The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) aims to provide funding and support for communities to implement mitigation activities that significantly reduce the risk to life, property, and infrastructure from natural hazards, furthering resilience against emergencies such as wildfires, earthquakes, droughts, extreme heat, floods, and other natural disasters as specified in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan.
The grant outlined is for FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), coordinated through Cal OES following the Presidential Major Disaster Declaration. It targets reducing the impact of natural hazards through financial support for hazard mitigation planning, project scoping (Advance Assistance), and actual mitigation projects. A key aspect of this funding opportunity is the Prepare California Match Initiative, which aids the most socially vulnerable and at-risk communities in California by helping them cover the 25% non-federal (local) cost share requirement. Eligibility and interest for this additional support must be indicated within the HMGP project Notice of Interest (NOI) and the complete subapplication process.