Federal Grant Award Summary

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) received a Formula Grant award of $45.7 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067), effective October 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. As the state-level administrative entity responsible for emergency management and homeland security coordination across Pennsylvania, PEMA utilizes these funds to enhance statewide preparedness and resilience capabilities across prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery mission areas. The grant supports critical investments in emergency planning, training, equipment acquisition, cybersecurity infrastructure protection, and capability gap remediation, all aligned with the Commonwealth's Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Strategic Planning Report (SPR) processes.

PEMA distributes sub-awards to local governments, counties, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations throughout Pennsylvania to implement localized homeland security and emergency management initiatives. Supported activities include physical security enhancements for at-risk facilities, equipment procurement for emergency response operations, emergency operations center construction and renovation, hazard mitigation projects, and technical assistance programs. The funding strengthens the Commonwealth's overall emergency management posture by enabling county governments including Schuylkill, Northampton, and Dauphin counties; municipalities such as Pittsburgh; and community partners to build and sustain core capabilities necessary to prevent terrorism and prepare for threats and hazards posing the greatest risk to national security.