DR-4862 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Now Open

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) has announced the official opening of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) under disaster declaration DR-4862-OK. This funding opportunity aims to support cost effective mitigation projects that reduce the impact of future disasters in counties affected by the severe storms, straight line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred between November 2-5, 2024. 

Counties included in DR-4862 are: Adair, Garvin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Stephens and Washita.

View the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Interested counties, municipalities, Tribal Nations, and eligible nonprofits in the designated counties listed above are encouraged to apply through a structured subapplication process, which replaces the previous first-come, first-served model. This change is designed to improve efficiency and project funding success. If funding remains after serving eligible subapplicants in these 8 counties, entities from other counties will be invited to apply.

Key dates include:

• Notice of Intent (NOI) Submission Deadline: October 20, 2025 (Submit in OK EMGrants)
• Subapplication Submission Deadline: January 19, 2026 (Submit in OK EMGrants)
• Anticipated Award Announcement: Summer 2026
• Projected Project Start: Fall 2026

Subapplicant briefing:

• 📅 Dates:  Wednesday, July 23 
                    Wednesday, July 30
  
• 🕘 Times: 1-2 p.m. or 3-4 p.m.
• 📍 Location: Hybrid (see below for details)

This session will provide important information on the subapplication process, eligibility requirements, and key details outlined in the recently released Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), and offer an opportunity for Q&A.

In person: 4th Floor, 2401 N Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK (If attending in person, please check in at the lobby desk before taking the elevators up, where a member of our team will let you into the office.)

Virtual: via Microsoft Teams ( the meeting link ).  Meeting ID: 269 611 519 764 9 / Passcode: 6uU9Xs6g.

Eligible activities include safe room construction, flood hazard mitigation, structural retrofits, wildfire mitigation, and hazard mitigation planning, among others. Subapplications must demonstrate cost-effectiveness and align with local and state Hazard Mitigation Plans. Technical assistance is available through OEM, though full application development support is not provided.

Go here to find HMGP Resources such as forms, documents and checklists needed to apply.

For more information, please contact Michael D’Arcy, State Hazard Mitigation Officer via email at HM@oem.ok.gov.