Fiscal Year 2023 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program | DHS 23 MT 047 00 99

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The Fiscal Year 2023 Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Program is a FEMA grant opportunity under the Department of Homeland Security designed to help communities reduce disaster risk before disasters happen. The core purpose is to provide federal funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments so they can plan for and carry out practical, long-lasting, and cost-effective mitigation actions that lower the likelihood of harm to people and property from future natural hazards. The program is also meant to lessen future dependence on federal disaster response and recovery dollars by encouraging proactive investments that reduce losses upfront.

For FY 2023, the program makes available a total of $233,043,782, and it is explicitly tied to projects listed in the FY23 DHS Appropriations Act Joint Explanatory Statement (JES). The notice emphasizes that this funding is associated with the table titled "Homeland Security Incorporation of Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items" (referenced as starting on page S8570). In other words, the funding is structured around congressionally directed/community project funding items rather than a purely open competitive pool, which is why the opportunity category is labeled as an earmark.

The activities supported by PDM focus on two broad areas: (1) planning and project scoping work that helps communities identify, design, and prepare mitigation actions, and (2) implementation of mitigation projects that measurably reduce risk from natural hazards. The description highlights investments that protect "Community Lifelines" and critical infrastructure, reflecting FEMA's interest in projects that keep essential services functioning during and after disasters. While the announcement does not list specific project types in detail, the framing makes clear that priority is on mitigation measures that are sustainable over time, demonstrably cost-effective, and aimed at preventing or reducing damage rather than responding after the fact.

Strategically, the grant is positioned as part of broader federal resilience and preparedness goals. It aligns with the DHS 2020-2024 Strategic Plan, especially Goal 5 (Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience) and Objective 5.1 (Build a National Culture of Preparedness). The opportunity description connects PDM most directly to Sub-Objective 5.1.1, which centers on incentivizing investments that reduce risk and expand pre-disaster mitigation, including encouraging tools like insurance as part of risk management. It also notes that planning, partnerships, and scoping work funded through PDM supports other preparedness sub-objectives, such as improving public awareness and encouraging preparedness actions (5.1.2), applying lessons learned from prior events and exercises to guide future investments (5.1.3), and strengthening continuity of operations through coordination with governmental and non-governmental partners (5.1.5).

The grant also supports FEMA's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, particularly Goal 2 (Lead Whole of Community in Climate Resilience) and Goal 3 (Promote and Sustain a Ready FEMA and a Prepared Nation). This framing signals that FEMA sees pre-disaster mitigation not only as infrastructure or hazard-control work, but as part of a broader "whole of community" approach to climate-informed resilience, readiness, and sustained national preparedness.

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is identified as DHS 23 MT 047 00 99, with assistance listing CFDA 97.047. The funding instrument is a grant, and the funding activity category is listed as Disaster Prevention and Relief (Other). Eligible applicants are governmental entities, including state governments and federally recognized tribal governments, with the narrative also emphasizing state, local, tribal, and territorial governments as the intended recipients. The original application closing date shown is April 14, 2023, and the posting indicates it was created on March 1, 2023. The listing shows an award ceiling of 0 and does not specify the expected number of awards, which is consistent with an earmark/congressionally directed structure where funding amounts and recipients can be predetermined through the appropriations process rather than set as a traditional maximum-per-award competition.

• The Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2023 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.047.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-03-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-04-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others.

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