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• Anoka County Multi- Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan • Must not be suspended or on probation from the NFIP. • Must have a FEMA approved Hazard Mitigation Plan. Flood Mitigation Assistance Program: The Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA) was created as part of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act (NFIRA) of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 4101) with the goal of reducing or eliminating claims under the NFIP. Funding for the program is provided through the National Flood Insurance Fund. FMA provides funding to assist states and communities in implementing measures to: • Reduce the number of repetitively or substantially damaged structures and the associated claims on the National Flood Insurance Fund. • Encourage long -term, comprehensive mitigation planning. • Respond to the needs of communities participating in the NFIP to expand their mitigation activities beyond floodplain development review and permitting. • Complement other federal, state and local mitigation programs with similar, Tong -term mitigation goals. There are three types of grants available under FMA: • FMA Planning Grants are available to states and communities to prepare Flood Mitigation Plans. NFIP - participating communities with approved Flood Mitigation Plans can apply for FMA Project Grants. • FMA Project Grants are available to states and NFIP participating communities to implement measures to reduce flood losses. Ten percent of the Project Grant is made available to states. • Technical Assistance Grants are a part of Project Grants. Up to 10% of the Project Grants funding is made available to the states for technical assistance, These funds may be used by the state to help administer the program: Eligible communities may apply for an FMA planning grant. The NFIRA stipulates that to be eligible to receive an FMA grant, a community must have a FEMA- approved mitigation plan and must be participating in the NFIP. Examples of eligible FMA projects include: • Acquisition of NFIP- insured structures and underlying real property. • Demolition of NFIP- insured structures on acquired or restricted real property. • Minor physical flood mitigation projects that do not duplicate the flood- prevention activities of other federal agencies, that lessen the frequency or severity of flooding, and decrease predicted flood damages in local flood areas. These include modification of existing culverts and bridges, installation or modification of floodgates, stabilization of stream banks, and creation of small debris or flood /storm water retention basins in small watersheds. Construction or improvement of major structural flood - control structures