1. VDEM Grants Overview
Virginia Emergency Management Symposium March 22, 2017 Williamsburg, VA

2. Grant Programs Disaster Grants Preparedness Grants
Hazard Mitigation Assistance
Public Assistance
Preparedness Grants
State Homeland Security Grant Program
Emergency Management Performance Grant
And much, much more….

3. Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants

5. HMA Open Awards FMA – 13 open projects totaling $10.2M
PDM – 11 open projects totaling $1.9M
HMGP – 35 open projects totaling $35M (fed and state)

6. Secretary Engagement
On February 14th, VDEM briefed the State Coordinator and staff from the Secretary’s office on the eligible project types for HMA funding, and statewide priorities were set.

7. Stakeholder Engagement
On February 21st VDEM held a hazard mitigation grant stakeholder workshop
Each VDEM region represented by a local government or planning district commission
State agency representation (DCR, DMME)
Discussed state priorities and how we can merry the local project needs with the funding opportunities

8. Commonwealth Priorities
Strategic level projects that have multiple benefits
Climate resilience mitigation activities
Large scale projects with whole community impacts
Holistic mitigation measures (protects multiple hazards)
Infrastructure protection projects
Alert and warning projects
State level projects
Improved data in mitigation plans to drive project development

9. Next Meeting
The next meeting will involve project level criteria for the purposes of prioritization for funding (April 2017)
This will include a peer review process

10. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Post-disaster grant, designed to reduced future risk for impacted areas.
Available statewide.
Funding
Estimate $5.4M statewide
4.05M fed share
1.35M non-fed share

11. HMGP Deadlines for Hurricane Matthew
January 13, 2017 Pre-applications due
April 14, 2017 Applications due to VDEM
November 15, 2017 Applications due to FEMA

12. Public Assistance Grants
Federal assistance designed to reimburse eligible applicants at 75% of their eligible disaster related costs
Local Governments
State Agencies
Institutes of Higher Education
Private Non-Profits
Federally Recognized Tribes

13. Public Assistance Grants
Refined PA Process starting with Winter Storm Jonas (January 2016)
Process small projects as estimates
If work is completed, closeout quality review being performed by the state during Project Worksheet Development
All documentation to be submitted electronically through VirginiaPA.org
Have paid out $15M in snow disaster to date

14. Public Assistance Grants
Currently 7 open disasters
Open Projects – 675
Federal $$ Paid ($130M)
State $$ Paid ($18M)
Remaining balance ($56M – fed and state)
Projected to pay out $33M by June 30th
Contract support to closeout 105 large projects
Disasters slated to close in 2017
2011 Mineral Earthquake
2011 Tropical Storm Lee
2012 June Derecho

15. Hurricane Matthew Update
70 project worksheets written
VDEM has reviewed 61
Anticipate approximately 129 project worksheets
JFO slated to close on March 31
Anticipated federal PA dollars be $20M

16. Preparedness Grants
Regional Stakeholder Meetings were held across the Commonwealth over the past 3 weeks.
All meeting resources can be found on VDEM’s Website at vaemergency.com>EM Community>Grants
Pending federal legislation, the tentative due date for projects is May 5th.

17. Preparedness Grants
The Grants Office is currently registering Peer Reviewers in the vendor hall.
Can also VDEM’s website
The success of this stakeholder driven process is the peer review.
Please register, time commitment is about hours over a 3 week period. (mid May – first June)
Commonwealth Goal 300 peer reviewers!