebuild NW Florida
•
Hurricane Ivan
(>$5 billion : >$15.5 billion)
•
Established Rebuild NW
Florida
•
Initial focus:
low-income homeowners
•
Data resource
Case Study: Potential Impact
•
Approx 6% of single
family residential
homes mitigated
•
Majority are lowincome homeowners
•
$4 : $1?
Successful
Mitigation Programs
Some
communities are
in the
implementation
process
Hurdles to Mitigation
Community education &
awareness
Planning
High costs
Matching funds
Lack of data
Overcoming Hurdles: Community
Education & Awareness
IBHS: Certification
Standards
RCMP, Outreach
Local Mitigation
Strategy
PACE Program
IBHS
Certification
Bronze
Silver
Gold
“Where building safety research leads to realworld solutions.”
www.DisasterSafety.org
Email: fortified@ibhs.org
Cost vs. Benefit
Wind Storm Demonstrations, October 2010
Achieving Shared Goals
(Making the Sale)
Consumers, designers, builders, policymakers, and
lenders all have a stake in stronger, more resilient
communities.
• Protection of family and personal property
• Reduced exposure/better reputation
• Community resilience/tax base preservation
• Reduce risk of default
IBHS Voluntary, Superior
Construction Standards
Sealing the Roof Deck – A $500 solution
Duplex damage estimates
Unsealed roof deck side = $16,935
Sealed roof deck side = $5,408
FORTIFIED
Designation
Evaluation
Inspection
Systems
Approach
Design Criteria/
Retrofit
Guidance
FORTIFIED for Safer Living® Homes
Pre-Hurricane Ike
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
FORTIFIED for Safer Living® Homes
Post-Hurricane Ike
Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
Existing Construction
 Narrower Focus
 Incremental
 Holistic SystemsBased Approach
Three Levels of
Designation:
Property Assessed Clean Energy
(PACE)
Local financing to help homeowners
Public awareness campaigns
Using federal funds to guarantee finance
Local/regional public/private partnerships
GRANTS
Federal Resources
Hazard Mitigation Grant
Pre-Disaster Mitigation
CDBG / Disaster
Recovery Initiatives
State Resources
RCMP – Residential Construction
Mitigation Program
SHIP – State Housing Initiatives
Partnership/ Disaster Recovery
Initiatives
Weatherization / Care & Repair
Coming soon?
A catalog of mitigation programs
Local Resources
Non-profit organizations whose
mission is....
Preservation
Economic Recovery
Repair / Construction
Disaster Recovery
Affordable Housing
Community Care
Grant
Opportunities
&
Grantwriting
Basics
Benefit Cost Analysis
Benefits > 1.0
Costs
HMPG
Hazard
Mitigation
Program
Grant
Funding
Post-disaster
funding
Priorities:
Impacted Counties
Local Decisions
Grant
components
Pre-disaster
Mitigation
Funding
Pre-disaster
Cost effective
Reduce risk
Natural disasters
Grant
components
RCMP
Residential
Construction
Mitigation
Program
Funding
Supports
1) Mobile home tie-downs
2) Hurricane research
3) Local programs/
Advisory Council
Retrofits
Inspections
Outreach
Grant
components
CDBG
Community
Development
Block Grant
Funding
Community
Development
Infrastructure
Local decisions
Residential impact
Grant
components
Grantwriting 101
Don’t panic….
deep breath.
Consider the
“human” reviewer
Address the experts
and the novice
Grantwriting 101
Where are the most points?
Have data ready!!
NEED determines OBJECTIVES which
determines ACTIVITIES which determines
EVALUTION which determines BUDGET.
Edit, edit, REVIEW before submitting
Grantwriting 101
Spell check and grammar
check
DNUA (Do not use acronyms
or vernacular)
Simple sentences
Follow order / mimic
instructions
Ask for feedback regardless
of result
Who is in the room?
Who is missing?
Resource Recognition
Florida Division of
Emergency
Management
Florida Catastrophic
Storm Risk
Management Center,
FSU
Florida’s Disaster Fund
What Happens Next?
Is residential mitigation in your LMS – Local Mitigation
Strategy?
Stay in touch with those in the room
Identify funding source
Write a grant proposal or application
“The world we have created today
as a result of our thinking thus far
has problems which cannot be
solved by thinking the way we
thought when we created them.”
Albert Einstein