[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7872]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice of funds and grant availability.

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SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice of the availability of $25 million of funds 
for grants and technical assistance to Project Impact disaster 
resistance communities and States with Project Impact communities. The 
funds will also be used for education, training, and partnership 
development. The funds will be provided to designated Project Impact 
communities (see attached list).

DATES: Grant funds are available as of March 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Approved communities will receive grant application packages 
by March 31, 2001.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT: Carol Transou, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., room 402, Washington, DC 20472, 
(202) 646-3701, (telefax)(301) 646-3231, or (email) 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Public Law 106-377, 114 Stat. 1441, 
Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and 
Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 2001, we are issuing a Request 
for Application (RFA) to implement $25 million for designated Project 
Impact communities.
    Community grants. The community grant is available to designated 
Project Impact communities to facilitate the development and 
implementation of a comprehensive, long-term mitigation strategy 
through collaboration with private sector and non-profit organizations, 
and with local, State, and Federal government partners. Within this 
framework, the community grant funds prevention projects (mitigation 
measures) that result in long-term reductions in disaster losses as 
well as contribute to the sustainability of the partnership.
    Who is eligible for grants? The community which a State has 
selected, with FEMA concurrence, as a Project Impact community is 
eligible for a community grant.
    What are mitigation measures? Mitigation measures generally are 
those projects and actions that reduce the potential losses to life and 
property from natural hazard events in a permanent or long-term manner. 
Communities shall categorize mitigation projects as: (1) Hazard 
identification and risk assessment; (2) Adoption of policies or 
practices for mitigation in existing buildings or new construction; (3) 
Mitigation for existing buildings; (4) Mitigation of existing 
infrastructure: such as, utility facilities and transportation systems 
that are publicly owned and operated on a non-profit basis; (5) 
activities that lead to building or sustaining public/private 
partnerships, or that support public awareness of mitigation; and (6) 
Personnel support .
    What is the process for applying? For designated community 
assistance, communities must submit a grant application package to 
FEMA. FEMA regions will work with the communities to complete this 
application package. The community shall submit the grant application 
to the FEMA Regional Director.
    What criteria will FEMA apply to grant applications? For a 
designated community, we will review and negotiate with the local 
jurisdiction to determine whether the proposed activities would: (1) 
reduce the likelihood of future disaster costs under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and (2) help 
sustain the community's momentum in broad-based mitigation efforts. 
Activities the community may pursue are described in the previous 
section entitled What are mitigation measures.

    Dated: March 26, 2001.
Margaret E. Lawless,
Acting Executive Associate,, Director for Mitigation.
[FR Doc. 01-7872 Filed 3-29-01; 8:45 am]
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