Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

What it funds: After a presidential major disaster declaration that includes HMGP, funds hazard mitigation plans and long-term risk reduction projects such as property acquisition, elevation, flood protection, retrofits and safe rooms. HMGP Post Fire offers mitigation funding after a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) declaration.
Who can apply: States, DC, territories and federally recognized tribes apply to FEMA; local governments, special districts, state agencies and tribes are subapplicants through the state. Homeowners, businesses and nonprofits cannot apply directly but can be included in an eligible subapplicant's subapplication, and FEMA-approved state and local hazard mitigation plans are required.
Match: Generally 75% federal and 25% non-federal.
Award: Each declaration sets a state funding ceiling based on the estimated total cost of disaster assistance: up to 15% of the first $2 billion, 10% of the amount from $2 billion to $10 billion, and 7.5% from $10 billion to $35.333 billion; states with enhanced mitigation plans can get up to 20%.

How Maryland applicants apply

Only after a Maryland major disaster declaration that includes HMGP. MDEM, the state applicant, collects notices of interest and subapplications (its Hazard Mitigation Assistance Notice of Interest form covers HMGP); local governments, state agencies and special districts submit subapplications to MDEM and can sponsor homeowner, business or nonprofit projects. Contact mitigation.mdem@maryland.gov.

The program on fema.gov

Dates

No dates are listed ahead. Maryland has no open HMGP application period (OpenFEMA, checked October 29, 2026); its most recent HMGP disaster, DR-4583-MD (Tropical Storm Isaias, declared February 4, 2021), closed to applications August 3, 2022. Nationally, OpenFEMA shows no major disaster declared after March 18, 2025 with HMGP authorized.

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What has changed

January 15, 2026The Congressional Research Service reported, from OpenFEMA data, that HMGP had not been approved for a new major disaster declaration since March 18, 2025. (congress.gov)
July 13, 2025Most recent FMAG declaration that OpenFEMA shows with hazard mitigation (HMGP Post Fire) authorized (FM-5599-OR); FMAG declarations made since then show none. (fema.gov)
March 18, 2025Most recent major disaster declaration with HMGP authorized, per OpenFEMA (DR-4862-OK, Oklahoma). (fema.gov)

Sources

Checked against the funder’s own pages on October 29, 2026. Rules and dates change; confirm with the funder before you apply.

Frequently Asked Questions

As of October 29, 2026: Post-disaster only. Maryland has no open HMGP application period (OpenFEMA, checked October 29, 2026); its most recent HMGP disaster, DR-4583-MD (Tropical Storm Isaias, declared February 4, 2021), closed to applications August 3, 2022. Nationally, OpenFEMA shows no major disaster declared after March 18, 2025 with HMGP authorized.

After a presidential major disaster declaration that includes HMGP, funds hazard mitigation plans and long-term risk reduction projects such as property acquisition, elevation, flood protection, retrofits and safe rooms. HMGP Post Fire offers mitigation funding after a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) declaration.

States, DC, territories and federally recognized tribes apply to FEMA; local governments, special districts, state agencies and tribes are subapplicants through the state. Homeowners, businesses and nonprofits cannot apply directly but can be included in an eligible subapplicant's subapplication, and FEMA-approved state and local hazard mitigation plans are required.

Generally 75% federal and 25% non-federal.

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