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Source of Funds

 

Source of Funds
(How it works)

FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) provides grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes for long-term hazard mitigation projects following a major disaster declaration. The purpose of the program is to reduce the loss of life and property in future disasters by funding mitigation measures during the recovery phase of a natural disaster. The HMGP is authorized under Section 404 of the Stafford Act.

When the President of the U.S. declares a disaster, then a percentage of the funds that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) spends for relief and recovery go into a mitigation fund administered by the state in which the disaster occurred. Because Hurricane Rita did considerable damage in Texas, the State received substantial funding for mitigation. The Texas Winter Wildfires and the El Paso Floods created additional, all though much smaller, funding sources. For each program the Governor's Division of Emergency Management invited proposals for mitigation projects from all jurisdictions. To qualify, the jurisdictions are required to have FEMA-approved mitigation plans; projects must be consistent with those approved mitigation plans.

HMGP funding is allocated using a "sliding scale" formula based on the percentage of the funds spent on Public and Individual Assistance programs for each Presidentially-declared disaster.  For States with a Standard State Mitigation Plan, the formula provides 15% of the first $2 billion of estimated aggregate amounts of disaster assistance; 10% for the next portion of amounts between $2 billion and $10 billion and 7.5% for the next portion of amounts between $10 billion and $35.333 billion.

For a listing of a FEMA HMGP contacts in your state visit: http://www.fema.gov/about/contact/shmo.shtm

The Texas Program

A broad array of projects was proposed by jurisdictions. Many flood control projects were proposed since floods continue to account for a high percentage of disaster losses in the State. Six or more communities proposed and received grants for community storm shelters. Most of them are components or adjuncts to new public/municipal buildings.

Significant to homeowners in several areas of the State and to NSSA members, six jurisdictions proposed grants for residential storm shelters. The ground rules for participation are explained in the Texas Presentation and the Handbook listed at the end of this section.

Those jurisdictions receiving grants for rebates on residential storm shelters along with effective date, contact information, and number of shelters requested is given below:

 

Jurisdiction:



 

Jurisdiction Contact Effective Date No. Requested
Tarrant County
(TPDM Grant)		 Melissa Patterson
100 E Weatherford St,
Suite 404
Ft. Worth, TX 76196
817.884.1804
mypatterson@tarrantcounty.com
 Thru- April 22, 2011  
South Plains Association of Governments
(SPAG)		 Kaysey Pollan
Emergency
OP Planner
1.800.858.1809
806.762.8721
806.765.9544(F)
kpollan@spag.org
SPAG Regional Services
 September 2008- September 2010 180
West Central Texas
Council of Governments		 Wendy Patterson
325.672.1197
wpatterson@wctcof.org
 May 2009 -
May 2011		 ?
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) Jamie Allen or
John Kiehl
806.372.3381
jkiehl@prpc.cog.tx.us
www.prpc.cog.tx.us		 Jan. 22, 2011 Applications
accepted thru 02/18/11
City of Amarillo
(Project Closed)		 Jordan Coulson
806.378.3077
jordan.coulson@ci.amarillo.tx.us

 May 2006 - November 2008 150
Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Angelia Frazier
713.881.3100
jcornel@houstontranstar.org
www.hcoem.org
(Click on Citizens Corps)
 August 2006- August 2008 100
City of Nacogdoches
(Project Closed)		 Richard Joslyn
936.559.2572
joslynr@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us
 June 2006 500
Kendall County (Boerne)
(Project Closed)		 Jeffrey Fincke, EMC
830.249.3721

Carolyn Best
830.249.9343, Ext 212		 March 2007 - March 2009 60
Fort Bend County
(Project Closed)		 Jeff Braun
281.238.3412
braunjef@co.fort-bend.tx.us
 January 2007- January 2009 60
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