FEMA Tweaks Flood Prep Grant Forms for Feedback
Published Date: 2/11/2026
Notice
Summary
FEMA is updating the forms and info it collects for its Hazard Mitigation Grant programs, which help communities prepare for disasters like floods and storms. If you apply for these grants or manage them, these changes might affect you. Comments on the updates are open until April 13, 2026, so now’s the time to speak up!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
New RLF and HHPD Forms Added
FEMA is adding three new forms for the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund (Grants Capitalization Application FF-206-FY-26-101, Project Proposal List FF-206-FY-26-102, and Intended Use Plan FF-206-FY-26-103) and one new tool for High Hazard Potential Dams (HHPD Prioritization Tool FF-206-FY-26-106). If you apply for or manage these grants (State, local, or Tribal governments), you will need to provide the additional information these new instruments collect when applying.
Estimated Respondent Burden and Costs
FEMA estimates 841 respondents, 28,449 total responses, 144,525 total annual burden hours, and an estimated total annual respondent cost of $10,100,277 for the Mitigation Grant Programs information collection. The Federal Government cost is estimated at $8,350,161 annually.
FEMA GO Required for BRIC and FMA
Applications and subapplications for the BRIC and FMA programs must be submitted via the FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) electronic system. FEMA GO is the automated grant application and management system used to collect eligibility and compliance information for these mitigation grants.
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