The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has scheduled webinars to discuss specific Climate Resilient Mitigation Activities (CRMA) that are eligible for Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) and are priorities for the FY 2016 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (PDM). The webinar will cover priority activities including green infrastructure methods, expanded ecosystem service benefits, and three flood reduction and drought mitigation activities: Aquifer Storage and Recovery; Floodplain and Stream Restoration; and Flood Diversion and Storage.
The webinar will be repeated on two different dates at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time: Thursday, March 17, 2016 and Thursday, March 24, 2016. Pre-registration is not required. At the time of the event, attendees may join the webinar online and call 1-800-320-4330 (PIN 789819) to connect via phone at the time of the event.
The FY 2016 PDM application period is open March 15-June 15, 2016. The PDM program was authorized under the Stafford Act of 2013 to assist states, tribes and local communities to implement sustained hazard mitigation programs before disaster strikes.