Project Impact – Building Disaster Resistant Communities

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's State and Local Programs and Support division operates Project Impact_Building Disaster Resistant Communities (CFDA 83.551), a program whose most recent grant award was disbursed on September 4, 2001—over 25 years ago. No recent grant opportunities are currently posted or have been posted since the program's conclusion.

The program funded disaster-resistant community initiatives and pilot projects through Project Grants exclusively. Recent awards supported activities such as the Disaster Resistant Community Initiative in Charlotte/Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and building disaster-resistant communities grants in multiple states. All four awards on record were issued by FEMA's State and Local Programs and Support division.

The program disbursed $452 thousand in combined federal dollars across four Project Grants between March 2000 and September 2001. Recipients contributed an additional $190 thousand in non-federal match, bringing total project costs to $642 thousand. Individual award magnitudes ranged from $40 thousand to $312 thousand, with a median around $145 thousand per grant.

The four grants in the portfolio represent the complete recent activity: a $312 thousand Building Disaster Resistant Communities Grant awarded October 1, 2000; a $155 thousand Disaster Resistant Community Initiative grant to Charlotte/Mecklenburg County awarded September 4, 2001; a $135 thousand Disaster Resistant Community Grant awarded March 31, 2000; and a $40 thousand Pilot CTC Program grant awarded July 1, 2001.

This program is no longer active. No grant opportunities have been posted in the past 25 years, and no awards have been made since 2001. Organizations evaluating whether to pursue funding under this Assistance Listing should treat it as closed or dormant and seek alternative active grant programs.