General Hurricane Knowledge
Non-Disaster
HMGP
FEMA Acronyms
HMA Mix Up
100
The calm area of the hurricane.
What is the eye?
100

This FEMA program seeks to fund effective and innovative activities that will reduce risk, increase resilience, and serve as a catalyst to encourage the whole community to invest in and adopt hazard mitigation policies

What is Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities? 

100

Eligible subapplicant for HMGP and HMGP Post Fire that is not eligible for non-disaster grants

What is private non-profit organizations?

100

NOFO

What is Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)?

100

These FEMA Grant Programs is only available after a Presidental Disaster Declaration  

What is the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and FMA Swift?

200

These cause the greatest loss of life in hurricanes.

What is the storm surge?

200

This FEMA program deals with flood risk reduction and typically funds projects such as property acquisition, elevation, or floodproofing for structures insured through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)  

What is the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program?

200

Activities that enable sub-applicants to develop hazard mitigation strategies and obtain data to prioritize, select, and develop complete sub-applications.

What is Advance Assistance?

200

SFHA

What is Special Flood Hazard Area?

200

HMGP funding amounts are determined by a percentage of this broader FEMA disaster assistance category 

What is the total of public assistance and individual assistance?

300
Fastest winds speeds in a hurricane can be found here.
What is the eye wall?
300

To be eligible for BRIC or FMA funds applicants/sub-applicants must have this type of approved and adopted plan. 

What is a Hazard Mitigation Plan?

300

Procedural guide that details how the recipient will administer HMGP awards and subawards. Must be current and approved by FEMA before receiving HMGP assistance.

What is Administrative Plan?

300

NEMIS

What is National Emergency Managment Information System?

300

For applicable projects that require a BCA. The BCR must be at or above this ratio

What is 1.0?

400
This natural feature can protect the coastline from hurricanes.
What are wetlands?
400

Applicants/sub-applicant must be one of the following four eligible entities to apply for non-disaster grants 

What are states, territories, federal recognized tribes and local governments? 

400

This standard operating procedure (SOP) establishes the policy and procedures for the processing of HMGP applications in Region 3.

What is the HMGP Pre-Award/Award SOP?

400

CATEX

What is Categorical Exclusion?

400

This program, funds mitigation specifically after smaller wildfire events without requiring a major disaster declaration

What is HMGP Post Fire?

500
Large rotating storms in the Western Pacific are called these.
What are Typhoons?
500

For non-disaster mitigation grant programs, in general, HMA funds may be used to pay up to _% of the eligible activity costs 

What is 75%-100%? 

500

Allows the recipient to use any cost share match that exceeds the minimum requirement (referred to as overmatch) from certain subawards to alleviate the financial burden on other activities.

What is Global Match?

500

URA

What is Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (URA)?

500

Hazard mitigation plans must be updated this often, for applicants and sub-applicants to remain eligible 

What is every 5 years?