Cooperative Agreement HSTS0207HCAN209

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $25 million project grant to the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, doing business as Teex, for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The grant funding supports the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program, officially titled the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium under CFDA number 97.005. Through this award, Teex will provide national domestic preparedness training and education to state...

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (Teex) was awarded a $25,000,000 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005) on September 11, 2023. The funding will enable Teex to develop and deliver specialized training curricula, exercises, technical assistance, and educational resources focused on emergency preparedness, hazard response, counterterrorism, and cybersecurity across the...

The National Policing Institute (NPI) was awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). This funding supports NPI's partnership with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) to develop, implement, and pilot test a standards-based approach and online platform for the approval and tracking of de-escalation training...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) was awarded a $4,099,379 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025). The project will utilize 13 detector dog teams to enhance pest inspection and surveillance activities related to plant products entering California through private carrier and USPS parcel...

This Project Grant award of $20,840,000 was made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005). The funding supports the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) in developing and delivering specialized training and educational resources focused on enhancing national preparedness capabilities across state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions. Key products and services to be provided under...

This $20,840,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005) funds the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (Teex) to deliver specialized training and technical assistance supporting national emergency preparedness and public safety initiatives. Over the 24-month period from August 2024 to August 2026, Teex will develop and provide training curricula, conduct emergency...

Mississippi State University was awarded a $4 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on September 21, 2022 under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA #97.005). Through this award and associated subawards, Mississippi State and partner universities will provide specialized training to first responders on the use of unmanned aircraft systems. Kansas State University, New Mexico State University, the University of North Dakota, the...

The District of Columbia Emergency Management Agency (DCEMA) was awarded a $7.38 million project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Non-Profit Security Program (CFDA 97.008) on September 22, 2022. The grant will fund physical security enhancements and other security-related activities for nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C. that are at high risk of terrorist or other extremist attacks. As the grantee, DCEMA will oversee the delivery of products and...

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) will receive $1,804,078 under a three-year Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System program. The goal of the National US&R Response System program (CFDA #97.025) is to ensure adequate management, training, exercise, procurement of vehicles and equipment, and storage/maintenance for 28 national task forces responding to natural or...

The Kansas Highway Patrol was awarded a $1,834,988 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Non-Profit Security Program (CFDA #97.008) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant aims to enhance security for nonprofit organizations at high risk of terrorist attacks through physical security enhancements and other security-related activities. Eleven sub-awards were provided to nonprofit organizations across Kansas to support these security...