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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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9. Department of Community Affairs |
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9G. Division of Emergency Management |
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9G-22. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program |
1(1) The following entities may apply for funding under the program:
12(a) State agencies and local governments;
18(b) Private non-profit organizations or institutions that own or operate a private non-profit facility as defined in 3544 C.F.R., 37§206.221(e), hereby incorporated by reference, a copy of which may be obtained by contacting the Division; and
54(c) Indian tribes or authorized tribal organizations.
61(2) The Division shall notify potential applicants of the availability of HMGP funds by publishing a Notice of Funding Availability in the Florida Administrative Weekly.
86(3) Applicants will have not less than ninety (90) days from the date of notification to submit project applications. The opening and closing dates will be specified in the Notice of Funding Availability, and applications must be postmarked or stamped in at the Division no later than 5:00 p.m. on the final due date.
140(4) A letter shall accompany each application from the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the LMS Working Group endorsing the project. The endorsement shall verify that the proposed project does appear in the current LMS and state its priority in relation to other submitted projects. Applications without this letter of endorsement will not be considered.
194(5) Applications must be submitted using Form No. HMGP/FMA-001, State of Florida Joint Hazard Mitigation Grant Program & Flood Mitigation Assistance Application (Effective Date September 30, 2001), which is incorporated into this rule by reference, a copy of which may be obtained by contacting the Division.
240(6) If the Division receives an incomplete application, the applicant will be notified in writing of the deficiencies. The applicant will have thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the letter to resolve the deficiencies. If the deficiencies are not corrected by the deadline the application will not be considered for funding.
293(7) Applications are to be delivered or sent to:
302Florida Department of Community Affairs
307Division of Emergency Management
311Bureau of Mitigation
3142555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
318Tallahassee, Florida 32399
321ATTENTION: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
326Specific Authority 328252.46 FS. 330Law Implemented 332252.311, 333252.32, 334252.35 FS. 336History–New 2-24-02.
