MAR 5 & 6 2025

Miami Beach Convention Center

Eric Letvin: Speaking at the Disasters Expo Miami

Eric Letvin

Deputy Assistant Administrator of Mitigation  -  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Enhancing Access and Resilience Opportunities with FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

FEMA will discuss the different pre- and post- disaster grant programs available through HMA. Attendees will learn how each program can be used by communities to increase resilience to disaster risks. In addition to funding opportunities, FEMA will discuss how the grant programs reduce community vulnerability, promote individual safety and create safer communities.

About Eric Letvin

Mr. Letvin serves as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Deputy Assistant Administrator for Mitigation. Mr. Letvin directs FEMA’s pre- and post-disaster mitigation programs that support sustainable, disaster-resilient communities, to avoid or reduce the loss of life, property, and financial impacts of natural hazards. These programs include the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program, the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, the Flood Mitigation Assistance grants, the Floodplain Management component of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and the Community Rating System under the NFIP. In addition, Mr. Letvin leads the hazard mitigation disaster workforce cadre and overall disaster operations for the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.