Hazard Mitigation Branch

North Carolina Emergency Management

Hurricane Irene Prioritization – HMGP

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Hazard Mitigation BranchHazard Mitigation Branch

North Carolina Emergency Management

•~$29M in HMGP funding (federal + state funds)~$29M in HMGP funding (federal + state funds)

•All brick and mortar projects must be cost effectiveAll brick and mortar projects must be cost effective

•Division priorities: Acquisition and Elevation of Division priorities: Acquisition and Elevation of residential structures in Irene disaster zone - 900 residential structures in Irene disaster zone - 900 properties properties

Hurricane Irene HMGP BackgroundHurricane Irene HMGP Background

North Carolina Emergency Management

Division Division PrioritiesPriorities

-Address Disaster Housing issues in Disaster Impact zone with expedited process (FEMA Temporary Housing Units)-Acquisition and Elevations in Disaster Impact Zone

North Carolina Emergency Management

• Pamlico Co Expedited “THU Buyout” project 16 Pamlico Co Expedited “THU Buyout” project 16 properties - one of the fastest end-to-end properties - one of the fastest end-to-end projects in R-IV – 4,400 staff hours – projects in R-IV – 4,400 staff hours – FUNDEDFUNDED

• All Beaufort Co Mitigation - (HMGP 1969 All Beaufort Co Mitigation - (HMGP 1969 expedited funding stream)expedited funding stream)

• Half of Dare County’s HMGP eligible caseload Half of Dare County’s HMGP eligible caseload (HGMP 1969 expedited funding stream)(HGMP 1969 expedited funding stream)

What we’ve submitted so farWhat we’ve submitted so far

North Carolina Emergency Management

• 4 Regional Hazard Mitigation Plans4 Regional Hazard Mitigation Plans

• NCEM Coastal Stream Gauge InitiativeNCEM Coastal Stream Gauge Initiative

• NCNG Redundant Power ProjectNCNG Redundant Power Project

What we’ve submitted so farWhat we’ve submitted so far

North Carolina Emergency Management

Concept of OperationsConcept of OperationsHM Specialist Geographic Realignment – 900 Buyouts and Elevations

Watauga

Ashe

Cherokee

Graham

Swain

Clay

Macon

Jackson

Haywood

Transylvan

ia

Henderson

Buncombe

MadisonYancey

Mitchell

Avery

McDowell

Polk

Rutherford

Burke

Cleveland

Caldwell

Wilkes

Alleghany

Alexander

Catawba

Lincoln

Gaston

Surry

Yadkin

Iredell

Mecklenburg

Stokes

Forsyth

Davie

Rowan

Stanly

Union

Davidson

Cabarrus

Anson

Rockingham

Guilford

Randolph

Montgomery

Richmond

Scotland

Caswell

Alamance

Chatham

Moore

Person

Orange

Lee

Hoke

Durham

GranvilleVance Warren

Wake

Harnett

Cumberland

Robeson

Johnston

Sampson

Bladen

Columbus

Brunswick

NewHanover

Pender

Duplin

Onslow Carteret

Jones

WayneLenoir Craven

Pamlico

Greene

Wilson

Franklin

NashEdgecombe

Halifax

Northampton

Hertford

Bertie

Martin

Pitt

Gates

BeaufortHyde

Washington Tyrrell Dare

CurrituckCamden

Pasquotank

PerquimansChowan

Deborah Cooley-godwin – southern Coastal Plain, SE Coast

Deborah Cooley-godwin – central Coastal Plain, northern counties

Sharon Winstead – lower Sound

Meagan Honnold – upper Sound, Outer BanksEddie Williams – middle Sound

Planners - all

North Carolina Emergency Management

• Letters of Interest process being workedLetters of Interest process being worked

• 900 properties analyzed for BCA. Priority: 900 properties analyzed for BCA. Priority: disaster impact zone acquisitions and disaster impact zone acquisitions and elevationselevations

• High impact 5% and 7% projectsHigh impact 5% and 7% projects

Concept of OperationsConcept of Operations

North Carolina Emergency Management

• 200+ properties qualified – 22% cost effective 200+ properties qualified – 22% cost effective rate.rate.

• Communities who have done non-disaster Communities who have done non-disaster mitigation with us now have lower risk, and mitigation with us now have lower risk, and had lower returns.had lower returns.

High Level OutcomesHigh Level Outcomes

North Carolina Emergency Management

• Sept 25 – final submission approvals Sept 25 – final submission approvals (preliminary attachments being gathered)(preliminary attachments being gathered)

• Oct 15 – NCEM writes template grant proposal Oct 15 – NCEM writes template grant proposal & sends to County. County sends NCEM & sends to County. County sends NCEM attachments. attachments. New Process: Minimize local New Process: Minimize local burdenburden..

• Mid Nov – Wrap up NEMIS submissionMid Nov – Wrap up NEMIS submission

• Nov 29 – Final Application submitted in NEMISNov 29 – Final Application submitted in NEMIS

Grant Submission TimelineGrant Submission Timeline