The federal Project Grant award of $13,997,063.92 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program (CFDA 97.047) supports the Nevada Office of the Military, Division of Emergency Management (DEM) in enhancing statewide resilience against natural disasters, terrorism, and other emergencies. The funding, awarded on October 25, 2024, will be used to implement a range of hazard mitigation activities, emergency preparedness initiatives, and community resilience projects over the three-year performance period ending on October 24, 2027. Key focus areas include infrastructure hardening, emergency operations center upgrades, emergency communications improvements, and climate adaptation efforts. The grant award also enables DEM to issue sub-awards to various counties, cities, tribes, and non-profit organizations in Nevada to collaboratively strengthen emergency management capabilities across the state.
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