Federal Grant Award Summary

The Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM) received a Formula Grant award of $14.3 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports Maryland's state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to enhance preparedness and resilience against terrorism and high-risk hazards. The funding enables MDEM to build and sustain core capabilities across prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery mission areas, with eligible activities including emergency planning, training, equipment acquisition, critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity enhancements, and public outreach campaigns.

MDEM leverages this funding through a sub-grant structure, distributing resources to local jurisdictions, county governments, fire departments, and nonprofit organizations throughout Maryland to implement specialized homeland security and emergency preparedness initiatives. Typical project activities encompass developing emergency plans, conducting vulnerability assessments, implementing security controls, providing workforce training, upgrading critical infrastructure, and supporting emergency operations centers. The award reflects FEMA's risk-based allocation methodology for the Homeland Security Grant Program, which prioritizes funding to address the most significant threats and risks to U.S. security while meeting legislatively mandated minimum allocations for states.