Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (FEMA)
FEMA’s pre-disaster FMA grant program helps communities reduce long-term flood risk for properties with repeated flooding by funding capacity building, project scoping, property buyouts, partnership development, and localized flood risk reduction projects that store or divert floodwaters. Allows in-kind services to contribute toward nonfederal cost share requirements Supports nature-based solutions Application cycle: October 16, 2023 […]
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (EPA)
Gives special consideration for small communities Summary: The EPA’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) provides financial support to small municipalities for projects aimed at preserving the availability of clean drinking water. Small municipalities can leverage funding to incorporate flood resilience measures into efforts to improve, rehabilitate, or replace water infrastructure and create new water […]
Clean Water State Revolving Fund (EPA)
Summary: Small municipalities should consider leveraging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) if they require a source of low-cost financing to address stormwater concerns or create a green infrastructure project, including those that provide flood resilience and risk reduction. This is a program supported by EPA and administered by states. […]
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program (FEMA)
FEMA’s pre-disaster BRIC grants fund projects that protect property, critical services, facilities, and infrastructure from hazards such as flooding; fund capacity-building activities that help communities scope projects, form partnerships, and implement building codes; and provide communities with direct technical assistance to ensure they can build successful mitigation programs and submit high-quality applications. Gives special consideration […]
