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<br /> - Is this your principal homestead? <br /> - Number of persons living in household <br /> - Household income level <br /> - Cost of flood-related repairs <br /> - Market value of home before the flood <br /> - Cost of mitigation (raising or removing home from floodplain) <br /> - Percent of flood related repairs covered by insurance <br /> - Other federal, state, local or private assistance received for the repair / mitigation of house <br /> 2. Staff verification of accuracy of information and eligibility for assistance <br /> 3. Staff prepares environmental clearances required by HUD <br /> Notification of Assistance and Disbursements <br /> 1. Staff notifies the applicant by phone and mail of determination regarding eligibility <br /> 2. If person is eligible, the amount of the assistance grant is determined (see below) <br /> 3. Disbursements can either be: <br /> - directly to the mitigation contractor upon submittal of invoices of work completed and verification by <br /> staff that the work was performed, or <br /> - directly to the homeowner as a reimbursement of costs paid by the owner to a mitigation contractor <br /> after providing proof of work completed, or <br /> - directly to the homeowner with verification of materials costs associated with the mitigation effort <br /> (labor hours are not reimbursable unless billed by a contractor) <br /> Maximum Flood Mitigation Assistance Available Per House <br /> 1. Assistance to raise mobile homes - $1,000 maximum <br /> 2. Assistance to raise houses on pier and beam - $10,000 maximum <br /> 3, Assistance to raise houses constructed on monolithic slabs - $15,000 maximum <br /> 4. Surveying costs to verify floodplain elevation / compliance certificate - $300 per house / mobile home <br /> maximum <br /> 5. Purchase of lot / structure (as is) - $15,000 maximum <br /> 6. Assistance with demolition costs (where the flooded home is to be removed) - $5,000 maximum <br /> 7. Assistance with raising services to a newly elevated house - $2,000 maximum <br /> 8. Assistance with moving the house to a lot located outside of the floodplain - $10,000 maximum <br /> Note: A maximum of $339,350 is available in the San Marcos Flood Mitigation Assistance Program. <br /> Funding will be distributed until the total amount is expended. <br />