VANCOUVER — First Nations and local municipalities in B.C. can expect more flood mitigation funding after the province announced the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) will be renewed.
The federal program funds new projects to help communities understand and invest in reducing flood risk. The province will provide funding through Emergency Management BC (EMBC) to support the program’s extension and new intake, pending final federal approvals.
“Our government remains committed to helping communities prepare for and respond to natural disasters, such as floods,” said Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety, in a press release. “This program reflects the importance of planning and preparation in emergency management. It also demonstrates a commitment to invest in mitigation activities before floods occur to reduce the social and economic costs of responding to and recovering from floods.”
The program will provide $25 million for projects across the country. The projects must be completed by March 2022.
The program’s projects fall under four categories: risk assessments, flood mapping, mitigation mapping and non-structural mitigation
The five-year, $200-million nationwide NDMP program ended in March 2020. The federal program spent $48 million on 82 projects in B.C. during that period.
With an early January timeline for proposal submissions from B.C. to Public Safety Canada, this intake has a compressed intake deadline of Jan. 7, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time) for eligible entities to submit project proposals to EMBC for the sixth and final NDMP intake. Applicants must submit their project proposals and additional supporting documentation to the EMBC Disaster Mitigation Unit via email at, embcdisastermitigation@gov.bc.ca
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