Other Mitigation Programs
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
The FMA program was created as part of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act (NFIRA) of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 4101) with the goal of reducing or eliminating claims under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). FEMA provides FMA funds to assist States and communities implement measures that reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to buildings, manufactured homes, and other structures insurable under the National Flood Insurance Program. This grant program is operated in South Carolina by the Department of Natural Resources.
Please see the links below for more information on FMA.
DNR’s FMA website
FEMA’s FMA website
Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC)
The Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) grant program was authorized by the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 (P.L. 108–264), which amended the National Flood Insurance Act (NFIA) of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001, et al). Up to $10 million is available annually for FEMA to provide RFC funds to assist States and communities reduce flood damages to insured properties that have had one or more claims to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This grant program is operated in South Carolina by the Department of Natural Resources.
Please see the FEMA link below for additional information on RFC.
FEMA’s RFC website
Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL)
The Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) grant program was authorized by the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004, which amended the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide funding to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to severe repetitive loss (SRL) structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This grant program is operated in South Carolina by the Department of Natural Resources.
Please see the FEMA link below for additional information on SRL.
FEMA’s SRL website
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