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Board briefed on FEMA hazard‑mitigation plan; plan enables grant applications, local share applies only to opted projects

2383145 · February 25, 2025
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Summary

County staff explained the FEMA‑approved county hazard mitigation plan the school district is being asked to adopt; adoption is required to seek FEMA hazard mitigation grants and projects are cost‑shared with FEMA (75%) and the local jurisdiction (25%) if the district chooses to opt into a specific project.

County emergency‑management staff briefed the Cumberland County School Board on the countywide hazard mitigation plan that FEMA requires to qualify for mitigation grants.

An official explained the plan is a living, FEMA‑approved document that each local jurisdiction in the county must adopt to be eligible to apply…

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