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Hazard ID and Mapping <br />; FEMA. Flood insurance rate maps and flood <br />National Flood Insurance Program: Flood Mapping <br />plain management maps for all NFIP communities. <br />http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/index.shtm <br />National Digital Orthophoto Program, DOI – USGS. Develops topographic quadrangles for use <br />in mapping of flood and other hazards. http://www.ndop.gov/ <br />, DOI-USGS. Expertise in mapping and digital data standards to <br />Mapping Standards Support <br />support the National Flood Insurance Program. http://ncgmp.usgs.gov/ncgmpstandards/ <br />Soil Survey, USDA-NRCS. Maintains soil surveys of counties or other areas to assist with <br />farming, conservation, mitigation or related purposes. http://soils.usda.gov/survey/ <br />Project Support <br />Coastal Zone Management Program, NOAA. Provides grants for planning and implementation of <br />non-structural coastal flood and hurricane hazard mitigation projects and coastal wetlands <br />restoration.http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/ <br />Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Communities Program, HUD. Provides <br />grants to entitled cities and urban counties to develop viable communities (e.g., decent housing, a <br />suitable living environment, expanded economic opportunities), principally for low- and <br />moderate- in come persons. <br />http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/communitydevelopment/programs/entitlement/ <br />National Fire Plan (DOI – USDA) Provides technical, financial, and resource guidance and <br />support for wildland fire management across the United States. Addresses five key points: <br />firefighting, rehabilitation, hazardous fuels reduction, community assistance, and accountability. <br />http://www.forestsandrangelands.gov/NFP/index.shtml <br />Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, FEMA. Grants are awarded to fire departments to <br />enhance their ability to protect the public and fire service personnel from fire and related hazards. <br />Three types of grants are available: Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Fire Prevention and <br />Safety (FP&S), and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). <br />http://www.firegrantsupport.com/ <br />Emergency Watershed Protection Program, USDA-NRCS. Provides technical and financial <br />assistance for relief from imminent hazards in small watersheds, and to reduce vulnerability of <br />life and property in small watershed areas damaged by severe natural hazard events. <br />http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/EWP/ <br />Rural Development Assistance – Utilities, USDA. Direct and guaranteed rural economic loans <br />and business enterprise grants to address utility issues and development needs. <br />http://www.usda.gov/rus/ <br />Rural Development Assistance – Housing, USDA. Grants, loans, and technical assistance in <br />addressing rehabilitation, health and safety needs in primarily low-income rural areas. <br />Declaration of major disaster necessary. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/ <br />Public Assistance Grant Program, FEMA. The objective of the Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program is to provide assistance to State, Tribal <br />and local governments, and certain types of Private Nonprofit organizations so that communities <br />can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the <br />President.http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/pa/index.shtm <br />