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Sherburne County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2020 <br />• Education and Awareness Programs —Outreach programs, hazard awareness campaigns, real <br />estate disclosure, and promotion of family/personal emergency preparedness. <br />• Mitigation Preparedness & Response Support— Emergency planning and services such as <br />warning siren systems, CodeRED, and installing generators for critical facilities. <br />1.1.3 Benefits of Mitigation Planning <br />The benefits of hazard mitigation planning include the following: <br />• Saving lives, protecting the health of the public, and reducing injuries <br />• Preventing or reducing property damage <br />• Reducing economic losses <br />• Minimizing social dislocation and stress <br />• Reducing agricultural losses <br />• Maintaining critical facilities in functioning order <br />• Protecting infrastructure from damage <br />• Protecting mental health <br />• Reducing legal liability of government and public officials <br />1.2 State Administration of Mitigation Grants <br />FEMA currently has three mitigation grant programs that are administered by the State of Minnesota: <br />the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), the Pre -Disaster Mitigation program (PDM), and the <br />Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program. The HMGP, PDM and FMA programs are administered <br />through the state of Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and <br />Emergency Management. All applicants must have or be covered under an approved Hazard Mitigation <br />Plan. Eligible applicants include state and local governments; certain private non-profit organizations or <br />institutions; and tribal communities. <br />Page1io <br />