FEMA To Give $3.3 Million To Florida For Mitigation Planning
Release Date: May 21, 2003
Release Number: R4-03-48
Washington, D.C. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today a grant of $3,308,820 will be given to the Florida Division of Emergency Management to assist the State and its 67 counties in up-dating their hazard mitigation plans.
The state will use the funds to hold regional workshops, create a series of mitigation "best management practices" and develop a way to incorporate disaster mitigation in future growth plans.
"One of the best ways to protect our citizens and their property is by helping local governments with their disaster mitigation planning," said Michael D. Brown, FEMA director and under secretary designee for the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, a part of Department of Homeland Security. "Determining the best ways to prevent damage in future natural disasters, then seeing that those steps are carried out, is the most effective way to break the cycle of repeated damage."
FEMA will provide 75 percent of the funding for the Florida Mitigation Planning Project. The state will pay ($374,151) and participating local governments ($453,054). The state is to hold regional workshops, create a series of mitigation "best management practices" and develop a way to incorporate disaster mitigation in future growth plans.
The money comes from FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program designed to help state and local governments take actions now to prevent or reduce the adverse impacts of future disasters. The program's goal is to reduce the loss of life, property and goods due to natural disasters.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 21-May-2003 14:47:55