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Story County adopts updated Hazard Mitigation Plan to restore FEMA grant eligibility
Summary
The Board unanimously adopted the county's updated Hazard Mitigation Plan, completing a multiyear rewrite that FEMA and Nevada emergency management approved pending local adoption; adoption restores eligibility for FEMA hazard mitigation assistance grants.
The Story County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 1 to adopt the 2025 Story County Hazard Mitigation Plan, finalizing a two‑year update prepared by Emergency Management Director Adam Wilson and subject to FEMA approval pending local adoption.
Wilson said the plan took roughly 14 months to rewrite and additional time for state review; FEMA approved the plan pending the county's formal adoption, a necessary step to regain eligibility for hazard mitigation assistance grants that had lapsed while the plan was under state review. "We did public surveys, outside agency input, best practices on this plan, and we were comfortable with the county adopting this," Wilson said. The board's signature will close the loop and allow FEMA to issue final approval. The Chair will receive a DocuSign package for formal signatures.
The plan's adoption allows Story County to compete again for mitigation grants that fund flood mitigation, critical infrastructure hardening and other resilience projects. Emergency management staff will circulate the adopted plan to county departments and begin grant outreach.
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