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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants News:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please be advised FEMA has just released additional guidance for ecosystem service benefits to be applied to Hazard Mitigation Projects in the Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA). These guides can be used in the 2016
<a href="http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/resources/grants/pdm/">Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program</a> application/BCA.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt">FEMA developed pre-calculated benefits for cost effectiveness evaluation of soil stabilization, flood diversion, and reforestation projects in wildfire impacted areas. Please visit MEMA’s BCA page
for more information.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/resources/grants/bca.html">http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/resources/grants/bca.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information or question please contact our Mitigation Grants Coordinators:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shelly O’Toole David Woodbury
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<p class="MsoNormal">MEMA Regions III/IV MEMA Regions I/II<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Michelle.O’Toole@state.ma.us</u>
<u>David.Woodbury@state.ma.us</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(508) 820-1443 (508) 820-2034<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Check the Mitigation Program and Grants section of the MEMA website for more information (under
<b>Resources for Public Officials</b>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/resources/mitigation/">http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/resources/mitigation</a><a href="http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/resources/mitigation/">/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you no longer wish to receive <b>Hazard Mitigation Program Updates
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