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National Dam Safety Program | FEMA. gov National Dam Safety Program Dams play a vital role in the nation’s overall infrastructure. They contribute to the economic development of the United States and to the social welfare of the American public.
Dam infrastructure can be affected by natural hazards, man-made threats, as well as an imbalance between resources invested and a dam’s age. FEMA has announced the release of the fiscal year 2025 National Dam Safety Program State Assistance Grant, offering $7. 48 million to support state and territorial dam safety programs.
This funding aims to enhance dam safety through inspections, emergency planning, and public awareness initiatives. Eligible states and territories can apply from beginning on July 28, 2025 using the FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) management system. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.
m. ET on August 11, 2025. For more information, refer to the National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) State Assistance Grant NOFO fact sheet .
National Dam Safety Program Grants through the Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams program are available to non-federal governments and nonprofits for the technical expertise, planning, design, and construction needed to rehabilitate eligible, non-federal high hazard potential dams. National Dam Safety State Assistance Grant Program is available for any state or territory with an enacted dam safety program.
These grants establish and maintain effective state programs to ensure dam safety and protect human life and property. The state administrative agency, or an equivalent state agency, is eligible to apply. Each eligible state or territory may submit only one grant application.
Applicants are encouraged to keep their respective dams’ information updated in the National Inventory of Dams. Information Needs for Dam Safety Under FEMA’s leadership, state assistance funds have enabled all participating states to better their programs through increased inspections, emergency action planning and the purchase of needed equipment.
The Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS) has prepared and approved the guidelines for federal agency dam owners and regulators . These guidelines may also be used by non-federal dam owners, regulators and operators. Grant assistance to states provides vital support for the improvement of state dam safety programs that regulate most of the 94,000 dams in the United States.
The Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams Grant Program provides technical, planning, design, and construction assistance in the form of grants for rehabilitation of eligible high hazard potential dams. The Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams program made about $185 million available and another approximate $26 million through the National Dam Safety State Assistance Grant Program in Fiscal Year 2024.
The investments funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help protect communities from flooding, avoid disaster costs, and strengthen resilience to climate hazards. The Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS) was founded in 1980 to encourage the establishment and maintenance of effective federal programs, policies and guidelines to enhance dam safety and security.
The committee serves as the permanent forum for the coordination of federal activities in dam safety and security. FEMA also chairs this committee. The National Dam Safety Review Board advises FEMA’s Administrator in setting national dam safety priorities and considers the effects of national policy issues affecting dam safety.
As of Jan. 25, 2025, in keeping with guidance from the Department of Homeland Security, the current safety review board has been dismissed. FEMA greatly appreciates the time and expertise that the outgoing members have contributed.
Dam Safety Training Program FEMA has expanded existing training programs and initiated new training programs to enhance the sharing of expertise between the federal and state sectors. Dam Safety Collaborative Technical Assistance FEMA is offering a Collaborative Technical Assistance series to help communities at risk of dam-related flooding better understand their risk and the potential consequences of dam-related emergencies.
A variety of publications to include federal guidelines, technical manuals and fact sheets.
Dam Risk Management Resources and Services Updated guidance is available with FEMA resources and services that are applicable to support dam hazard risk mitigation, preparedness, response or recovery DSS-WISE™ Lite Case Studies: A State Perspective This provides a summary of how states are using this web-based, automated two-dimensional dam-break flood modeling and mapping capability as a dam risk management tool.
National Inventory of Dams The National Inventory of Dams (NID) is now open to the public. The NID was populated using the 116th Congressional District Information. State and federal dam regulators provided their data for inclusion in the database.
Last updated August 7, 2025
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