The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $6.35 million Formula Grant to the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection on September 21, 2022 under the Emergency Management Performance Grants program (CFDA 97.042). The grant aims to support and improve emergency management capabilities to address disasters and emergencies resulting from climate change. As the state awardee, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection will use the funding to...
The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection in Connecticut received a $4,847,500.00 Formula Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on August 28, 2023 under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067). The objective of this program is to fund state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) efforts to prevent terrorism and prepare the nation for threats and hazards posing the greatest risk to the security of the United States. The grant funding is supporting...
The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) in Middletown, Connecticut received a $4,213,125 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) on September 9, 2024. This formula grant supports a range of emergency management capabilities across the state, including emergency planning, training, exercises, personnel support, equipment procurement, and administrative costs related to disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and...
This federal Project Grant award for $4,362,750.00, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067), supports preparedness activities to implement the Connecticut Homeland Security Strategy. The grant period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The prime awardee, the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP), will utilize the funding to enhance emergency planning, training, equipment...
The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection in Middletown, Connecticut received a $4,602,500 Formula Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The objective of this award is to fund state, local, tribal, and territorial government efforts to prevent terrorism and prepare for threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to national security, as...
This Project Grant award of $8,859,386.92, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) program (CFDA 97.036), is intended to reimburse state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities, as well as certain private non-profit organizations, for emergency protective measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant funding supports activities such as debris removal, emergency medical...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $262,811 Project Grant to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on September 8, 2022 under the National Dam Safety Program. The grant will support dam safety initiatives in the state through the National Dam Safety Program, which aims to improve safety at dams nationwide and achieve the key objective of dam safety and public protection. As the state agency recipient, the Department of Energy and Environmental...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection in Middletown, Connecticut a $507,737.02 Project Grant under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program, CFDA 97.044) on August 17, 2022. The grant will support the AFG Program's goal of enhancing public and firefighter safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards by providing funds to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection through August 16, 2024....
The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection in Middletown, Connecticut will receive $9.7 million under a FY 2023 Formula Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant funding supports the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), CFDA #97.067. The $9.7 million in HSGP funding will support the department's efforts to prevent terrorism and enhance preparedness for threats and hazards that pose risk to the United States. As the state administering agency...
This $4,670,593.84 federal Project Grant award was made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Dam Safety Program (CFDA 97.041) on September 27, 2024. The award will support the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in rehabilitating high-hazard potential dams within the state over a 3-year period through September 26, 2027. Key activities to be funded include conducting dam inspections, developing emergency action plans, providing...