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Federal Disaster Grants

Federal Non-Disaster Grants

Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)

The Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) provides state, local, tribal and territorial emergency management agencies with the resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and works toward the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. The EMPG’s allowable costs support efforts to build and sustain core capabilities across the prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery mission areas.

Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP)

The Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) plays an important role in the implementation of the National Preparedness System. RCPGP supports the building of core capabilities essential to achieving the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation by providing resources to close known capability gaps in Housing and Logistics and Supply Chain Management, encouraging innovative regional solutions to issues related to catastrophic incidents, and building on existing regional efforts.

National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP)

National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP) helps to advance our understanding of why and how earthquakes occur and impact the natural and built environments. The program develops strategies, tools, techniques and other measures that can reduce the adverse effects of earthquakes and facilitates and promotes implementation of these measures, thereby strengthening earthquake resilience among at-risk communities.

Hazardous Material Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Program

The Hazardous Material Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) program provides assistance to public sector employees for training and planning for emergency response in transportation.  The purpose of the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness program is to increase state, local, and tribal effectiveness in safely and efficiently handling hazardous materials incidents, enhance implementation of the Emergency Planning, and encourage a comprehensive approach to emergency training and planning by incorporating the unique challenges of responses to transportation situations.

State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)

The State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) assists state, local, and tribal efforts in preventing, protecting against, mitigating, responding to and recovering from acts of terrorism and other threats. This grant provides the resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and working toward the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation.

National Security Grant Program (NSGP)

The National Security Grant Program (NSGP) provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack. The intent is to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. It is also designed to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, as well as state and local government agencies.

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