Mitigation Links and Tools
Project Development:
Regular Project Checklist
Planning Project Checklist
EHP Guidance for FEMA Applicants
Scope of Work Development (SOW):
Acquisition of flood prone structures
Drainage / Storm water management projects
Elevation of flood prone structures
Protective measures retrofit projects for utility, water & sanitary systems & Infrastructure
Relocation of flood prone structures
Seismic Structural & Non-Structural Retrofit Projects
Wind Retrofit Projects
Planning grant scope of work guidance
Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA):
BCA is the method by which the future benefits of a mitigation project are determined and compared to the total cost of the project. The result is a Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR), which is derived from a project's total net benefits divided by its total cost. The BCR is a numerical expression of the cost-effectiveness of a project. Composite BCRs of 1.0 or greater have more benefits than costs, and are therefore cost-effective. To assist Applicants and Sub-applicants, FEMA has prepared the FEMA Mitigation BCA Toolkit CD. Please contact the PDM coordinator at (803) 737-8500 with your full mailing address and a disk will be mailed to you.
When a complete application is submitted to the state for processing, please email a final MS Excel BCA program to the above address.
BCA Guidance
BCA Checklist
What is a Benefit?
BCA Toolkit
Mitigation Case Studies:
Engineering Case Studies
Acquisition Case Studies
Elevation Case Studies
Minor Structural Flood Case Studies
Seismic Non-Structural Retrofit Case Studies
Seismic Structural Retrofit Case Studies
Relevant Links:
FEMA Planning
FEMA HMGP
FEMA PDM
University of South Carolina Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute
Charleston County Mitigation Section
DNR Flood Mitigation Program Link
SC Safe Home
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Firewise Communities
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Drought Mitigation Center
Sea Level Rise Maps and Reports
Berkeley EPD Web Site
Darlington EPA Web Site
Florence County EMD Web Site
Horry County EMD Web Site
