Fiscal Year 2025 National Dam Safety Program State Assistance Spring Grant | DHS 25 MT 041 00 97

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The Fiscal Year 2025 National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) State Assistance Spring Grant is a mandatory FEMA grant opportunity under the Department of Homeland Security focused on strengthening and sustaining state and territorial dam safety programs. Its core purpose is to help eligible governments build and maintain effective dam safety oversight and risk reduction capabilities so they can better protect human life, property, and critical infrastructure. In practical terms, the program is intended to support the kind of ongoing, foundational work that makes dam safety programs function well over time, including program improvements that reduce the likelihood of dam failures and improve preparedness and response readiness when dam-related risks emerge.

This opportunity is listed as DHS 25 MT 041 00 97 and is associated with CFDA number 97.041, which corresponds to the National Dam Safety Program. FEMA anticipates making about 50 awards under this funding round. While the notice does not specify an award ceiling, it frames the funding as state assistance aimed at establishing and maintaining effective programs rather than one-off construction or capital projects. The funding activity category is Disaster Prevention and Relief, reflecting FEMA s emphasis on risk reduction and prevention as part of broader national resilience and hazard mitigation efforts.

Eligibility is geared toward state-level public entities, with eligible applicants identified as state governments and others, and explicitly including the District of Columbia and U.S. territories and possessions. The eligible jurisdictions listed include the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, along with any other U.S. territory or possession. This makes the program broadly accessible across the United States and its jurisdictions for governments responsible for dam safety regulation, inspection, and related program administration.

Applications must be submitted through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO), FEMA s online grants management platform, available at https://go.fema.gov/. The original application closing date for this opportunity is August 11, 2025. The opportunity was created on July 28, 2025, and applicants should plan for typical federal grants preparation steps such as confirming GO access, validating organizational profiles and permissions in the system, and ensuring required application components are complete before submission.

Overall, the NDSP State Assistance Spring Grant is designed to reinforce the capacity of state and territorial dam safety programs to prevent disasters, manage dam-related risks, and continuously improve program effectiveness. It supports government efforts to maintain strong safety standards and oversight frameworks that help reduce the likelihood and consequences of dam incidents, ultimately contributing to public safety and community resilience.

• The Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2025 National Dam Safety Program State Assistance Spring Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.041.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-07-28.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-11. (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 50 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Others.

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