Attached is the official Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) announcement for the open application period for two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation grant programs for FY 2018.  This funding announcement includes the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program and the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program.  Both FEMA hazard mitigation grant programs are now under one umbrella known as Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA).  FEMA has unified all the mitigation grant programs under one set of guidance documents.  The two guidance documents (also attached) are dated 2015 because there have been no changes to the guidance.

HMA Fund Available Notice
HMA Guidance
HMA Guidance Addendum

Please route this notification to the appropriate person(s) in your organization for immediate review and response.  Please also share this information with your association membership.  The information contained in the attached announcement includes limited time lines and requires a timely response.  (Notices of Intent are due no later than September 17, 2018). 
 
HMA funds can be used for the implementation of hazard mitigation projects as well as the development or update of local hazard mitigation plans.  Many of the FEMA approved local mitigation plans across Michigan will be expiring within the next two years.  The available HMA funding offers an excellent opportunity for communities to use grant dollars to update their local hazard mitigation plans. 
 
If you have difficulty opening the attached document, please contact Christopher Cabral at the phone number listed below.

Christopher Cabral
Department Analyst
Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division
Michigan State Police
PO Box 30634
Lansing, MI 48909
TX: 517-284-3961