Interagency Nonstructural Flood Risk Management Projects (USACE)
Allows in-kind services to contribute toward nonfederal cost share requirements Application cycle: The call for FY 2023 proposals to the USACE District Office occurred in November 2021. Proposals from the USACE District Office were due to the USACE Division Office in March 2022. Summary: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Floodplain Management Services (USACE FPMS) […]
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (FEMA)
FEMA’s post-disaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program helps communities create and update hazard mitigation plans, and reconstruct and reduce long-term flood risk to properties through buyouts, enforcing building codes, elevation, building retrofits, and floodproofing. Allows in-kind services to contribute toward nonfederal cost share requirements Requires a Presidential Disaster Declaration Application cycle: Communities can apply for this […]
Flood Plain Management Services Program (USACE)
USACE’s FPMS program provides communities with technical assistance for obtaining, developing, and interpreting flood data, and for planning and identifying ways to reduce flood risk. Does not require a cost share or matching funds Application cycle: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Summary: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) administers the Flood Plain […]
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 […]
Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program (NFWF)
NFWF’s Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program cultivates community stewardship of local natural resources, safeguarding them for future generations and enriching habitats for indigenous wildlife. Grants are targeted towards tackling water quality concerns in key watersheds, including problems like erosion from unstable streambanks, pollution originating from stormwater runoff, and deterioration of shorelines due […]
Environmental Education Grants (EPA)
EPA’s Environmental Education Grants Program funds projects aimed at fostering environmental awareness, stewardship, and equipping individuals with the capability to safeguard the environment responsibly. Financial assistance is available through this program to support initiatives that develop, showcase, or share environmental education strategies, approaches, or methodologies. Allows in-kind services to contribute toward nonfederal cost share requirements […]
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 […]
Disaster Supplemental Funding (EDA)
EDA’s Disaster Supplemental Funding can repair infrastructure damaged by flooding, conduct vulnerability assessments to identify future flood risks, fortify infrastructure against current and future flood risks, access revolving loan funds, build local capacity through resilience coordinators, and engage the community to create a collective vision for economic resilience. Allows in-kind services to contribute toward nonfederal […]
Community Development Block Grant — Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program (HUD)
Does not require a cost share or matching funds Summary: HUD’s CDBG Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program allows local governments to transform a portion of their CDBG funds into low-cost, federally guaranteed loans for economic development, housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and other physical infrastructure projects, including those to increase resilience to natural disasters. While these […]
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. […]
