Homeland security grant program

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards awarded Homeland Security & Emergency, a division of the State of Louisiana, $4.546 million on January 16, 2026 under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067) to support state and local efforts to prevent terrorism and prepare for threats and hazards posing the greatest risk to U.S. security.

The award runs through August 31, 2028 with place of performance in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Homeland Security & Emergency operates as a state-level pass-through entity distributing sub-awards to parish governments, regional emergency management organizations, local law enforcement, municipal departments, nonprofit groups, and other state agencies across Louisiana. The division administers HSGP funding to eligible state, local, tribal, and territorial entities to achieve core capabilities related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, mitigating, and responding to acts of terrorism. Award investments must align with at least one core capability identified in the state's funding goal, demonstrate how investments support closing capability gaps or sustaining capabilities identified in the THIRA/SPR process, and support a NIMS-typed resource deployable or shareable to support emergency or disaster operations per existing EMAC agreements.

Recipients obligated under this award must comply with DHS Standard Administrative Terms and Conditions, including NIMS Compliance Verification, THIRA/SPR Reporting Verification, Investment Justification Alignment, Environmental and Historic Preservation Review Compliance, SAFECOM Guidance Compliance, Buy American Act Compliance, and Davis-Bacon Act Compliance. Financial records must be maintained for at least three years from the date the final Federal Financial Report is submitted.