Collaborative Technical Assistance

• Providing risk analysis, dam safety support, and floodplain management to enhance community safety and preparedness

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Planning

• State and Local Mitigation Plan updates

• Emergency Operation and Emergency Action Plan updates

• Floodplain Management Plan update

• Federal Grants Training

• FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Training

• FEMA Benefit-Cost Analysis Training

• Dam Safety 101 Training

• FEMA EHP Training

Training

• Expert support to plan and implement hazard mitigation and climate resilience projects

• Technical Assistance for grant applications, including technical evaluation, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and Cost Estimation

• Preliminary Environmental and Historic Preservation screening

Direct Technical Assistance

Dam Safety Collaborative Technical Assistance (CTA)

Community Needs Scoping

• Overview of the CTA concept

• Key elements of dam emergency planning

• Framework options for stakeholder engagement

• Drafting initial goals and objectives for planning

Stakeholder Engagement

• Presentation of engagement strategies

• County-level workshop with affected stakeholder groups

• Building partnerships to support ongoing analysis and planning

Plan Development

• Incorporating hazard mitigation and floodplain management requirements under the High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program

• Developing floodplain management plans to reduce future impacts

• Overview of NEPA guidance and compliance process

• Integrating dam risk into hazard mitigation plans

EAPs & EOPs

• Reviewing and refining community Emergency Action Plans (EAPs)

• Drafting annexes for inclusion in local Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs)

• Preparing plans for tabletop testing

• Final review of completed annex with supporting Dam Incident Planning Guide/Template

Plan Implementation & Evaluation

• Supporting communities in planning and executing dam emergency exercises

• Development of an Exercise Planning Toolkit in collaboration with FEMA’s National Exercise Division (NED)

• Toolkit includes guidance on testing key EAP/EOP elements, scenario design, and partner engagement

Dam Risk Communication

• Foundations for effective emergency planning

• Tools and frameworks for comprehensive hazard analysis

• Strengthening coordination among stakeholders

• Collaborative goal-setting with FEMA and communities

CTA helps build partnerships between dam owners and operators, public safety officials, and individuals, communities, and organizations that are at risk of dam-related emergencies. Experts from Lakhia Collaborative will work with you to define your needs and tailor a program from the modules below that fits your needs best.