The Natural Hazard Mitigation Association (NHMA) was founded in 2008 to bring together the various individuals and organizations working in the field of hazard mitigation.

The goals of the NHMA are:

* To create a forum for professionals working in hazard mitigation to share their ideas and experiences.
* To establish Hazard Mitigation as a profession in its own right.
* To serve as a source of training and technical information to those working in the field.
* To function as a professional and unified voice from hazard mitigation managers in the public marketplace of ideas and the political arena.
* To achieve greater awareness of the social component of hazard mitigation decisions.
* To develop more effective mitigation programs which benefit the community as a whole.
* To help to enable hazard mitigation as a social norm.