The Government of the Virgin Islands, through its Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) division, has been awarded a $942,605 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This Formula Grant, with an award date of September 18, 2023, will support critical emergency management capabilities and preparedness initiatives across the U.S. Virgin Islands territory. The EMPG Program provides funding assistance to state,...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $1,696,218.00 Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) to the Government of the Virgin Islands, through its Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) division, effective October 1, 2024 with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This Project Grant funding supports VITEMA's efforts to enhance emergency management capabilities across the U.S. Virgin Islands, including activities such as emergency...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $10.17 million Formula Grant to the Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on September 14, 2022 under the Emergency Management Performance Grants program (CFDA 97.042). The grant will support emergency management capabilities through funding emergency management personnel, fringe benefits, lease costs for the central office, communication services, computer-aided dispatch system maintenance, training and exercises, web EOC...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $1,953,269.51 Project Grant to the Government of the Virgin Islands, through its Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) division, on April 1, 2025. This grant is provided under FEMA's Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) program (CFDA 97.036), which assists state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, as well as eligible private non-profit organizations, in responding...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $3,242,301.75 Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) to the Emergency Mgmt Department Of Commonwealth Of Virginia Department Of Emergency Management Division on September 12, 2024. This Formula Grant supports the department's efforts to enhance emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities across the state of Virginia. The grant funds a range of activities, including emergency planning,...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $4,455,196.99 Project Grant to the Government of the Virgin Islands, through its Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), on June 21, 2024. The grant was provided under FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (CFDA 97.039) to support the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities in St. Thomas, USVI. As the primary emergency management organization for the U.S. Virgin Islands, VITEMA will utilize the...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067), awarded a $1,051,545 project grant to the Government of the Virgin Islands, represented by the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), on September 1, 2024. The grant will support a 36-month performance period ending on August 31, 2027. The funding will enable VITEMA to enhance emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities across the U.S....
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $10.4 million Emergency Management Performance Grant to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management on September 23, 2022. The grant supports the Emergency Management Performance Grants Program (CFDA 97.042), which aims to improve emergency management capabilities through supporting efforts to address disasters and emergencies exacerbated by climate change. As the state administering agency, Virginia Department of Emergency Management will...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $917,428 Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Homeland Security and Emergency Management on September 19, 2023. The EMPG program provides funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to enhance and sustain all-hazards emergency management capabilities, including planning, training, exercises, personnel, equipment, and administrative costs. The...
The Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico received a $4,699,746 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on September 18, 2023. This formula grant program (CFDA 97.042) aims to strengthen all-hazards emergency management capabilities across the nation, including preparedness for disasters and emergencies that may result from climate change. The grant funding supports a range of emergency management services and...