- What it funds
- Hazard mitigation projects that Congress names in the annual appropriations act (congressionally directed spending). FY2026 funds 125 named projects in 40 states and one tribe, mostly flood-risk infrastructure.
- Who can apply
- Only the states and tribes with projects named by Congress could apply, and only for those projects; named local governments and agencies applied as subapplicants through their state. A FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan was required by the application deadline and at obligation.
- Match
- Generally 75% federal and 25% non-federal; small impoverished communities (3,000 or fewer people, with per capita income at or below 80% of the national figure) can get up to 90% federal.
- Award
- Amounts are set by Congress for each project. Maryland's FY2026 projects: Anne Arundel County, Columbia Beach Resilience ($1.1 million) and Historic Whitehall Shoreline ($226,000); City of Frederick, West Patrick Street at Maryvale Ditch Flood Mitigation ($1.1 million); Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Holly Beach Farm Resiliency ($1.1 million); and Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, Wheaton Branch Flood Mitigation ($1.1 million).
How Maryland applicants apply
No open path. A project becomes eligible only if Congress names it in an appropriations act; named Maryland subapplicants then apply through Maryland's state applicant agency in FEMA GO (contact MDEM at mitigation.mdem@maryland.gov).
The program on fema.govDates
No dates are listed ahead. FY2026 PDM money was limited to projects Congress named in the April 30, 2026 appropriations law; applications closed July 22, 2026 and the funds had to be obligated by September 30, 2026. There is no open PDM application window.
What has changed
- September 30, 2026Deadline for FY2026 congressionally directed PDM funds to be obligated. (fema.gov)
- September 23, 2026FEMA Region 3 said FEMA had announced more than $23 million in PDM funding for projects in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. (fema.gov)
- July 22, 2026Applications closed at 5 p.m. ET. (fema.gov)
- June 24, 2026FEMA Region 3 announced over $23 million for named Mid-Atlantic projects, including five in Maryland, and said the named communities must apply. (fema.gov)
- June 22, 2026FEMA published the FY2026 PDM congressionally directed spending funding opportunity and opened applications in FEMA GO. (fema.gov)
- April 30, 2026The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 was signed, directing $189,713,659 to 125 named PDM projects. (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.
- fema.gov/grants/mitigation/learn/pre-disaster
- fema.gov/grants/mitigation/learn/pre-disaster/fy26-congressionally-directed-spending
- fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_rsl_hma_fy26-pdm-cds-fact-sheet_07022026.pdf
- simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/a3959efc-e3bd-491d-ab7a-dc7d4ddb3f4b
- fema.gov/press-release/20260624/fema-makes-over-23-million-available-pre-disaster-mitigation-resilience
- fema.gov/press-release/20260923/fema-announces-more-24-million-support-communities-region-3-they-strengthen
Frequently Asked Questions
As of October 29, 2026: Not accepting. FY2026 PDM money was limited to projects Congress named in the April 30, 2026 appropriations law; applications closed July 22, 2026 and the funds had to be obligated by September 30, 2026. There is no open PDM application window.
Hazard mitigation projects that Congress names in the annual appropriations act (congressionally directed spending). FY2026 funds 125 named projects in 40 states and one tribe, mostly flood-risk infrastructure.
Only the states and tribes with projects named by Congress could apply, and only for those projects; named local governments and agencies applied as subapplicants through their state. A FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan was required by the application deadline and at obligation.
Generally 75% federal and 25% non-federal; small impoverished communities (3,000 or fewer people, with per capita income at or below 80% of the national figure) can get up to 90% federal.
No open path. A project becomes eligible only if Congress names it in an appropriations act; named Maryland subapplicants then apply through Maryland's state applicant agency in FEMA GO (contact MDEM at mitigation.mdem@maryland.gov).
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