What is the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)?

The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) is designed to provide funding specifically for projects that aim to reduce disaster risk. This program plays a critical role in enhancing community resilience by supporting initiatives that prevent future disasters, rather than just responding to them after they occur. This funding can be utilized for a variety of activities, including infrastructure improvements, the development of safer building codes, or community education initiatives focused on risk reduction.

By targeting the underlying factors that contribute to disaster impacts, HMGP promotes the idea of proactive rather than reactive measures. Thus, communities that successfully secure HMGP funding are able to implement long-term strategies that could potentially save lives and reduce economic losses in the face of future disasters.

The other options do not accurately encompass the primary focus of the HMGP. Research funding, insurance for recovery, and recruiting volunteers are outside the scope of what this program aims to accomplish.