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FEMA Hazard Mitigation Program Summary

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Homeland Security
Sub-Agency	Federal Emergency Management Agency
Category	Other
Date Released	01/21/2010
Date Updated	01/21/2010
Time Period	This dataset lists all HMGP Projects stored in the National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS), some of which are historical entries.
Frequency	One-Time
Description	The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP, CFDA Number: 97.039) provides grants to States and local governments to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures after a major disaster declaration. The purpose of HMGP is to reduce the loss of life and property due to natural disasters and to enable mitigation measures to be implemented during the immediate recovery from a disaster. This dataset lists all HMGP Projects stored in the National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS), some of which are historical entries. (more)

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Administrative
Keywords	Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Hazard Mitigation, HMGP, disasters, floods, flooding, tornados, hurricanes, mitigation, NEMIS, earthquakes, mudslides, tsunami
Unique ID	1493

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	FEMA Hazard Mitigation Program Summary (http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/hmgp/index.shtm)
Agency Program Page	http://www.fema.gov
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/hmgp/index.shtm

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	FEMA Hazard Mitigation Project Recipients
Granularity	County
Geographic Coverage	United States

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Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.fema.gov/datasets/FEMAHazardMitigation.metadata.xls
Additional Metadata	http://www.fema.gov/datasets/Data.gov.FEMAHazardMitigationProgramSummary.v1.0.rtf

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