OpportunityTitle: Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) Grant Program FY2009
CategoryExplanation: The Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) grant program provides funding to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that have had one or more claim payments for flood damages. The long-term goal of RFC is to reduce or eliminate claims under the NFIP through mitigation activities that are in the best interest of the National Flood Insurance Fund (NFIF).
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY: Only the following entities are eligible to apply to FEMA as Applicants: State emergency management agencies or a similar office of the State (i.e., the office that has primary emergency management or floodplain management responsibility); the District of Columbia; the US Virgin Islands; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; American Samoa; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Guam; and Federally-recognized Indian Tribal governments.  Each State, Territory, or Indian Tribal government shall designate one agency to serve as the Applicant for the RFC program.      SUBAPPLICANT ELIGIBILITY: State-level agencies; Federally-recognized Indian Tribal governments; and local communities (to include State-recognized Indian tribes, authorized Indian Tribal organizations, and Alaska Native villages) are eligible to apply to the Applicant for assistance.  Private individuals and Private Non-Profit (PNP) organizations are not eligible subapplicants; however, a relevant State agency or local community may apply to the Applicant for assistance to mitigate private or PNP structures.  REDUCED CAPACITY REQUIREMENT: RFC funds may only be awarded if the Applicant has certified, either 1) the State and the community are not able to meet the 25% non-Federal match that would otherwise make the activity eligible under the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program; or 2) the State or community does not have the capacity to manage the activities under the FMA program.
Description: RFC grants are awarded nationally without reference to State allocations, quotas, or other formula-based allocation(s) of funds. The RFC program is subject to the availability of appropriation funding, as well as any directive or restriction made with respect to such funds. All RFC grants are eligible for up to 100% Federal assistance.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Lloyd.Hake@dhs.gov
GrantorContactText: Tony Hake &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 202-646-3428 &lt;br/&gt;Email: Lloyd.Hake@dhs.gov &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Application closing date for all of FEMA&#146;s Mitigation non-disaster programs (PDM, FMA, RFC, and SRL)