Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams Grant Program

Program objective

Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams (HHPD) Grant Program: The HHPD grant program accomplishes this objective by providing funding to state and U.S. territory governments for the rehabilitation of eligible high hazard potential dams that fail to meet minimum state dam safety standards and pose unacceptable risk to life and property. This program is implemented by Department of Homeland Security and Presidential Preparedness Directive (PPD)-8 objective of hazard mitigation, to develop and maintain those capabilities necessary to reduce the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of the failure of dams.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

• ✓U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• ✓Local
• ✓Territorial
• ✓Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• ✓U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• ✓State
• ✓Tribal

A state with a state dam safety program authorized by state legislation is the only entity eligible to submit HHPD applications to DHS/FEMA. For the purposes of the HHPD, the term “state” means each of the several states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. Each Recipient must have a FEMA-approved state mitigation plan that includes all dam risks; and complies with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–390; 114 Stat. 1552) that amended the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, PL 100-707. For more information on the Mitigation Plan Requirements, see Section E.1.a, Programmatic Criteria for Mitigation Plan Requirement. For links to mitigation plan guidance documents and for questions, see Section H.12., Mitigation Plan Requirement Resources. The community in which the dam is located participates in, and complies with, all applicable regulations of the National Flood insurance Program, and is in good standing, not on probation, suspended, or withdrawn from such Program. The Tribal or local government with jurisdiction over the area in which the dam is located has in place an approved hazard mitigation plan that includes all dam risks and complies with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–390; 114 Stat. 1552). For more information on the Mitigation Plan Requirements, see Section E.1.a., Programmatic Criteria for Mitigation Plan Requirement.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

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