Mitigation Grants
Mitigation grants support planning and projects that reduce long-term risk to people, property, and infrastructure from future disasters. These funding opportunities help communities take action before or after disasters to lessen future impacts and strengthen resilience.
TEMA supports eligible applicants by providing guidance, coordination, and technical assistance throughout the hazard mitigation grant process. Available opportunities may support mitigation planning, flood risk reduction, infrastructure protection, property acquisition or elevation, safe rooms, and other projects that reduce future disaster losses. FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs provide funding for eligible mitigation activities that protect life and property from future disaster damage.
Please note, hazard mitigation grants are federal programs. Availability of these grant programs may vary based on federal funding opportunities, presidential disaster declarations, and other federal decisions that affect program timing and administration. Applicants should review current guidance and coordinate with TEMA for the most up-to-date information on available funding opportunities.
Available Grant Opportunities
TEMA administers and supports hazard mitigation funding opportunities that may include:
HMGP provides funding after a presidential major disaster declaration to support long-term risk reduction measures that lessen the impact of future disasters.
FMA supports planning and projects that reduce the risk of flood damage and future flood losses. Tennessee’s current FMA page notes that the program supports mitigation planning and implementation of mitigation measures, and that TEMA serves as the state administrator.
BRIC has supported capability-building and infrastructure investments that reduce risk from natural hazards. Tennessee continues to maintain a BRIC program page as part of its mitigation grant information.
LPDM makes federal funds available to state and local governments to plan for and implement cost-effective measures that reduce risk to people and property from future natural hazards. Tennessee’s current LPDM page describes the program in those terms, and FEMA’s current PDM materials reflect the same mitigation purpose.