Fiscal Year 2026 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Individual State Earthquake Assistance
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DHS-26-MT-082-02-99
- Agency
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
- Applications due
- Award size
- $50,000 to $963,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Disaster Prevention and Relief
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- FEMA GO Help Desk femago@fema.dhs.gov (877) 585-3242
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is soliciting non-competitive grant applications from eligible states and territories for earthquake hazards reduction programming, with an application deadline of August 14, 2026. Eligible applicants are limited to states and territories classified as having high or very high seismic risk and must provide a statutory 25% non-federal cost share, except for Insular Areas (U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam), which are exempt from the cost-share requirement.
Total expected funding is $2,346,900 distributed across 22 anticipated awards, with individual award amounts ranging between $50,000 and $963,000. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028. Eligible applicants must maintain an active SAM.gov registration with a Unique Entity Identifier and register in FEMA GO to submit applications electronically.
FEMA funds eight allowable activities: seismic mitigation planning, vulnerability assessments and inventories, building and zoning code updates, earthquake awareness and education, emergency management exercises, earthquake insurance promotion, participation in the National Earthquake Program Managers meeting, and multi-state group assistance. All funded activities must align with the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program vision, mission, and strategic goals as coordinated across FEMA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Recipients may retain up to 7% of awarded funds for management and administrative costs. Federal funds may not be used for real property procurement, equipment, international travel, construction, renovations, retrofits, or research-related costs. Quarterly performance progress reports and financial reports are required throughout the award period, with final closeout documentation due within 120 days after the period of performance ends. The assistance listing is 97.153.
Synopsis
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is a coordinating program for earthquake monitoring, research, implementation, education, and outreach activities developed and conducted by these four agencies:
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
• National Science Foundation, and
• U.S. Geological Survey
FEMA awards non-competitive, grants to eligible states and territories with high to very high seismic risks to fund one or more of the following allowable activities. The purpose is to support the establishment of earthquake hazards reduction programming and the implementation of earthquake safety, mitigation, and resilience activities at the state and local level.
In accordance with this Individual State Earthquake Assistance (ISEA) NOFO, funds available to eligible states and territories classified as having a high or very high risk of earthquakes. Participation in this funding opportunity is limited to states and territories that can provide a statutory non-federal cost share of 25%. However, the cost share requirement does not apply to territories classified as "Insular Areas," such as the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are still eligible to participate in the program.
All activities funded by the ISEA grant program must be consistent with the NEHRP vision, mission, and strategic goals.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| FY 2026 NEHRP ISEA NOFO - FINAL 508.pdf |
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