The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards awarded the Alabama Emergency Management Agency $5.572 million under the Emergency Management Performance Grants program (CFDA 97.042) on October 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2028.
The Alabama Emergency Management Agency, a division of the Alabama Department of Public Health headquartered in Clanton, Alabama, will use the funding to support all-hazards emergency preparedness across the state through planning, training, exercises, equipment procurement, and emergency operations center improvements. The agency distributes federal emergency management resources to Alabama counties, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations as the state's pass-through entity for all-hazards emergency management. The grant obligated $5.572 million with a period of performance spanning three years. Place of performance is Clanton, Alabama.
The Emergency Management Performance Grants program supports state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies in implementing the National Preparedness System and enhancing preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities. As a formula grant, funding is awarded to all eligible recipients with predetermined amounts. The assistance type is a formula grant.