Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Forecasted
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program supports governments in planning and carrying out projects after disasters or qualifying fires to reduce future natural-hazard damage and repeated losses.
Funder: South Dakota Office of Emergency Management
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (HMGP Post Fire)
Funding Amounts: HMGP funding is tied to disaster assistance; generally 75% federal and 25% non-federal cost share
Summary: HMGP funds plans and projects that reduce future natural-hazard losses after a presidentially declared disaster.
Key Information: Homeowners and businesses cannot apply directly; an eligible government may apply on their behalf.
Description
FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), administered in South Dakota through the Office of Emergency Management, helps governments develop or update hazard mitigation plans and rebuild after a presidentially declared disaster in ways that reduce future losses. It supports long-term projects intended to break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage.
Potential work includes acquiring hazard-prone property, retrofitting buildings and infrastructure, improving drainage, and building safe rooms. HMGP Post Fire is a related pathway for mitigation following qualifying Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) declarations; it is activated by an FMAG declaration rather than a presidential major disaster declaration.
