This 2-day workshop discusses the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 which amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by, among other things, adding a new section, 322—Mitigation Planning. Section 322 requires local gov­ernments to prepare and adopt jurisdiction-wide hazard mitigation plans as a condition of receiving Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds to “brick and mortar” mitigation projects. The Mitigation Planning Workshop for Local Governments course assists rep­resentatives of local communities or multi-jurisdic­tional planning areas to develop a mitigation plan that meets community needs as well as the Section 322 local government planning requirements as described in 44 CFR Section 201.6. This workshop explains each of the requirements, demonstrates how FEMA’s new Mitigation Planning How-to-Guides can be used to address each requirement, and provides opportunities to begin the planning process in group activities with representatives of the same community or planning area.

Selection Criteria:

The target audience for this Workshop includes the following representatives of local govern­ment: elected officials, managers, planners, emergency program managers, and other staff with expertise needed for mitigation projects. The Workshop is also intended for community members interested in avoid­ing or minimizing hazard losses who may wish to par­ticipate in the mitigation planning process.

This is a required course for the Advanced Professional Series.

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