Flood mitigation resources
Below is a non-exhaustive list of other flood mitigation information resources.
Pre-disaster planning
FEMA Emergency Management Performance Grants Program
Provides funding to assist governments in preparing for hazards and improving emergency management.
FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
Provides funding for planning, structural pratices, and regulation assistance pertaining to flooding risk.
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Helps communities implement hazard mitigation measures following a Presidential major disaster declaration.
FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program
Funding for planning and structural construction in local communities, states, territories, and tribes.
HUD Community Grants Available to Water and Wastewater Utilities
Utilities can use these grants to buy, construct, or fix public facilities such as water and sewer systems.
USDA Watershed Rehabilitation Program
Funding for the rehabilitation of aging dams that were installed over the past 55 years.
USACE Flood Risk Management Program
Works across the agency to focus the policies, programs and expertise of USACE toward reducing overall flood risk.
USACE Planning Community Toolbox
Collection of agreements, links to IIS Program assistance webpages, and partnership guidance handbooks.
FEMA Climate Resilient Mitigation Activities for Hazard Mitigation Assistance
List of tools and activities which are eligible under the Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs to support communities in reducing the risks associated with climate change.
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Planning Program
Helps with planning process to identify risks and vulnerabilities from natural hazards, develop long-term strategies to reduce vulnerabilities, and implement actions.
FEMA Protect Your Home From Flooding Brochure
Provides an overview of mitigation actions for both outside and inside of an individual's home.
FEMA Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting
Provides an overview of what retrofitting is and what individual homeowners can do to protect their property.
FEMA Protect Your Property Resources
Provides information and different resources for property owners to learn how to protect their home or business from various risks, including floods.
Post-disaster planning
DOT Emergency Relief Program
Funding for repair of federal highways and roads on federal lands that have suffered serious damage from natural disasters.
FEMA Community Disaster Loan Program
Funding to jurisdictions in a designated disaster area that have suffered a substantial loss of tax and other revenue.
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Helps communities implement hazard mitigation measures following a Presidential major disaster declaration.
FEMA Individual and Households Program
Funding and services for those who are in a Presidentially declared disaster area whose losses are not covered by insurance.
FEMA Public Assistance
Funding for post-disaster assistance and repair of primarily disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities.
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Planning Program
Helps with planning process to identify risks and vulnerabilities from natural hazards, develop long-term strategies to reduce vulnerabilities, and implement actions.
Additional benefits of mitigation actions
DOT Emergency Relief Program
Funding for repair of federal highways and roads on federal lands that have suffered serious damage from natural disasters.
FEMA Community Disaster Loan Program
Funding to jurisdictions in a designated disaster area that have suffered a substantial loss of tax and other revenue.
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program
Provides funding for projects including protection and restoration of riparian areas and beaches, watershed clean up, education programs, and research of watershed viability.
NOAA Habitat Conservation
Multiple funding opportunites under NOAA's Restoration Center program.
NSF Decision Frameworks for Multi-Hazard Resilient and Sustainable Buildings
Advances knowledge for new concepts to develop multi-hazard and sustainable building systems.
USDA Watershed Rehabilitation Program
Funding for the rehabilitation of aging dams that were installed over the past 55 years.
USACE Flood Risk Management Program
Works across the agency to focus the policies, programs and expertise of USACE toward reducing overall flood risk.
USACE Planning Community Toolbox
Collection of agreements, links to IIS Program assistance webpages, and partnership guidance handbooks.
FEMA Climate Resilient Mitigation Activities for Hazard Mitigation Assistance
List of tools and activities which are eligible under the Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs to support communities in reducing the risks associated with climate change.
FEMA Building Science Branch
Develops and provides multi-hazard mitigation guidance to create disaster-resilient communities, focusing on the construction and repair of buildings.
International Code Council (ICC)
Develops model codes and standards used in the design, build, and compliance process in the US and abroad.
National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
Brings together industry stakeholders to identify and resolve problems to ensure the construction of safe, affordable housing, commerce, and industry structures in the US.