FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Subgrant Applications and Awards

FEMA's dataset contains Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) subapplications and subgrants from the FEMA GO grants management system. It includes submissions and awards for programs like Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) starting in Fiscal Year 2020. The data is published to inform the public about mitigation activities and HMA grant programs.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of awarded subgrants across different HMA programs like FMA and BRIC to assess funding priorities.
• Track the status and amendment history of subapplications submitted to FEMA GO for program management oversight.
• Examine financial information associated with subgrants for non-official reporting on mitigation project scales, noting potential variances from official financial systems.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FEMA GO system, the official grants management platform for HMA programs.
• Includes records for major HMA programs such as FMA and BRIC, with data collection starting in Fiscal Year 2020.
• Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has been removed to protect privacy for public release.

Limitations

• Financial data is not derived from FEMA's official financial systems and may differ from official publications like USASpending.gov.
• The dataset is subject to a small percentage of human error and may contain missing data if not provided by applicants or entered into FEMA GO.
• Specific quantitative details like row count, column count, and file size are not provided, limiting initial assessment of dataset scale and structure.

Provenance

Source

FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) system, managed by the Department of Homeland Security.

Collection Method

Extracted from the FEMA GO grants management system with PII removed.

Time Range

Includes data from Fiscal Year 2020 onward for FMA and BRIC programs.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-09-08, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Primarily covers the United States, as it pertains to federal hazard mitigation grants.