HMGP-1734 PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION
Pierce County Department of Emergency Management will be submitting an application to Washington State Emergency Management Division for a grant opportunity to develop a Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan.
The grant opportunity comes through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)following the Federally declared disaster for the December 2007 Floods/Severe Storms(DR-1734), which provides technical and financial assistance to States and local governments for cost-effective pre-disaster hazard mitigation activities that reduce injuries, loss of life, and damage and destruction of property. FEMA provides grants to States and Federally recognized Indian tribal governments that, in turn, provide sub-grants to local governments (to include Indian Tribal governments) for mitigation activities such as planning and the implementation of projects identified through the evaluation of natural hazards. The grant requires a 12.5% local match.
Pierce County DEM will be applying on behalf of several local jurisdictions to include, but not limited to: cities, towns, special purpose districts (fire districts, water districts, parks districts, etc.), private-non profit water purveyors, and other non-profits with government like services in Pierce County. The 12.5% local match would be provided as 'in-kind', such as employee time allocated to plan development. The Plan will address the natural hazards to which the County is vulnerable (e.g. earthquakes, floods, volcanic, wind storm, tsunami, etc.) and will outline a strategy for each jurisdiction to mitigate the effects of those hazards. 44 CFR Part 201.6 Hazard Mitigation Planning, establishes requirements for state, tribal, and local hazard mitigation planning. All jurisdictions must have a FEMA-approved and locally adopted Plan in order to be eligible for certain mitigation funding.
As applications are due by June 30, 2008, please submit any comments no later than June 28. For comments or questions regarding this application, contact Diane Schurr with Pierce County Department of Emergency Management by phone at 253-798-2217, by fax at 253-798-2200 or by email at dschurr@co.pierce.wa.us.
The Department will be conducting a public comment meeting on this application on June 10, 2008 at 6:00 PM at the Pierce County Library Administration Building located at 3005 112th Street East in Tacoma.
