Severe Repetitive Loss Program

The Federal Emergency Management Agency administers the Severe Repetitive Loss Program (CFDA 97.110) to assist states, tribal governments, and local governments in funding actions that reduce or eliminate long-term flood risk to residential properties insured under the National Flood Insurance Program, with the most recent grant award dated November 2, 2016.

This program has not issued new grant opportunities for nearly a decade. The portfolio reflects 55 total awards distributed across 2008–2016, with peak activity in 2011 and 2012 when FEMA awarded 14 grants each year; activity declined sharply thereafter, with only one award in 2016 and none documented since. The program combines Project Grants (98 percent of awards, 54 total) with a single Cooperative Agreement. Over the portfolio lifetime, FEMA obligated $179 million in federal dollars across all awards. FEMA Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards account for the largest federal dollar concentration at $144.2 million across 10 awards, while the broader FEMA program office awarded $34.8 million across 45 awards. Typical award magnitudes have ranged from under $100,000 to several million dollars; representative recent awards include Project Grant EMT2011SR0002 for $45.6 million (obligated September 2011), Project Grant EMN2010SR0002 for $47.8 million (obligated October 2010), and Project Grant EMA2013SR0001 for $1.73 million obligated in July 2013. Award lifecycles typically span two to four years from obligation to completion. No current grant opportunities are open. The source contains no documentation of grant solicitations posted since the final award in 2016. For organizations currently managing flood-mitigation work under prior FEMA awards, this program remains a reference point for legacy funding patterns, but no active pursuit pathway exists absent a future reactivation notice from FEMA.