FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program: Overview and Issues
Nov 2010 · DIANE Publishing
Ebook
22
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Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), as federal law and a program activity, began in 1997. Congress established a pilot program, which FEMA named ¿Project Impact,¿ to test the concept of investing prior to disasters to reduce the vulnerability of communities to future disasters. Contents of this report: (1) Overview of Pre-Disaster Mitigation: Program Purposes; Context and Trend; (2) PDM Legislative and Appropriations History; (3) Mitigation Funding and Studies: Post-Katrina Funding -- Competitive and Formula Grants; Grant Applications and Categories; (4) Issues for Congressional Consideration; (5) Concluding Observations. Illustrations.
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