The Colorado DHSEM Mitigation Team is now accepting Notice of Intent (NOI) forms for the 2014 Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Program grants, including the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program (PDM) and Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA). These grants represent an opportunity to improve a community’s ability to mitigate natural hazards and reduce potential impacts on citizens, property and local economies. NOIs will be evaluated for eligibility and alignment with HMA program priorities as laid out in the fact sheets linked below. The Mitigation Team will invite jurisdictions to complete a full grant application as appropriate.
HMA Program Grant Announcements and Priorities
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program (grants.gov posting) (PDM Fact Sheet)
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (grants.gov posting) (FMA Fact Sheet)
Timeline
Similar to last year, the timeline for application development is significantly shorter than in previous years. The compressed timeline suggests that the most competitive projects will be those in alignment with Federal program priorities, previously scoped, in pre-design, and with a well-established cost estimate.- May 30, 2014 – Notice of Intent forms due to DHSEM.
- June 13, 2014 – Notice of Intent reviews complete.
- July 3, 2014 – Benefit-Cost Analysis complete.
- July 22, 2014 – Subapplications completed in eGrants.
- July 25, 2014 – State application completed in eGrants and submitted to FEMA.
Please take a thorough look at the program webpages and grants.gov sites as linked above, as well as the FFY 2013 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Unified Guidance which remains the current guidance.
Contact Ken Brink, Mitigation Team Supervisor, with questions or comments at kenneth.brink@state.co.us or 720-852-6695.
Labels: FEMA, finance, grant, mitigation, HMA
Download the Notice of Interest Form
Link to Notice of Interest Form (Word Document)
