The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards awarded the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency $9.152775 million on October 1, 2025, under the Emergency Management Performance Grants program (CFDA 97.042).
The funding supports all-hazards emergency preparedness through planning, organization, personnel, equipment, training, and exercises (POETE) activities. The award carries a required 50 percent non-federal cost share. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, with performance based in Atlanta, Georgia 30316.
The Emergency Management Performance Grant program provides funds to state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies to implement the National Preparedness System and enhance preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities. As a formula grant, funding amounts are predetermined for all eligible recipients.