Flood Mitigation Assistance
Swift Current
Swift Current funds individual Flood Mitigation Projects for Flood Mitigation Assistance and Repetitive Loss (RL), Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL), or properties deemed Substantially Damaged after a disaster declaration incident. The purpose of FMA Swift Current is to reduce or eliminate flood risk and repetitive flood damage to structures while enhancing community flood resilience within NFIP-participating communities.
Funds will be made available following a flood-related disaster event for projects that meet all other eligibility criteria.
Cal OES does not currently have an open Swift Current opportunity. Please contact the Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Team to discuss potential next steps or alternative funding sources. To contact the Technical Assistance team, please book a meeting here.
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Swift Current Subapplication Process
- Eligible Subapplicants
- Completing a Notice of Interest (NOI)
- Subapplication Development
- Accessing FEMA GO
- Eligible Projects
- Resources & Technical Assistance
Swift Current Funding is only available to property owners who have a current flood insurance policy under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and a history of repetitive or substantial damage from flooding. All subapplicants must be participating in the NFIP and not be withdrawn, on probation, or suspended. Structures identified in the subapplication must have an NFIP policy in effect at the FMA application start date and must maintain it through the completion of the mitigation activity and for the life of the structure.
To check for currently available Hazard Mitigation funding, visit our Grant Opportunities page. If you are considering applying for Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, please visit our Subapplication Development page to learn about the subapplication components or request a call with the Technical Assistance team.
When ready to apply, please complete an NOI, due to Cal OES via the CalOES Engage Portal. Access the portal to log in and complete your Notice of Interest. You must create an account if you do not already have one.
Please utilize the NOI User Guide for help creating an account and for a preview of the NOI questions.
Subapplicants interested in BRIC must submit a Notice of Interest (NOI) via the Cal OES Engage Portal before submitting a subapplication. All NOIs must be submitted by the posted deadline. NOIs submitted after this date will not be considered.
Cal OES will review NOIs for eligibility, competitiveness, and feasibility. Subapplicants with eligible projects will be invited to submit full grant subapplications, via FEMA’s Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) program. Cal OES will review all subapplications and submit projects to FEMA per State and Federal priorities. FEMA will then review the submitted applications for programmatic, environmental and historic preservation (EHP) compliance, and technical criteria before obligating funds. Follow the Grant Opportunities link to view open funding opportunities.
If your NOI is approved in the Cal OES Engage system, it will progress to the subapplication development process. FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) is the grants management system that supports several FEMA grant programs. The system allows users to apply, track, and manage grants. Access the FEMA GO grants management system to apply for the BRIC annual competitive programs.
Please utilize the FEMA GO Startup Guide which can assist with registering in FEMA GO, logging into the system, and managing your organization. The FEMA GO Application and Subapplication Process Guide provides a step-by-step guide to completing a subapplication. In addition, FEMA has a series of FEMA Go Guides on YouTube.
- Property acquisition and structure demolition/relocation
- Structure elevations
- Dry floodproofing of historic residential structures or non-residential structures
- Non-structural retrofitting of existing structures and facilities
- Mitigation reconstruction
- Structural retrofitting of existing structures
- Project Scoping
If your NOI is approved in the Cal OES Engage system, it will progress to the subapplication development process. FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) is the grants management system that supports several FEMA grant programs. The system allows users to apply, track, and manage grants. Access the FEMA GO grants management system to apply for the BRIC annual competitive programs.
Please utilize the FEMA GO Startup Guide which can assist with registering in FEMA GO, logging into the system, and managing your organization. The FEMA GO Application and Subapplication Process Guide provides a step-by-step guide to completing a subapplication. In addition, FEMA has a series of FEMA Go Guides on YouTube.
FAQ
How much funding is available?
The total funding available for fiscal year 2024 is $300 million. In 2023, California was allocated $20 million to reduce or eliminate flood risk.
Are there match fund requirements?
Project Scoping cost share for this program is 75% federal cost share and 25% non-federal cost share. Special considerations for lower cost share percentages are given to projects that mitigate or eliminate risk for repetitive loss or severe repetitive loss properties. Federal funding is available for 75% of costs, however, federal money can cover up to 100% of the cost of SRL properties and 90% of RL properties or up to 90% of federal cost-share funding for NFIP-insured properties located within socially vulnerable areas (as defined by FEMA and the CDC).
When is funding made available?
Swift Current provides funding for mitigation opportunities immediately after a flood disaster event to deliver timely mitigation outcomes.
How does this program differ from Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)?
FMA Swift Current aims to streamline Federal funding through disaster declaration and flood insurance claims-based eligibility criteria, minimize application periods, and narrow project type eligibility to Individual Flood Mitigation Projects. Swift Current funding is only available to property owners that have a current flood insurance policy under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and a history of repetitive or substantial damage from flooding. Unlike FMA, the Swift Current program only has funding available in the event of a flood related federally declared disaster.
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