FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program : Overview and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Federal government.

Local government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (26 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews Federal role in disaster mitigation and outlines hazard mitigation concepts. Examines FEMA hazard mitigation grant program (HMGP), covering legislative developments since 1988, its regulatory provisions, and funding. Discusses Congressional issues, including federalism and disasters, lag between the declaration of disaster and allocation of HMGP awards, cost estimation, risk assessment and disaster prediction accuracy, HMGP consolidation, and assistance to small businesses.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

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