Opportunities for Local Governments
A disaster may overwhelm the capabilities of the local government to effectively recover. In order for the local government to provide timely and effective recovery efforts, outside assistance may be necessary.
Communities may need assistance with reimbursement of their costs for:
- Debris removal
- Emergency protective measures
- Restoring public infrastructure
After determining the extent of the local government need when balanced with local resources, the Program may provide grants or loans to support a governmental entity for unmet needs not covered by local resources and or other funding sources such as public assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or other State, Federal or local assistance.
Eligibility
Eligible Local Government Recovery Project examples include:
- Rebuilding or repairing transportation infrastructure;
- Health and safety improvements;
- Replacement of lost revenue from taxes, fees or other sources for economically distressed communities;
- Disaster related staffing expenses;
- Emergency protective measures;
- Cost share for FEMA Public Assistance (if applicable);
- Mitigation;
- Public facilities; and
- Public services.
Eligible Local Government Recovery applicants include:
Any authority, county, municipality, city & county, special district or other political subdivision of the state, any tribal government, and any institution, department, agency or authority of the foregoing.
How to Apply
At this time no applications are open for Local Government Recovery. The DOLA Grants Portal will be used for applications when they are available.
Opportunities for Neighborhood Recovery
The Neighborhood Recovery program will support rebuilding neighborhoods or portions of neighborhoods in a manner that serves as a pilot project for advanced community planning to resist the impacts of natural disasters caused by climate change including but not limited to micro-grids, community battery storage, community district heating or geothermal heating systems, or wildfire resistant land use planning strategies. When damage to critical infrastructure and private property occurs, a range of new opportunities may be exposed. These may include new ways to redevelop impacted neighborhoods and properties using state of the art technologies and sustainable and resilient development concepts.
Eligibility
Eligible Neighborhood Recovery Pilot Project examples include:
- Redesign and reconstruction of a destroyed or impacted neighborhood to include advanced resiliency and energy efficiency measures in overall site design, lot design, siting of residences, infrastructure, etc.;
- Replatting of a destroyed or impacted neighborhood to minimize the impacts of steep slopes, unstable soils, inadequate drainage, poor solar or wind orientation, and other factors;
- Installation of micro-grids, community battery storage, community district heating or geothermal heating systems; and
- Installation of neighborhood scale hazard mitigation measures.
Eligible Neighborhood Recovery Pilot Project applicants include:
- Local governments;
- Local government applicant working closely with impacted neighborhood residents and/or organizations;
- Local nonprofit corporation (e.g.: Habitat for Humanity); and
- Homeowner Associations (HOA) and Housing Cooperatives under conditions.
Resources
At DRR Program inception, no allocation was made to fund the Local Government & Neighborhood Recovery Program. Allocation and assistance levels will be determined through review of available funding and the unmet need for particular disasters.
How to Apply
At this time no applications are open for the Neighborhood Recovery Pilot Program. The DOLA Grants Portal will be used for applications when they are available.