Project Grant EMW2025OS05020
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) received a $17.3 million Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards, with an award date of October 1, 2025, and completion date of September 30, 2026. Under CFDA 97.042, this funding supports Georgia's emergency management capabilities across preparedness, response, recovery,...
- The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) received a $11,718,954 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067) to enhance the state's capabilities in preventing, protecting against, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from potential terrorist attacks and other high-risk hazards. The award will fund a wide range of critical services and investments across Georgia, including...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) $42.8 million through the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP, CFDA 97.067) on October 1, 2025, with a performance period extending through August 31, 2028. This formula grant supports Georgia's statewide efforts to enhance preparedness and resilience against terrorism and high-risk hazards by funding core capabilities across prevention,...
- The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $4,274,667 Project Grant to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) under the Emergency Operations Center (CFDA 97.052) grant program. The funding supports construction, renovation, and equipping of a flexible, sustainable, and interoperable emergency operations center in Atlanta, Georgia. The project aims to enhance emergency response coordination, ensure continuity of government operations, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) received a Project Grant award of $20.3 million from FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards under the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Grant Program (CFDA 97.161), with an award date of July 4, 2025, and completion deadline of September 30, 2028. This funding supports GEMA/HS's efforts to strengthen Georgia's public safety capabilities in detecting, tracking, identifying, and mitigating...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) received a $5.9M Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.008), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This award supports physical security enhancements and protective measures for nonprofit organizations throughout Georgia that face elevated risk of terrorist or extremist attacks. GEMA/HS will serve as...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $5.84 million Project Grant under the Next Generation Warning System Grant Program (CFDA 97.138) to the Guam Office of Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense on October 1, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 30, 2028. This award supports the modernization and enhancement of Guam's public alert and warning capabilities through implementation of advanced digital broadcast technologies. The grant enables the...
- The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program (CFDA 97.132) awarded on September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2028. This three-year award supports community-based initiatives designed to prevent targeted violence and terrorism across Georgia through a range of...
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $9,563,081 Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency on August 14, 2023. This Formula Grant funding supports the state's emergency management and homeland security activities, including emergency protective measures, disaster response, vaccine distribution, security enhancements, hazard mitigation planning, and crisis counseling. The Georgia Emergency Management...
- This Cooperative Agreement award of $8,999,140.00 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Disaster Assistance Projects program (CFDA 97.088) provides funding to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) to deliver comprehensive disaster assistance to families and communities affected by presidentially-declared disasters in the state of Georgia. The award supports a range of services including temporary housing assistance, infrastructure...
The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) received a Project Grant award of $6,986,804.25 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Next Generation Warning System Grant Program (CFDA 97.138) on October 1, 2025, with a completion deadline of September 30, 2028. This award supports the implementation of advanced digital broadcast technologies and modernized emergency communication systems to enhance public alert and warning capabilities across Georgia. The project will address capability gaps in the state's public warning systems by deploying cutting-edge alert dissemination technologies across multiple platforms, including streaming services, sirens, giant-voice systems, satellites, and internet-connected devices, with particular emphasis on serving traditionally underserved areas. As a state government entity coordinating emergency management efforts, GEMA/HS will leverage this funding to implement flexible and innovative warning solutions that align with the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) standard and potentially incorporate advanced broadcast standards such as ATSC 3.0. The agency will likely issue sub-awards to local governments, law enforcement agencies, and nonprofit organizations throughout Georgia to ensure comprehensive statewide emergency preparedness and effective emergency information dissemination capabilities across diverse communication platforms.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $7.0m | 9/28/25 |