Commonwealth Awards $1,272,240 in Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants

Published: January 17, 2025

RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) announced today the receipt of hazard mitigation assistance (HMA) funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). These awards were received under the following grant programs: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).

VDEM administers these federal funds on behalf of FEMA. The state does not provide matching funds for the BRIC grants which are nationally competitive grant programs but does contribute a state cost share for the HMGP grant projects.

Applicant	Project Name	Federal Share	State Share	Applicant Share	Total Grant Award	Program
Greene County	Greene County Building Department Capacity Building	$99,285	$0	$33,095	$132,380	BRIC
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority	Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority Scottsville Water Resource Recovery Facility Generator Resilience Project	$394,470	$105,192	$26,298	$525,960	HMGP
Buckingham County	Buckingham County EMS Station Generator Replacement	$24,750	$6,600	$1,650	$33,000	HMGP
Botetourt County	Acquisition and Demolition of 1 Property	$172,425	$45,980	$11,495	$229,900	HMGP
Nelson County	Generator Replacement for Fire/EMS Buildings	$196,500	$52,400	$13,100	$262,000	HMGP
Nottoway County	Emergency Generators for Critical County Facilities	$66,750	$17,800	$4,450	$89,000	HMGP
	Total Project Costs	$954,180	$227,972	$90,088	$1,272,240

VDEM is now accepting applications for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) for fiscal year 2024. All applications can be submitted in https://vdem.emgrants.com. VDEM is also accepting pre-applications for HMGP Hurricane Helene.

VDEM works with local government, state and federal agencies and voluntary organizations to provide resources and expertise through the five mission areas of emergency management; prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery. To learn more about ways VDEM is working to improve disaster preparedness, response and recovery, visit esf15dev.vdem.virginia.gov/.

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For more information, please contact us at PIO@vdem.virginia.gov