The Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program is one of the grant programs that constitute DHS/FEMA's focus on all-hazards emergency preparedness, including the evolving threats and risks associated with climate change.
The goal is to provide funds to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies to implement the National Preparedness System (NPS) and to support the National Preparedness Goal (the Goal) of a secure and resilient nation.
The 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan outlines a bold vision and three ambitious goals designed to address key challenges the agency faces during a pivotal moment in the field of emergency management. Wide-ranging and long-term, the goals defined in the plan respond to the changing landscape in which we find ourselves. The goals to meet this challenge are:
- Goal 1 - Instill Equity as a Foundation of Emergency Management
- Goal 2 - Lead Whole of Community in Climate Resilience
- Goal 3 - Promote and Sustain a Ready FEMA and Prepared Nation
Allowable costs include:
- Planning
- Organization
- Equipment - Allowable equipment includes equipment from the following AEL categories:
- Personal Protective Equipment (Category 1);
- Information Technology (Category 4);
- Cybersecurity Enhancement Equipment (Category 5);
- Interoperable Communications Equipment (Category 6);
- Detection Equipment (Category 7);
- Power Equipment (Category 10);
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Reference Materials (Category 11);
- CBRNE Incident Response Vehicles (Category 12);
- Physical Security Enhancement Equipment (Category 14);
- CBRNE Logistical Support Equipment (Category 19); and
- Other Authorized Equipment (Category 21).
- Training and Exercises
- Travel
- Construction and Renovation
- Acquisition or Leasing of Real Property
- Operational Overtime
- Whole Community Preparedness
- Maintenance and Sustainment
FY24 key changes: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/emergency-management-performance/fy-24-key-changes
?In New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) is responsible for coordinating state and federal resources to assist local government in response and relief activities in the event of an emergency or disaster.
Organization/Administrative projects and activities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Maintain/upgrade an EOC capable of accommodating staff to respond to local emergencies.
- Establish and maintain a call-down list for EOC staff.
- Establish and maintain emergency response/recovery resource lists. Logistics and Resource Management, following the FEMA program guidance.
- Develop and maintain written duties and responsibilities for EOC staff positions and agency representatives
- Develop and maintain public-private sector partnerships.
- Conduct a hazard analysis and risk assessment. ? Develop public education and awareness information (i.e., brochures and pamphlets).
- Develop and maintain a list of private non-profit organizations within your local jurisdiction to ensure that these organizations are included in requests for public assistance funds.
- Develop/enhance financial and administrative procedures for use before, during, and after disaster events in support of a comprehensive emergency management program.
- Develop or update procedures for tracking disaster-related expenses by local agencies.
- Program evaluations. Develop/enhance systems to monitor training programs.
Allowable equipment, under NH's EMPG Program, includes equipment from the following AEL Categories:
- Information Technology
- Cyber Security Enhancement Equipment
- Interoperable Communications Equipment
- Detection Equipment
- Power Equipment i.e., generators
- Physical Security Enhancement Equipment
- CBRNE Logistical Support Equipment
- Other Authorized Equipment
Recipients should consult with their Regional EMPG Program Manager prior to making any investment that does not clearly meet the allowable expense criteria established in the NOFO and the Preparedness Grants Manual.
Schools must have a site specific emergency response plan (compliant with RSA 189:64) that supports implementation of NIMS if receiving funds from this grant program.