2013 Hazard Mitigation Focus

1. 2013 Hazard Mitigation Focus • Working Active HMGP Grants 2008-20011 • Hanna, Winter Storms and Flooding, Nicole, Tornadoes, Irene ($36,164,326) • Working Active Non-Disaster Grants 2005-2012 • PDM, LPDM, FMA, SRL, RFC ($34,048,289) • Update of State Hazard Mitigation Plan (322 Plan) • Earning Enhanced Plan Status for 322 Plan • Regionalization of Local Hazard Mitigation Plans • Preparing for outreach and technical assistance with Local HMP updates • UHMA FFY 2013 Applications

3. Mitigation Funding • HMGP-triggered by disaster declaration • PDM-competitive by congressional appropriation • FMA-former FMA/SRL/RFC semi-competitive by congressional appropriation

4. Eligible Activities • HMGP-multi-hazard • PDM-multi-hazard • FMA-flood specific

5. Eligible Project Types • Planning—HMGP, PDM • Generators—HMGP • Warning Devices—HMGP • Stream Gages—HMGP • Wind/Earthquake Retrofit/Wildfire-HMGP, PDM • Acquisition/Elevation/Relocation/Demo-Rebuild • HMGP, PDM, NFM

6. UHMA APPLICATIONS 2013 • Total PDM • # Grants # Properties Total Projected Dollars Submitted • 6 2 $ 612,156.96 • Total FMA • # Grants # Properties Total Projected Dollars Submitted • 24 112 $ 21,752,067.44 • Total UHMA • 30 114 $ 22,364,224.40

7. FFY 2013 UHMA Applicationssubmitted via eGrants 10-17-13

8. Game Changers • Enhanced Plan Status • HM Re-organization • iRisk • 8/15/13 Roy Wright Memo

9. Enhanced Plan • A state with an Enhanced State Mitigation Plan at the time of a disaster is eligible to receive increased HMGP funding • The Enhanced Plan must demonstrate that a state has developed comprehensive mitigation program and that it is capable of managing increased funding • Requires national panel review’

10. HM Re-Organization • SHMO and Mitigation Planners (3) and Mitigation Plans Supvervisor moved from Recovery Section to Geospatial and Technology Management Section. • Mitigation Grants and Project Mgmt remains with Recovery

11. iRISK • GIS-based risk assessment and planning tool • Currently under beta testing in Durham, Macon, Edgecombe and New Hanover Counties • Becomes the risk assessment tool for local and regional HMPs

12. The Roy Wright Memo • Biggest thing in Mitigation in 15 years. • Replaces upper-bound B/C/A with lower-bound B/C/A • Applicable to ALL UHMA programs that support acquisition and elevation projects • Changes ratio of cost-effective/not-cost effective from 20/80 to 80/20

13. The Roy Wright Memo • Changes the way we look at acquisition and elevation projects. • August 15, 2013 • “ Projects that are eligible for funding under the Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) programs must be cost effective, i.e., have a Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) equal to or greater than 1.0. The Risk Reduction Division has completed an analysis of 11 ,000 acquisition and elevation projects and determined that the average benefits for each type of project were $276,000 and $175,000 respectively. Therefore, FEMA has determined that the acquisition or elevation of a structure located in the 100-year floodplain (as delineated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map or based on best available data) that costs less than or equal to the amount of benefits listed above is considered cost effective. For projects that contain multiple structures, the average cost of all structures in the project must meet the stated criterion. There is no need for applicants to conduct a separate benefit cost analysis for a structure that meets this criterion.” • --Roy E. Wright, • Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, FEMA • conduct a separate benefit cost analysis for

14. So . . . • START PRIORITIZING YOUR ACQUISITION/DEMOLITION AND ELEVATION CANDIDATE STRUCTURES!

15. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?

16. Chris Crew, CFM • State Hazard Mitigation Officer • 919-825-2305 • John.crew@ncdps.gov