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Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project
Disaster recovery support for eligible damages
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Latest source updateLast Update: August 13, 2026Latest change: The Disaster Financial Assistance Mitigation Project fact sheet now adds a summary line describing coverage for structural damage, personal property loss, and small mitigation projects.View change
Latest source update
Last Update: August 13, 2026
Latest change: The Disaster Financial Assistance Mitigation Project fact sheet now adds a summary line describing coverage for structural damage, personal property loss, and small mitigation projects.
Mitigation Project Fact Sheet Expanded
The Disaster Financial Assistance Mitigation Project fact sheet now includes a new summary line stating that the program provides financial assistance for repairing structural damage, loss of personal property, and small mitigation projects. This is a modest expansion of the page’s visible scope and eligible expense description; no deadlines, application steps, contacts, or portal details changed.
Funding available
$ 500,000
Deadline
Closed
Location
New Brunswick, Canada
Overview
This program provides disaster recovery funding for eligible damages caused by approved natural disasters in New Brunswick. It can support mitigation work, structural repairs, and certain losses for homeowners, small businesses, farms, and non-profit organizations.
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At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase social or community impact
- Reduce environmental footprint
- Renovate or adapt facilities
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- New Brunswick
Legal structures
- For-profit business
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- From $ 4,800 to $ 2,000,000 in revenue
Organisation size
- 20 employees maximum
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Other Recreation and Social Clubs
- Social Services
- Emergency and Relief
- Housing
- Religious Congregations and Associations
- Not Elsewhere Classified
Target groups
- General public
- Rural / Remote communities
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- Nonprofits / charities
- Low-income individuals / families
Revenue structures
- Fee-for-service model
- Mixed revenue (<50% earned)
- Mixed revenue (50%+ earned)
Scope
- Local
- Municipal
- Regional
- Provincial
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Repairing and restoring damaged homes and basic essentials of life
- Re-establishing or maintaining the viability of a small business, working farm or fishing business
- Repairing, rebuilding, and restoring public works and essential community services to their pre-disaster functional capabilities
- Limited mitigation measures to reduce the future vulnerability of repaired and replaced infrastructure, including water testing, electrical reconnections, and health and safety inspections for safe home re-entry
Documents Needed
- Completed application form
- Supporting photos of damage
- Insurance-related documents, if applicable
- Repair receipts and records of cleanup work
- Required appendices or supporting documentation for the claim
Official resources
Program guide
Application form
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Homeowners and residential tenants
- Small businesses, including farms and fishers
- Non-profit organizations, churches, charities, and service clubs
- Municipalities and provincial departments, when federal disaster funding applies
Who is not eligible
- Recreational properties
- Businesses outside the small business definition
- Properties with damage caused by negligence
- Properties in certain high-risk flood zones or with recurrent erosion, where excluded by the program
Eligible expenses
- Basic necessities and structural damages for individuals.
- Contents covered as per the Schedule of Loss.
- Buildings, inventory, equipment and furnishings for eligible not-for-profit organizations, farms and small businesses.
- Structural damages, lost contents essential to the nature of the business and inventory for small businesses, including farmers and fishers.
- Water testing, electrical reconnections, and health and safety inspections for safe home re-entry.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Insured losses or losses that could have been insured
- Income loss
- Damage knowingly built in high-risk areas
- New construction and non-structural mitigation studies or campaigns
Eligible geographic areas
- New Brunswick
Selection criteria
- Extent and nature of the damage
- Whether the loss was uninsurable
- Whether other assistance has already been received
- Need to restore essential living or business functions
How to apply
- Step 1: Report damage
- Register property damage online or by phone.
- Contact your insurer immediately.
- Step 2: Complete forms
- Fill out the correct application package for your applicant type.
- Complete the insurance confirmation form if required.
- Step 3: Gather supporting documents
- Prepare the required appendices, photos, and supporting records.
- Keep copies of your application and documents.
- Step 4: Submit the application
- Mail the completed application and documents to NB EMO Recovery Services in Fredericton.
Processing and Agreement
- The claim is reviewed for eligibility after submission.
- An external damage assessor may inspect the property.
- The file is checked by the recovery office and a provincial auditor.
- Payment is issued after review, and the applicant may receive a decision letter.
- If the applicant disagrees, a claim settlement review can be requested in writing.
Additional information
- Applications are accepted only after a disaster program is officially authorized.
- Claimants must first report damage to their insurer.
- Damage reports can be submitted online or by phone.
- An appeal request must be filed within 45 days of the decision letter.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project Program
What is the Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project?
This program provides disaster recovery funding for eligible damages caused by approved natural disasters in New Brunswick. It can support mitigation work, structural repairs, and certain losses for homeowners, small businesses, farms, and non-profit organizations.
How much funding can be received?
Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project Funds up to 15% of admissible expenses, capped at $500,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project program?
To be eligible for the Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project program, you must:
Damage from approved natural disaster
Registered owner or eligible tenant
Eligible business or nonprofit status
What expenses are eligible under Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project?
Repairing and restoring damaged homes and basic essentials of life
Re-establishing or maintaining the viability of a small business, working farm or fishing business
Repairing, rebuilding, and restoring public works and essential community services to their pre-disaster functional capabilities
Limited mitigation measures to reduce the future vulnerability of repaired and replaced infrastructure, including water testing, electrical reconnections, and health and safety inspections for safe home re-entry
Who can I contact for more information about the Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project?
You can contact Government of New Brunswick by email at emo.recovery@gnb.ca or by phone at 1-888-553-8558.
Where is the Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project available?
The Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project program is available the province of New Brunswick.
Is the Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Disaster Financial Assistance – Mitigation Project is a Other Support