The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $5.53 million Formula Grant to the Emergency Management Agency of Maine under the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP, CFDA #97.067) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The objective of the HSGP is to prevent terrorism and prepare for threats and hazards that pose risks to national security, according to program documents. Through sub-awards totaling this funding, emergency management and homeland security...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $10.59 million Formula Grant to the Emergency Management Agency of Maine on August 29, 2022 under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067). The grant funds efforts by the state and local jurisdictions to prevent terrorism and prepare for threats and hazards that pose risks to national security. Key services delivered through subawards to Maine's 16 counties include enhancing capabilities for law enforcement, fire service, emergency...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $5,422,750 Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067) project grant to the Emergency Management Agency Maine to enhance emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts across the state. The grant supports a wide range of initiatives such as cybersecurity enhancements, dam safety improvements, disaster recovery planning, infrastructure hardening, and security upgrades for vulnerable nonprofit organizations. The...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $494,495.94 Project Grant under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (CFDA 97.039) to the Emergency Management Agency Maine on October 3, 2024. This grant funding supports the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities and infrastructure across the state of Maine to reduce the risk of future damage, loss of life, and property. The Emergency Management Agency Maine serves as the primary conduit for FEMA grants in the state,...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $4.52 million Formula Grant to the Emergency Management Agency of Maine on September 16, 2022 under the Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) program (CFDA 97.042). The grant aims to improve emergency management capabilities and address disasters and emergencies, including those resulting from climate change, by supporting the state agency and 16 county governments. Sub-awards were provided to the counties of Waldo, Androscoggin,...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $2,351,191.20 Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) to the Emergency Management Agency Maine on September 11, 2024. This Formula Grant supports emergency management capabilities across the state, including emergency planning, training, exercises, personnel, equipment, and administrative costs related to disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. The grant funding is being used to support two sub-awards. The...
The Emergency Management Agency Maine received a $5,439,273 Formula Grant award on December 8, 2023 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137). This funding supports a range of cybersecurity enhancement initiatives for the state of Maine, including developing cybersecurity plans and governance structures, conducting vulnerability assessments, implementing security controls, delivering workforce training, ensuring...
The Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program is a federal formula grant program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide $3,538,497 in funding to the Emergency Management Agency of Maine. The primary objective is to strengthen and improve all-hazards emergency management capabilities across Maine, including preparedness for disasters and emergencies that may result from climate change. The EMPG grant award enables the Emergency Management Agency of...
The Emergency Management Agency Maine received a $1,417,333.00 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on September 1, 2024 under the CFDA 97.052 Emergency Operations Center Grant Program. The purpose of this 36-month grant is to support the construction, renovation, and equipping of a flexible, sustainable, secure, and fully interoperable emergency operations center in Augusta, Maine. This critical infrastructure project aims to enhance emergency response...
The Emergency Management Agency Maine received a $298,583 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Dam Safety Program (CFDA 97.041). The grant will fund activities to improve the safety of high-hazard potential dams in the state, including conducting dam inspections, developing emergency action plans, and implementing infrastructure improvements. As a pass-through entity, the Emergency Management Agency Maine will strategically distribute...