FEMA HMP-Northampton MA Formal Approval 9.29.20U.S. Department of Homeland Security
FEMA Region I
99 High Street, Sixth Floor
Boston, MA 02110-2132
September 29, 2020
Samantha C. Phillips, Director
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
400 Worcester Road
Framingham, Massachusetts 01702-5399
Dear Director Phillips:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Region I Mitigation Division has approved the City of Northampton Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
2020 Update effective September 4, 2020 through September 3, 2025 in accordance with the
planning requirements of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(Stafford Act), as amended, the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, and Title 44
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 201.
With this plan approval, the jurisdiction is eligible to apply to the Massachusetts Emergency
Management Agency for mitigation grants administered by FEMA. Requests for funding will be
evaluated according to the eligibility requirements identified for each of these programs. A specific
mitigation activity or project identified in this community’s plan may not meet the eligibility
requirements for FEMA funding; even eligible mitigation activities or projects are not
automatically approved.
The plan must be updated and resubmitted to the FEMA Region I Mitigation Division for approval
every five years to remain eligible for FEMA mitigation grant funding.
Thank you for your continued commitment and dedication to risk reduction demonstrated by
preparing and adopting a strategy for reducing future disaster losses. Should you have any
questions, please contact Melissa Surette at (617) 956-7559 or Melissa.Surette@fema.dhs.gov.
Sincerely,
Captain W. Russ Webster, USCG (Ret.), CEM
Regional Administrator
FEMA Region I
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cc: Sarah White, State Hazard Mitigation Officer, MEMA Jeffrey Zukowski, Hazard Mitigation Planner, MEMA
Marybeth Goff, Hazard Mitigation & Climate Adaptation Coordinator, MEMA
Beth Dubrawski, Hazard Mitigation Contract Specialist, MEMA