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Pickens County reviews 5-year hazard mitigation plan update; FEMA grant match and project queue highlighted
Summary
Emergency management staff presented a five-year update to Pickens County’s hazard mitigation plan, noting that plan approval is required for FEMA mitigation grant eligibility and that projects must be listed in the plan to qualify. Presenters emphasized the typical 75/25 federal/local match and lengthy FEMA approval timelines.
Robbie Westbrook, representing county emergency management, summarized Pickens County’s five-year hazard mitigation plan update at a work session, explaining how the plan affects the county’s eligibility for FEMA mitigation grants and describing practical limits on using those funds.
Westbrook said the federal Disaster Hazard Mitigation Act requires states and counties to develop and maintain mitigation plans; without an approved plan, local governments are ineligible for FEMA mitigation funding. He explained that once the county and its municipalities (the city of Jasper, Falcon Rock and Nelson) approve the updated plan, the jurisdiction again becomes eligible to apply for mitigation funding but must provide a local match for any awarded project.
“While the funding stream will be available…
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