The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), also known as 404 Mitigation, is funded by FEMA and administered by the state of Oklahoma. While related to disasters, the HMGP is not a disaster relief program for individual disaster victims or a recovery program that funds repairs to public property damaged during a disaster. It is a mitigation grant designed to:
- Prevent or reduce future loss of lives and property through the identification and funding of cost-effective mitigation measures.
- Minimize the costs of future disaster response and recovery.
HMGP can fund mitigation measures that protect both public and private property, so long as the measures fit within the overall mitigation strategy for the disaster area, are cost effective, and comply with all federal and state program guidelines.
Projects to protect either public or private property are eligible for HMGP funding. Examples of projects include:
- Acquisition/demolition/elevation of flood-prone structures.
- Community and individual safe room programs.
- Retrofitting facilities (flood proofing, high wind, seismic, etc.).
- Small-scale structural hazard control/protection projects.
- Emergency generators.
- Wildfire Mitigation projects.
- Post disaster code enforcement.
Limited funding is available for the following:
- Initiative projects such as public awareness, enhanced hazard information systems enhanced warning capabilities, etc.
- Development of state and local mitigation action plans (MAPs), including studies to enhance, a community is understanding of risk (examples: dam inundation studies, flood studies, wildfire studies).
None is available.
Federal funding is limited and there are usually more requests than dollars. Awards are competitive, with only the most effective projects selected.
All applicants must have a FEMA approved Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) for all applications, with the exception of MAP planning grants, which address the hazard the submitted project mitigates. A project must meet the following general requirements: