Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 2 | DHS 19 GPD 042 02 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program - Region 2 is a FEMA grant opportunity under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designed to strengthen day-to-day emergency management capability and overall preparedness for all types of hazards. The central idea behind EMPG is shared responsibility: the federal government provides coordination, guidance, and financial support, while states and their partners at the local, territorial, and tribal levels build and maintain the systems needed to protect lives and property. The legal authority for the program comes primarily from Section 662 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (6 U.S.C. section 762) and Title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. sections 5121 et seq.), which establish and reinforce a national framework where preparedness is jointly vested across federal, state, and local governments.

Functionally, the program is meant to fund the resources that emergency management agencies rely on to plan, coordinate, train, and sustain preparedness efforts across an all-hazards spectrum. That includes natural hazards, technological incidents, and human-caused threats. The opportunity emphasizes alignment with the National Preparedness Goal, meaning funded activities are expected to support the Goal's mission areas and core capabilities rather than being isolated or purely one-off purchases. It also ties into a broader DHS priority captured in the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, specifically the mission to strengthen national preparedness and resilience. In plain terms, FEMA is using this grant to help states keep their emergency management programs robust, interoperable, and capable of scaling during real incidents.

This particular posting is categorized as a discretionary grant under the disaster prevention and relief funding activity category, listed under CFDA 97.042. Eligibility is limited to state governments, which is typical for EMPG because states generally serve as the primary recipients that can then direct support and pass-through funding in accordance with federal and state requirements. The opportunity was published by DHS/FEMA on April 12, 2019, with an original application closing date of May 29, 2019. The notice indicates an expectation of four awards for the Region 2 posting. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0, which usually signals that the maximum award amount is not expressed as a single fixed cap in the summary record and may instead depend on allocations, formula-based calculations, or other FEMA determinations outlined in the full funding notice.

In summary, this grant opportunity is about sustaining and improving the core infrastructure of emergency management at the state level, with the expectation that states will use the support to bolster coordination and preparedness across local, territorial, and tribal partners. The program's intent is not limited to response; it is structured to support a comprehensive preparedness system that reduces risk, improves readiness, and strengthens resilience before disasters occur, while also ensuring the capacity to manage and recover when incidents happen.

• 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 2" 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 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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