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Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 2
The purpose of the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program is to provide federal funds to states to assist state, local, territorial, and tribal governments in preparing for all hazards, as authorized by Section 662 of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (6 U.S.C.
section
762) and the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
sections 5121 et seq.).
Title VI of the Stafford Act authorizes DHS/FEMA to make grants for the purpose of providing a system of emergency preparedness for the protection of life and property in the United States from hazards and to vest responsibility for emergency preparedness jointly in the Federal Government, states, and their political subdivisions.
The Federal Government, through the EMPG Program, provides necessary direction, coordination, and guidance, and provides necessary assistance, as authorized in this title, to support a comprehensive all hazards emergency preparedness system.
The FY 2019 EMPG will provide federal funds to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies to obtain the resources required to support the National Preparedness Goals (the Goals) associated mission areas and core capabilities.
The EMPG program supports the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Mission to Strengthen National Preparedness and Resilience.
section
762) and the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
sections 5121 et seq.).
Title VI of the Stafford Act authorizes DHS/FEMA to make grants for the purpose of providing a system of emergency preparedness for the protection of life and property in the United States from hazards and to vest responsibility for emergency preparedness jointly in the Federal Government, states, and their political subdivisions.
The Federal Government, through the EMPG Program, provides necessary direction, coordination, and guidance, and provides necessary assistance, as authorized in this title, to support a comprehensive all hazards emergency preparedness system.
The FY 2019 EMPG will provide federal funds to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies to obtain the resources required to support the National Preparedness Goals (the Goals) associated mission areas and core capabilities.
The EMPG program supports the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Mission to Strengthen National Preparedness and Resilience.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
Office: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Estimated Funding: $28,911,146
Office: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Estimated Funding: $28,911,146
Who's Eligible
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://www.grants.gov
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible Organizations: •Public nonprofit organizations •Private nonprofit organizations •For profit organizations •Small, minority, and women-owned businesses •Universities •Colleges •Research institutions •Hospitals •Community-based organizations •Faith-based organizations •Federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments •American Indian/Alaska Native tribally designated organizations •Alaska Native villages •Urban Indian health organizations •Tribal epidemiology centers •State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) •Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application.
If you are applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, you must provide a letter from the state or local government as documentation of your status.
Attach this documentation behind the first page of your application form or for electronic applications, use a .pdf file and attach as “Other Documents” and label as appropriate.
Failure to meet the stated eligibility criteria by the time of the application deadline will result in the return of the application without review
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.grants.gov
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
ndgrants@fema.dhs.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2019-04-12
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2019-06-29
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