Tuesday, April 18, 2023 2pm Eastern
Navigating FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Grant Process
FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grants provide Federal funding to support resiliency against natural disasters, but many potential applicants can struggle with where to get started. This presentation will provide an overview of how HMA grants can support the hazard mitigation efforts of utilities and communities. 1 PDH Provided,Virtual on Zoom
Speakers

David Jacobs, PE, is a water resources engineer with over seven years of engineering experience, including five years of experience with benefit cost analysis (BCA) and flood mitigation grant reviews. He serves as a project engineer for Flood Mitigation Assistance and Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants National Technical Review. He has reviewed BCAs for National Technical Review process and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program in FEMA Region IX. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

 

Erin Walsh, PE, is an environmental engineer in CDM Smith's water services group. She is fascinated by infrastructure's role in shaping society and promoting equity. Her project experience includes master planning, water distribution system modeling, drinking water treatment plant design, and hazard mitigation.

 

Christina Phillips is a Nashville-based environmental engineer with experience in water, wastewater, water resources, and hazard mitigation projects, including work in PCSWMM and ArcGIS. She also has experience with the Flood Mitigation Assistance and Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants National Technical Review.