The federal Project Grant award of $4,087,657.77 was made on September 24, 2024 to the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA), a division of the Service Members Assistance Fund, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program (CFDA 97.047). This grant supports RIEMA's mission to enhance statewide resilience and preparedness through comprehensive emergency management initiatives, including emergency planning, training exercises, equipment acquisition, communications upgrades, critical infrastructure protection, and security enhancements for vulnerable facilities. The funding will enable RIEMA to deliver a wide range of emergency preparedness, hazard mitigation, disaster response, and community resilience services aligned with FEMA and DHS national priorities over the 3-year performance period ending on September 23, 2027.
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