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*HMA Funds Can Be Used for Hazard Mitigation Planning: The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program offers funding for planning. The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program offers funding for planning. The Flood Mitigation Assistance program offers funding for planning. 2022 Hazard Mitigation Partners Workshop Call for Abstracts Now through Jan. 14, 2022, FEMA is accepting abstracts for the 2022 Hazard Mitigation (HM) Partners Workshop! This workshop is an annual gathering of hazard mitigation stakeholders with the purpose of informing and updating them about mitigation grants and floodplain management, strengthening relationships, and providing knowledge transfer between FEMA and invited attendees. This virtual event will be May 2-5, 2022. This year's theme is Building Whole Community Resilience: Partnerships, Capability, & Capacity. Abstracts are due by Jan. 14, 2022. Learn more about this event and how to submit an abstract. Disclaimer: About the Mitigation Minute This series is provided by FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division. The Mitigation Minute contains a weekly fact about grants and resources provided across the country to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from natural hazards and does not endorse any non-government organizations, entities or services. Comments or questions? Contact a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Specialist for your region. Download the FEMA app today for weather alerts, safety tips, and recovery center locations.