Federal Grant Award Summary

The Catawba Indian Nation received a $430,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This three-year award supports the tribe's efforts to enhance homeland security preparedness and resilience capabilities aligned with the core mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. The funding enables the Catawba Indian Nation to strengthen its capacity to prevent terrorism and prepare for threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to tribal security and community safety in its Rock Hill, South Carolina location.

The award supports the tribe's ongoing homeland security initiatives as part of FEMA's comprehensive effort to fund state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) entities in achieving critical preparedness capabilities. As a federally recognized tribe with an established track record of managing federal grants across multiple service domains, the Catawba Indian Nation will apply these funds to priority investments that address identified capability gaps and support its Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) planning objectives. Award recipients under this program must comply with all applicable federal administrative requirements, including audit oversight, record retention for three years post-closeout, and alignment with National Incident Management System (NIMS) standards.