The federal Formula Grant award of $751,000.00 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) Program (CFDA 97.042). The grant recipient is the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA), a division of the Service Members Assistance Fund that serves as the state agency responsible for coordinating emergency management and disaster response activities in Rhode Island.
Through this EMPG funding, RIEMA delivers a wide range of emergency preparedness, hazard mitigation, disaster response, and community resilience services aligned with FEMA and DHS national priorities. Key activities supported by the grant include emergency planning, training exercises, equipment acquisition, communications upgrades, critical infrastructure protection, and security enhancements for vulnerable facilities. RIEMA's initiatives span natural disaster readiness, terrorism prevention, active shooter preparedness, flood mapping, hazardous materials response, infrastructure hardening, and securing nonprofit organizations. RIEMA frequently partners with municipalities, public safety agencies, healthcare entities, community organizations, and other state offices to execute these statewide emergency readiness initiatives.
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