Repetitive Flood Claim Program
The Repetitive Flood Claims is a narrowly targeted FEMA mitigation grant program for assisting States and communities in eliminating flood damages to insured properties that have had one or more claims to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Eligible Mitigation Activities include the acquisition of properties, and either demolition or relocation of flood-prone structures, where the vacated property is deed restricted for open space uses in perpetuity.
FEMA may contribute up to 100 percent of the total amount approved under the RFC grant award to implement approved activities, if the Applicant has demonstrated that the proposed activities can not be funded under the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program due to lack of State or local capacity, which includes either inability to manage the subgrant or lack of 25% match.
- Funding: Authorized up to $10 million each fiscal year
- The program is voluntary and nationally competitive
- Projects must meet benefit-cost, environmental, and other federal, state and local criteria
- The program has no planning requirements
- Potential properties for this program must meet FEmA's Repetitive Loss Property Criteria
- Potential properties for this program must be currently insured under the NFIP
- The program is administered by the state
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