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Mitigation Planning is...
A process for State, local, and Indian Tribal governments to identify policies, activities, and tools to implement mitigation actions. Mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property from a hazard event. This process has four steps:
- organizing resources;
- assessing risks;
- developing a mitigation plan; and
- implementing the plan and monitoring progress.
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Laws, Regulations & Guidance
- Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 provides the legal basis for FEMA's mitigation plan requirements for State, local, and Indian Tribal governments as a condition of mitigation grant assistance.
- Mitigation Planning Regulations (Interim Final Rule), as published in the Code of Federal Regulations, provide the rules for State, local, and Indian Tribal governments to meet in order to be eligible for specified FEMA mitigation grants.
- Mitigation Planning Guidance provides additional guidance for State, local, and Indian Tribal governments to meet the requirements of FEMA's Mitigation Planning Regulations, including:
- Mitigation Planning Guidance "Blue Book"
- Mitigation Planning "How-To" Guides
- Mitigation Planning Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Grant Programs with Mitigation Plan Requirement
Stafford Act Grant Programs
National Flood Insurance Act Grant Programs
A Sample Scope of Work for Mitigation Planning Grants may be downloaded from the FEMA Library.
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Partners in Mitigation Planning
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Last Modified: Friday, 12-Sep-2008 15:41:49 EDT
Fast Facts
As of July 31, 2008, all 50 States, the District of Columbia,
6 Territories and 88 Tribes have approved Mitigation Plans. Over 17,000 local jurisdictions currently have approved (or approvable pending adoption) Local Mitigation Plans that cover approximately 73% of the nation's population.
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