[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR78.3]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 78_FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 78.3  Responsibilities.

    (a) Federal. The Director will allocate available funds to each FEMA 
Region. The FEMA Regional Director will:
    (1) Allocate Technical Assistance and Planning Grants to each State 
through the annual Cooperative Agreements;
    (2) Approve Flood Mitigation Plans in accordance with Sec. 78.6; 
and
    (3) Award all FMA project grants, after evaluating applications for 
minimum eligibility criteria and ensuring compliance with applicable 
Federal laws.
    (b) State. The State will serve as grantee through the State Point 
of Contact (POC) designated by the Governor. The POC must have working 
knowledge of NFIP goals and processes and will ensure that FMA is 
coordinated with other mitigation activities at the State level. If a 
Governor chooses not to identify a POC to coordinate the FMA, 
communities may follow alternative procedures as described in Sec. 
78.14. States will:
    (1) Provide technical assistance to communities to assist them in 
developing applications and implementing approved applications;
    (2) Award planning grants;
    (3) Submit plans to the FEMA Regional Director for approval;
    (4) Evaluate project applications, selecting projects to forward to 
the FEMA Regional Director for final approval; and

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    (5) Submit performance and financial reports to FEMA in compliance 
with 44 CFR 13.40 and 13.41.
    (c) Community. The community will:
    (1) Complete and submit applications to the State POC for the 
Planning and Projects Grants;
    (2) Prepare and submit the Flood Mitigation Plan;
    (3) Implement all approved projects;
    (4) Comply with FMA requirements, 44 CFR parts 13 and 14, the grant 
agreement, applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations (as 
applicable); and
    (5) Account for the appropriate use of grant funds to the State POC.