Flood Mitigation Assistance
Pre-Application forms are due to WA EMD by Friday, June 12
Use these links to jump down to important areas of our page.
- Announcements
- Pre-Application Documents
- Developing a Sub-Application
- Mitigation Staff Contact Information
Announcements
FEMA’s FY2024 Flood Mitigation Assistance NOFO was originally published on Jan. 6, 2025. Then on April 30, 2026, FEMA published an amended FY2024 NOFO that incorporates recent federal guidance.
The purpose of this announcement is to share key information regarding the release of FEMA’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2024-Amended FMA grant round, and to provide guidance to potential FMA sub-applicants about Washington Emergency Management Division’s (EMD) required grant application process.
Step 1 – Pre-application / Notice of Interest Due June 12
- Shareable 5/29 Notice of Funding Opportunity
- Full FEMA NOFO
- May 29, 2026, WA EMD FMA 24 Amended Announcement & Guidance (PDF)
Pre-Application Documents
This short document provides WA EMD basic information about applicant eligibility, proposal eligibility, and overall suitability for FMA 2024. State EMD staff will review submitted pre-application forms and provide direct feedback to the applicant.
Pre-applications should be submitted to WA EMD via email at HMA@mil.wa.gov by June 12th.
Step 2 – Developing a Sub-Application (IF Invited)
Step 2 – Required Documentation:
- Resolution Designating Applicant (PDF)
- Cost Estimate Spreadsheet (Excel)
- Project Cost Estimates / Quotes
- SF-424A Non-construction (PDF)
- SF-424C Construction (PDF)
- Map of Project Work Area and Impact Area for EHP Review
- FEMA EHP Guidance
- Recent Aerial Image of Project Site
- Latitude and Longitude of each activity site / property
- FIRM or FIRMette
- Photos from at least 3 different angles for each activity site
- HMP Approval Letters and Project-Relevant Excerpts (highlighted)
- Letters of Consultation from WSDOT, USACE, etc
- Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) Report, zipped Excel File and Narrative
- FEMA BCA Toolkit
- Technical support for the toolkit is provided by FEMA. Email questions to bchelpline@fema.dhs.gov
- Design Specifications and Reports
- Other Supporting Documents, depending on specific location or type of project. Ask your Grant Coordinator.
- Sub-Application Checklist (Word)
Step 2 – Resources
- Please sign up for a UEI if your organization does not already have one at SAM.gov. Please do this if you are even considering submitting a Pre-Application as it can take up to 4 weeks to be issued a UEI.
- SAM.gov Entity Registration Checklist (PDF)
- SAM.gov Quick Start Guide (PDF)
- FEMA Go Project Subapplication Template (PDF)
- FEMA Go Project Subapplication Template (Word)
- FEMA Go
- FEMA Go Startup Guide (PDF)
- FEMA Go Setup Accounts (PDF)
- Email the FEMA Go Helpdesk or call 1-877-585-324
- FEMA BCA Toolkit
- Technical support for the toolkit is provided by the FEMA. Email questions to bchelpline@fema.dhs.gov
- WA BCA Job Aids
- FEMA EHP Guidance
- Flood Mitigation Assistance
- FEMA’s Amended NOFO for FMA24
- 2025 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Guide
Mitigation Staff Contact Information
Questions? Contact us at HMA@mil.wa.gov.