TWCA Virtual Mid-Year Conference 2020

1. Flood
Mitigation
Funding: State
Collaboration

2. Panelists
Josh Davies, Division Chief, Hazard Mitigation Division, Texas
Division of Emergency Management
512-284-0557
Heather Lagrone, Senior Deputy Director, Community
Development and Revitalization, Texas General Land Office
512-921-4109
Kathleen Ligon, Special Assistant to the Executive Administrator,
Texas Water Development Board
512-463-8294

3. TDEM
TDEM Managed Mitigation Grants
• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (FEMA)
• Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program
(FEMA)
• Building Resilient Infrastructure and
Communities - BRIC (FEMA)

4. GLO Community Development & Revitalization
• CDBG-MIT
Program Amount
2015 Floods State Mitigation Competition $46,096,950
2016 Floods State Mitigation Competition $147,680,760
Hurricane Harvey State Mitigation Competition $2,144,776,720
Regional Mitigation Program (COG MOD) $500,000,000
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program $170,000,000
Coastal Resiliency Program $100,000,000
Housing Oversubscription Supplemental $400,000,000
Resilient Home Program $100,000,000
Hazard Mitigation Plans $30,000,000
Resilient Communities Program $100,000,000
Regional and State Planning $214,859,450

5. TWDB
• Flood Mitigation Assistance
• Flood Infrastructure Fund
• Clean Water State Revolving Fund
• Texas Infrastructure Resiliency
Fund

6. https://texasfloodclearinghouse.org/
• The “one-stop-shop” for information on flood mitigation funding
opportunities for Texas’ communities.
• For local governments and other entities of the state such as cities, counties,
councils of governments, river authorities, and local drainage or utility
districts.
• To get feedback on what program could be the best fit for your community's
needs is to submit a Request for Information Form for review by the Flood
Information Clearinghouse Committee.

7. Proposed Charter
Mitigation

8. Contacts
TDEM
www.tdem.gov
GLO, Community Development & Revitalization
www.recovery.texas.gov
TWDB
www.twbd.Texas.gov
Websites

9. Questions?