FEMA Mitigation Section

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Mitigation Section, a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Homeland Security, administers federal contracts supporting disaster mitigation, hazard reduction, and resilience infrastructure programs nationwide.

FEMA Mitigation's contract portfolio totals 4,800 awards since 1997, with a combined potential value of $31.39 billion against $3.26 billion in obligated dollars. Award activity has declined sharply in recent years: 43 awards in 2017, 36 in 2018, 20 in 2019, 22 in 2020, and 6 in 2021, with the most recent award closed on September 30, 2021 (more than five years ago). The agency works with a highly fragmented prime contractor base of 1,337 distinct awardees, indicating no single dominant vendor landscape within the current competitive window.

The set-aside mix is predominantly open competition. Ninety percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business awards account for 6 percent of the portfolio, split between Total Small Business (285 awards) and smaller shares of 8(a) Sole Source (93 awards), Competitive 8(a) (70 awards), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (19 awards). All other set-aside categories—HUBZone, Woman-Owned Small Business, and hybrid designations—together represent less than 1 percent of awards.

No recent contract opportunities or award activity is recorded against the Mitigation Section as of October 2026. The portfolio's most recent award dates to September 2021, and the award cadence fell to single digits in that final recorded year. Firms tracking FEMA Mitigation contract work should confirm current solicitation status directly with the agency, as the rollup portfolio shows no active awards or open solicitations in the recent-opportunities block.