The District of Columbia Government, through its Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA), has been awarded a $3,087,304.00 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on September 18, 2023. This Formula Grant is part of the CFDA 97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants program, which provides funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to strengthen and improve all-hazards emergency management capabilities, including preparedness for disasters and emergencies that may result from climate change.
The grant funding enables the District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency (DCEMA) to deliver a range of vital emergency management and homeland security services, such as emergency planning, training and exercises, intelligence analysis, cybersecurity programs, interoperable communications infrastructure, nonprofit security enhancements, resilience assessments, hazard mitigation projects, disaster recovery support, and catastrophic preparedness planning. DCEMA also administers sub-awards to over 35 state and local partners in the National Capital Region to implement specialized regional initiatives in areas like operations, equipment, personnel, public outreach, resilience projects, intelligence sharing, and risk assessments.
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