Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 1 | DHS 19 GPD 042 01 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program - Region 1 is a FEMA grant opportunity under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designed to strengthen all-hazards emergency management capabilities. At its core, EMPG provides federal funding to states so they can support and improve preparedness efforts that protect life and property. The program is grounded in federal law, including Section 662 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Those authorities establish that emergency preparedness is a shared responsibility across the federal government, states, and local jurisdictions, and they authorize FEMA to provide both financial assistance and national-level coordination, guidance, and support.

The main goal of the FY 2019 EMPG is to help state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies secure the resources they need to build and sustain a comprehensive emergency preparedness system. The opportunity emphasizes preparedness for "all hazards," meaning it is intended to support readiness across a wide range of threats and emergencies rather than focusing on a single type of incident. Funding is aimed at improving capabilities tied to the National Preparedness Goal, including the mission areas and core capabilities that guide how jurisdictions plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate major events. In addition, the program is positioned as supporting a broader homeland security priority, specifically the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review mission to strengthen national preparedness and resilience.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DHS 19 GPD 042 01 01) with a disaster prevention and relief focus area (CFDA 97.042). Eligible applicants are state governments, and the listing indicates an expectation of six awards for Region 1. The opportunity was posted on April 12, 2019, with an original application closing date of May 29, 2019. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which typically signals that a single maximum award amount is not specified in the public summary and may depend on allocations, formulas, or other FEMA program guidance for that year and region rather than a fixed cap presented in the notice.

In practical terms, the opportunity is meant to reinforce the idea that FEMA provides nationwide direction and assistance while states and their partners build on-the-ground capability. EMPG funding is therefore positioned as a support mechanism for staffing, planning, coordination, and capability development that helps jurisdictions maintain a steady baseline of emergency management readiness across prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery priorities aligned with national preparedness doctrine.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 1" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.042.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 12, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 29, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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