Repetitive Flood Claims

 

To assist States, Indian tribal governments, and communities to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that have had one or more claims for flood damages through mitigation activities that are in the best interest of the National Flood Insurance Fund (NFIF). This grant program supports the Mitigate component of the Presidential Preparedness Directive 8 (PPD-8) in the following ways: by providing funding to states and communities that promotes Long-Term Vulnerability Reduction through various mitigation measures including elevating at-risk homes or removing structures from flood hazard areas. Overall, this program also supports Community Resilience by reducing the need for emergency services in flood-prone areas of the community.

Active 97.092 Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security B - Project Grants Not applicable. The RFC program is authorized by Section 1323 of the National Flood Insurance Act (NFIA), 42 U.S.C. 4030, which was repealed by Pub. L. 112-141, div. F, title II, 100225(b) (July 6, 2012) Entities eligible to apply for RFC grants include the emergency management agency (EMA) or a similar office of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Federally recognized Indian Tribal governments. Each State, Territory, Commonwealth, or Federally recognized Indian Tribal government shall designate one agency to serve as the Applicant for each HMA program. Please see the HMA program guidance for more detailed information. State agencies (other than the EMA), Indian Tribal governments (non-federally recognized) , and local governments and communities are eligible to apply as subapplicants for assistance under the RFC program. All interested subapplicants must apply to their State/Tribe/Territory Applicant. Subapplicants (and Applicants) may submit applications on behalf of homeowners and property owners. Please see the HMA program guidance for detailed information. Please see the HMA Program Guidance. 2 CFR Part 200 , Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program for awards made on or after December 26, 2014, the date the Department of Homeland Security adopted these regulations. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact statement is required for this listing. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applicable to the program for awards made on or after December 26, 2014. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Applications are reviewed by DHS/FEMA program and administrative staff. Any issues or concerns noted in the application will be negotiated with the successful applicant prior to the award being issued. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Refer to HMA program guidance document. Not applicable. Not applicable. Refer to the HMA program guidance for information on criteria for selecting proposals. States, Indian tribal governments, local governments and communities may apply for RFC project grants for activities that reduce or eliminate the long - term risk of flood damage to structures, insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that have had one or more claims for flood damages. This may include the acquisition of insured structures for the purpose of converting flood-prone land to permanent open space use; elevation of existing structures; dry floodproofing; and minor localized flood reduction projects. Performance Reports: Recipients are required to submit quarterly financial and performance reports. Quarterly Performance Reports must include the progress of each sub-grant award. Reports are due 30 days after the end of each quarter: January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30. Final financial and performance reports are due 90 days after the expiration or termination of grant award. Please refer to HMA program guidance for more information. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503 These audits are due to the cognizant Federal agency, submitted through the Federal Audit Clearinghouse, not later than 9 months after the end of the grantee's fiscal year. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-federal entity records pertinent to a federal award generally must be maintained for at least three years from the date the final Federal Financial Report (FFR) is submitted. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.333. Further, if the recipient does not submit a final FFR and the award is administratively closed, FEMA uses the date of administrative closeout as the start of the general record retention period. The record retention period may be longer than three years or have a different start date in certain cases. These include: o Records for real property and equipment acquired with federal funds must be retained for three years after final disposition of the property. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.333(c). o If any litigation, claim, or audit is started before the expiration of the three-year period, the records must be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have been resolved and final action taken. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.333(a). o The record retention period will be extended if the recipient is notified in writing of the extension by FEMA, the cognizant or oversight agency for audit, or the cognizant agency for indirect costs. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.333(b). o Where FEMA requires recipients to report program income after the period of performance ends, the program income record retention period begins at the end of the recipient's fiscal year in which program income is earned. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.333(e). o For indirect cost rate proposals, cost allocation plans, or other rate computations records, the start of the record retention period depends on whether the indirect cost rate documents were submitted for negotiation. If the indirect cost rate documents were submitted for negotiation, the record retention period begins from the date those documents were submitted for negotiation. If indirect cost rate documents were not submitted for negotiation, the record retention period begins at the end of the recipient's fiscal year or other accounting period covered by that indirect cost rate. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.333(f). Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is voluntary. Refer to HMA program guidance for additional information.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Refer to program guidance. Awards are subject to the Cash Management Improvement Act for payment and/or reimbursement of expenditures. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Refer to HMA program guidance. Refer to HMA program guidance. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for a listing of addresses of FEMA's Regional Offices. http://www.fema.gov/government/mitigation.shtm Kayed Lakhia, Director Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division 400 C St., SW, Washington, DC 20472 kayed.lakhia@fema.dhs.gov 2026463458 Kayed Lakhia - Director Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division
400 C St., SW


Washington, DC 20472
Washington, DC 20472 US
kayed.lakhia@fema.dhs.gov
Phone: 2026463458 http://www.fema.gov 70-4236-0-3-453 (Project Grants) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 FY 24 est $0.00; - Refer to Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) program guidance. Hazard Mitigation Assistance Unified grant program guidance, 2 CFR Part 200 (for awards made on or after December 26, 2014), the DHS FEMA Real Property Acquisition Regulations at 44 CFR Part 80, which is available to the public on the FEMA internet site. Fiscal Year 2020 Residential structure demolition and property acquisition, structure elevation, structure reconstruction to or exceeding community floodplain elevation standards, and structure relocation outside of the floodplain.