The State of Maine administers five Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mitigation Grant Programs.
- Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
- Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant
- Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
- Swift Current Grant
- Legislature Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM)
Declared Disaster Grants
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Fact Sheet (pdf)
*All HMGP grants receive a 30 day, 6 month, and 12 month lock-in allocation. Allocations below may change depending on lock-in timeframe.
For application and eligibility criteria please contact Christine Whelan, Acting State Hazard Mitigation Officer - (207) 707-2963
- CLOSED: DR 4696 - (Winter Storm Elliot Disaster Funding)
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State Allocation: $683,440.57
(EXTENDED) application deadline for the State is May 20th, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
For more information on this grant opportunity, visit the FEMA HMGP website. - OPEN: DR 4719 - (May Day Disaster Funding)
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State Allocation: $2,043,619.37
(EXTENDED) application deadline to the State is December 2nd, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
For more information on this grant opportunity, visit the FEMA HMGP website. - OPEN: DR 4736 - (June 29 Flash Flood Disaster Funding)
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State Allocation: $495,712.07 (Twelve month lock-in)
(EXTENDED) application deadline for the State is February 4th, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
For more information on this grant opportunity, visit the FEMA HMGP website. - OPEN: DR 4737 - (June 26 Disaster Funding)
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State Allocation: $123,054.73 (Twelve month lock-in)
Application deadline for the State is February 4th, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
For more information on this grant opportunity, visit the FEMA HMGP website. - OPEN: DR 4754 - (December 18th Storm)
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State Allocation: $5,599,615.35 (Six month lock-in)
(EXTENDED) Application deadline for the State is March 31st, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
For more information on this grant opportunity, visit the FEMA HMGP website. - OPEN: DR 4764 - (January 10th + 13th Storms)
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State Allocation: $10,244,152.23 (Six month lock-in)
(EXTENDED) Application deadline for the State is May 18th, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
For more information on this grant opportunity, visit the FEMA HMGP website. - OPEN: DR-4785 - (April 3rd-5th Severe Winter Storm)
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State Allocation: $350,239.05
(EXTENDED) Application deadline for the State is July 22nd, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
For more information on this grant opportunity, visit the FEMA HMGP website.
Non-Disaster Grants
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant
- CLOSED: FY 2023 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
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Sub applications were submitted to FEMA for review.
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
- CLOSED: FY 2023 Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
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Sub applications were submitted to FEMA for review.
Swift Current Grant
*This grant is for National Flood Insurance Program participants with repetitive loss or severe repetitive loss and substantially damaged properties.
- CLOSED: Swift Current Grant
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State Allocation: $10 million dollars
Deadline to apply to MEMA: March 15th, 2024 5:00p.m.
Sub-applications were submitted to FEMA for review
Legislature Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM)/Congressionally Delegated Spending (annual)
- CLOSED: FY 2024 Legislature Pre-Disaster Mitigation/Congressionally Delegated Spending
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Pre-submissions have been received by elected officials for review and ranking.
Supporting Resources
Program Documents
- Benefit Cost Toolkit Version 6.0 (Link to download software)
- FEMA GO General Information (Link)
- FEMA GO Registration Guide: (PDF format)
Sample Projects
Hazard mitigation projects are actions taken to protect property. Some common examples of hazard mitigation projects include, but are not limited to:
- Culvert Upsizing/Drainage Improvement
- Acquisition/Demolition
- Structure Elevation
- Critical Infrastructure Retrofits/Upgrades
- Road/Bank Stabilization
- Building Code Adoption & Enforcement Activities
- Hazard Mitigation Planning
- Project Scoping to Obtain Data for Future Flood Mitigation Projects
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