Annual Non-Disaster Grants
FMA – Flood Mitigation Assistance
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CFDA ID # (97-029)
Managed by the Texas Water Development Board
75/25 Federal/Local Match
Funds Flood Planning, acquisitions, elevations and small drainage projects
Of the 25% only 50% of this can be in-kind
Limits awards to $10 million per state agency and $3.3 million per community over 5 years
Planning grants are limited to $50 thousand over 5 years
Jurisdictions must be participating in the NFIP and not withdrawn or suspended with a FEMA approved mitigation plan
Texas Water Development Board Contact
o Gilbert Ward – Federal and State Grant Coordinator
o (512) 463-6418 / gward@twdb.state.tx.us
o Website: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/home/index.asp
FMA Point of Contact
o Ivan Ortiz
o (512) 463-8184 / Ivan.ortiz@twdp.state.tx.us
SRL – Severe Repetitive Loss
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CFDA ID # (97-110)
Managed by the Texas Water Development Board
75/25 Federal/Local Match
Funds Flood SRL acquisitions, elevations, and small drainage projects
Allows mitigation reconstruction projects which is the construction of an improved elevated building on the same site
where an existing building and/or foundation has been partially or completely demolished or destroyed if traditional
elevation cannot be implemented
50% of properties have to be covered by flood insurance
Jurisdictions must be participating in the NFIP and not withdrawn or suspended with a FEMA approved mitigation plan
Mitigation reconstruction is limited to $150,000 federal share per property
Management is limited to 5% of the total project & must be broken down by separate line item
3 yr performance period
E-Grants application
SRL properties are identified on the FEMA validated SRL property list:
o That have at least 4 NFIP claim payments for building and contents over $5000 each
o For which at least 2 separate claims payments for the building only have been made with the total exceeding the
market value of the building
o For both a. & b. – at least two of the claims must have occurred within any 10 yr. period and greater than 10 days
apart.
Voluntary program
Declined offers may result in increased insurance premiums
All offers remain open and available to the property owner if the program and funding are available
Consultation process
Point of contact
o Kathy Hopkins
o (512) 463 6198 / Kathy.hopkins@twdb.state.tx.us
o Website: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/home/index.asp
RFC – Repetitive Flood Claims
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CFDA ID # (97-092)
Managed by TDEM
75/25 Federal/Local Match
E-grants application
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Funds flood acquisitions, elevations, and small drainage projects
Funds only the mitigation of structures located within a community that cannot meet the requirements of FMA programs
for either cost share or capacity to manage the grant activities
Jurisdictions must be participating in the NFIP and not withdrawn or suspended
Small and impoverished communities
o 3,000 or fewer residents
o Economically disadvantaged (80% of the national per capita income)- http:www.bea.gov
o Unemployment rate that exceeds the national rate by at least 1% - http://stats.bls.gov
Point of Contact
o Mildred Reno
o (512) 424-2428 / mildred.reno@txdps.state.tx.us
PDM – Pre-Disaster Mitigation – competitive grant
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CFDA ID # (97-017)
Managed by TDEM
75/25 Federal/Local Match
E-grants application
Funds flood acquisitions, elevations, planning grants, and small drainage projects, retrofits, relocations, safe rooms, dry
flood proofing of non-residential structures, dry-flood proofing residential historical structures and wildfire mitigation
Must have mitigation plan and a local emergency management plan approved at the basic level of preparedness
15% of PDM funding cycle is the maximum allowed for any applicant
No more than 10% can be used for information dissemination
No more than 5% for management
Small and impoverished communities
o 3,000 or fewer residents
o Economically disadvantaged (80% of the national per capita income)- http:www.bea.gov
o Unemployment rate that exceeds the national rate by at least 1% - http://stats.bls.gov
State prioritizes the sub applicants and submits to FEMA and a FEMA panel makes the final choice of those selected for
further review
Point of Contact
o Carolyn Sudduth
o (512) 424-5683 / Carolyn.sudduth@txdps.state.tx.us
Post Disaster (Includes public non-profits)
Public Assistance
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Federal Disaster Declaration
o If you are declared make sure to submit RPA (request for public assistance) within 30 days from the date your
jurisdiction is declared
o 2nd deadline is 60 days from the kickoff meeting – all damages must be identified by FEMA
o All pertinent work projects must be completed within 18 months
o 406 mitigation ask for it
75/25 Federal/Local Match
Categories
A. Debris Removal
B. Emergency Protective Measures
C. Roads and Bridges
D. Water Control Facilities
E. Buildings and equipment
F. Utilities
G. Parks, Recreation Facilities and other items
406 Mitigation – A facility that has been damaged more than once in a 10 yr period by the same type of event and has not
had appropriate mitigation measures applied – the federal share for repair of that facility can be reduced to not less than
25%
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Maximum of 100% of the Federal PA cost to repair
Funds add-on to PA projects that reduce or eliminate future losses
 Improved projects
 Alternate projects
 Upgrades to meet code
Point of Contact
o Riley Kyle - TDEM
o (512) 424-2876 / (512) 468-6183 / riley.kyle@txdps.state.tx.us
NRCS – Natural Resources Conservation Service with their emergency watershed protection program (EWP)
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May be available when the following declarations are made
o Secretary of Agriculture Declaration of Drought only
o Presidential Disaster Declaration
o Governor’s State of Emergency Declaration
o Local Disaster Declaration by the NRCS State Conservationist
Request assistance within 60 days of the disaster
o Request in writing to NRCS State Conservationist
o Include nature of the problem
o Commitment of sponsor to provide land rights, permits operation & Maintenance
 Sponsors can be public agency of a state, city, county, tribal government, or conservation district
o Statement indicating that funds have either been exhausted or are insufficient to provide adequate local relief
NCRS can pay up to Up to 75/25 Federal/Local Match
Cost share for Limited Resource Areas can be up to 90% if
o Housing values are less than 75% of the state housing value
o Per capita income is 75% or less than the national per capita income
o Unemployment is at least twice the U.S. average over the past 3 yrs based upon the annual unemployment figures
Projects must reduce the threats to life and property of more than 1 person
Work must be economically, socially, and environmentally defensible and sound from an engineering standpoint
All projects must be related to sudden watershed impairment and erosion control
Point of Contact
o Eric Daniel
o (254) 742-9821 / eric.daniels@tx.usda.gov
TDRA – Texas Department of Rural Affairs
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Regular Funds are only available to non-entitlement jurisdictions with populations of
o Less than 50,000 for a city
o Less than 200,000 for a country
State funds (not federal) now can be used for match in HMGP & PA grants
Available only in the declared area
Point of Contact
o Heather Lagrone
o (512) 936-6727 / heather.lagrone@tdra.state.tx.us
o Website: www.tdra.state.tx.us
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HMGP- Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
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CFDA ID # (97-039) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
See Hazard Mitigation Insert