Mitigation Projects are cost-effective projects designed to increase resilience and public safety; reduce injuries and loss of life; and reduce damage and destruction to property, critical services, facilities, and infrastructure. Projects are eligible if they result in a reduction to future natural hazard damage. FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs are not intended as a source of funding for repair, replacement or deferred maintenance activities, but are designed to assist subapplicants in implementing long-term, costeffective improvements that will reduce, minimize or eliminate risk to people and property from the effects of natural hazards. Projects that address operation, deferred or future maintenance, repairs or replacement (without a change in the level of protection provided) of existing structures, facilities, or infrastructure (e.g., dredging, debris removal, replacement of obsolete utility systems, bridges and facility repair) are not eligible mitigation grant activities. • Activities can include but are not limited to: stormwater drainage and culvert improvements; floodplain and stream restoration; flood control, diversion, and storage; property acquisition; slope stabilization; infrastructure protection; aquifer storage; seismic and wind retrofits; structure elevations; resilient infrastructure projects; and emergency generators for critical facilities. A complete list and details on eligible projects can be found below and in the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide (Effective March 23, 2023) • All mitigation project subapplications must include a FEMA Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA), using FEMA BCA v6.0 software to document the project’s cost-effectiveness. BCA’s must include the appropriate acceptable back-up documentation, including damage history (or professional expected damage analyses), rainfall calculations, detour routes, etc. Subapplicants are required to submit a FEMA Benefit Cost Analysis in v6.0 to MEMA by 2/24/2025 to ensure the project meets this fundamental eligibility requirement. MEMA will review and provide feedback on BCAs on a first come-first served basis. If BCA assistance will be requested, please submit the BCA as early as possible. • Subrecipient management costs can be included in your project subapplication. This is financial assistance to reimburse the subrecipient for eligible and reasonable indirect costs, direct administrative costs, and other administrative expenses associated with a specific mitigation measure or project up to 5 percent of the total amount of the grant award. • Pre-award costs directly related to developing the subapplication that are incurred are allowed subject to FEMA’s written approval. Refer to Section 12 of this document for details on pre- award cost timelines. Pre-award costs, if included, must be listed separately in the budget as a clearly defined line item, and also included in the BCA project cost. Subapplicants who are not awarded grants will not receive reimbursement for the corresponding pre-award costs.
