Beaufort County is encouraging eligible residents to apply for the FMA Swift Current Grant Program. The FMA Swift Current Grant Program is a FEMA disaster grant that is managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Eligible properties have been identified and only those residents who have already received a letter from FEMA or SCDNR are eligible for this grant.

Application Information

• Applications are due October 9th to SCDNR.
• Total of $10 Million available across the state.
• For more information about the grant visit FEMA.gov

This grant aims to streamline funding through disaster declaration and flood insurance claims-based eligibility criteria, minimized application periods, and narrowed project type eligibility to Individual Flood Mitigation Projects that are Severe Repetitive Loss, Repetitive Loss, or Substantially Damaged. Grant recipients will receive reimbursement for eligible projects and property owners are responsible for securing their own financing. This funding is a state set aside and is not nationally competitive. 

Eligible Project Types: Individual Flood Mitigation Projects

• Acquisition - property is purchased by the local community, the structure is demolished, and the property cannot be developed in perpetuity.
• Elevation – property is elevated above the Base Flood Elevation.
• Mitigation / Reconstruction – current structure is demolished, and new compliant structure is built; this project type has a federal share limit of $220k.
• Dry Floodproofing - historic residential buildings or non-residential buildings.

For more information, including the Notice of Funding Opportunity, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/learn/flood-mitigation-assistance/swift-current. As a reminder, eligible residents have already received a notification from FEMA about their grant eligibility. For more information locally, please reach out to Beaufort County Floodplain Manager Annie Peifer at 843-255-2086.