44 CFR § 77.1 - Purpose and applicability.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s77.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "44 CFR § 77.1 - Purpose and applicability."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "77.1"
section_name: "Purpose and applicability."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "INSURANCE AND HAZARD MITIGATION"
part_number: "77"
part_name: "FLOOD MITIGATION GRANTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "6 U.S.C. 101 42 U.S.C. 4001 42 U.S.C. 4104c, 4104d."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 50667, Sept. 10, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "77"
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# 77.1 Purpose and applicability.
(a) The purpose of this part is to prescribe actions, procedures, and requirements for administration of the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4001 *et seq.* The purpose of the FMA program is to assist States, Indian Tribal governments, and communities for planning and carrying out mitigation activities designed to reduce the risk of flood damage to structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
(b) This part applies to the administration of funds under the FMA program for which the application period opens on or after October 12, 2021.