Hazard Mitigation

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs for the State of Rhode Island are administered by the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency's (RIEMA) Planning & Mitigation Section. The programs are designed to provide funding for eligible mitigation activities that protect life, property and the environment from future disaster damages. Mitigation supports actions that are long-term, cost-effective and environmentally sound.

There are four (4) HMA programs outlined in the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide and programmatic details are available on FEMA’s HMA website.

Flood Mitigation Assistance
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (Congressionally Delegated)

In addition to the mitigation project funding available through the HMA programs above, Mitigation Planning provides governments with a framework designed to guide decision making pre and post disaster.

Other Resources

Guidance & Regulations

Hazard Mitigation Assistance
Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide
Mitigation Application Development
Mitigation Funding
Mitigation Ideas
Mitigation's Value to Society
RI Disaster Declarations

Planning

FEMA Region 1 Mitigation Ideas
Hazard Mitigation Planning
Hazard Mitigation Planning Resources
Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions
Local Mitigation Planning Handbook
Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide
State Mitigation Plan Review Guide