Cal OES said Alaina Boone is an Associate Environmental Planner who provides technical assistance statewide to cities, counties, special districts, tribes, state departments and nonprofits applying for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance funding.

She supports applicants across six different grant programs; Cal OES said the programs have unique requirements and can demand hundreds of hours of work from both planners and sub‑applicants.

Cal OES said Boone helps communities develop projects that mitigate natural hazards, reduce impacts to life safety and strengthen resilience. Projects Cal OES listed include seismic retrofits for hospitals and other critical facilities, hazardous fuels reduction to lower wildfire risk, levee hardening to reduce flood impacts, updating Local Hazard Mitigation Plans and advancing shovel‑ready construction projects.

The agency framed Boone’s role as turning hazard‑mitigation concepts into actionable projects that protect people and infrastructure. For jurisdictions seeking federal mitigation funding, that means considerable application and planning work is involved, and Cal OES offers direct technical support to navigate it.

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California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

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