Deadline Approaching: Two Weeks Remain to Apply for FEMA Post-Fire Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2022

Deadline Approaching: Two Weeks Remain to Apply for FEMA Post-Fire Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2022

AUSTIN - The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) reminds partners across the state that the window to apply for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) for Post-Fire Fiscal Year 2022 closes on January 20, 2023.

FEMA’s HMGP program assists communities implement hazard mitigation measures after wildfire disasters. Eligible subapplicants may include local governments and communities, state agencies, and private non-profits. Over $6.2 million in federal funding is available with a 75 percent federal share and a 25 percent cost share funded by the subapplicant.

“It is critical that Texas communities take every measure possible to protect lives and properties in each phase of a disaster,” said Texas Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd. “TDEM urges eligible partners to take advantage of this key funding opportunity, which allows jurisdictions to proactively prioritize post-wildfire mitigation strategies and lessen the impacts of future damage.”

Examples of Prioritized Eligible Activities Include:

Wildfire Mitigation

• Defensible space
• Reducing hazardous fuels/standing burned trees
• Ignition-resistant construction

Post-Wildfire Flood Prevention and Sediment

• Modifying or removing culverts
• Adding drainage drops and construction emergency spillways
• Constructing star, rock, or log dams in small tributaries to prevent flooding.

5% Initiative

• Installing warning signs

Infrastructure Retrofit

• Strengthen or harden water systems that were burned and caused contamination 

Soil and Slope Stabilization

• Reseeding ground cover
• Planting grass to prevent the spread of noxious weeds
• Placing logs/other erosion barriers to catch sediment on slopes
• Installing debris traps to modify road and trail drainage mechanisms

Applications must be received by TDEM through the Grants Management System (GMS) no later than January 20, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. to be considered for funding. Jurisdictions with questions are encouraged to contact TDEM’s regional field staff.

Additional information is available at tdem.texas.gov/disasters/fm-5420-post-fire-fiscal-year-2022.

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