Region 8
$329,779,991
Get Grant Money for Disaster Preparedness & Response
Summary
Local governments can receive funding to build robust disaster preparedness and response programs. This grant supports comprehensive planning, training, and exercises to effectively handle any emergency.
Eligibility
Government
Emergency Management
Public Safety
Local Government
Full Description
An all-hazards approach to emergency response, including the development of a comprehensive program of planning, training, and exercises, provides the foundation for an effective and consistent response to any threatened or actual disaster or emergency, regardless of the cause. As appropriated by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 110-83), the Fiscal Year 2010 EMPG provides $329,779,991 to assist State and local governments to enhance and sustain all-hazards emergency management capabilities.