Interoperable Emergency Communications
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 97.055
- Agency
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
- Grant awards
- 188 $375,193,148 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is funding governance, planning, training, and exercise initiatives to improve interoperable emergency communications among states, territories, and local and tribal governments under Assistance Listing 97.055, with the most recent grant award made on August 11, 2015.
This program has not been active in the past decade. The most recent award dates to 2015, and prior to that, the last meaningful cohort of grants was issued in 2010, with a smaller set in 2013 and 2014. The award cadence shows a significant decline: 51 awards in 2009 and 47 in 2010, dropping to 19 in 2013, then 1 in 2014 and only 3 in 2015. No recent grant opportunities have been posted.
The program has distributed 188 awards totaling $375.2 million in federal dollars since its inception in 2003. The assistance-type mix is predominantly Project Grants, which account for 90 percent of awards, with Cooperative Agreements comprising the remaining 10 percent. Federal Emergency Management Agency regional offices issued 187 awards worth $115.2 million; a single mega-award from FEMA Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards of $260 million represents the outlier concentration of the program's total federal commitment.
Representative recent awards include Project Grant 2007GSH70050 ($798,343, August 2015), Project Grant 2007GSH70019 ($746,026, June 2015), and Cooperative Agreement EMW2013PU00041 ($1.11 million, September 2013) for port security and emergency communications coordination. Typical individual awards in the 2009–2010 active period ranged from several thousand dollars to roughly $900 thousand.
No current grant opportunities are posted under this listing. The program appears dormant and is not a viable pursuit target at this time.
Objective and description
- Objective
To provide governance, planning, training and exercise funding to States, territories, and local and tribal governments to carry out initiatives to improve interoperable emergency communications, including communications in collective response to nat
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Grant 2007GSH70050 | — | -$798,343 | |
| Project Grant 2007GSH70019 | — | -$746,026 | |
| Project Grant 2007GSH70001 | — | -$78,239 | |
| Project Grant 2007GSH70031 | — | -$46,596 | |
| Port security grants program | City Of Duluth | $44,611 | |
| Port security grants program | County Of Mcccracken | $55,012 | |
| Port security grants program | Southern Marin Fire Protection District | $24,535 | |
| Port security grants program | City Of Milford | $25,000 | |
| Port security grants program | ST Mary Parish Sheriffs Office | $41,250 | |
| Port security grants program | The Board Of Trustees Of The Galveston Wharves | $1,165,381 |
Latest 10 of 188 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MS Department Of Public Safety | $260,352,491 | 69% |
| 2 | State Of Colorado | $14,306,620 | 4% |
| 3 | Office Of Emergency Services | $12,173,054 | 3% |
| 4 | New York State Division Of Homeland Security & Emergency Services | $6,985,462 | 2% |
| 5 | Texas Department Of Public Safety | $3,296,677 | 1% |
| 6 | State Of Florida Division Of Emergency Management | $2,801,151 | 1% |
| 7 | Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency | $2,441,170 | 1% |
| 8 | Georgia Emergency Management And Homeland Security Agency | $2,099,227 | 1% |
| 9 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency And Office Of Homeland Security | $2,068,042 | 1% |
| 10 | Emergency Mgmt Department Of | $1,972,657 | 1% |
10 of 76 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | -$11,772 |
| FY2021 | -$312 |
| FY2020 | $1,620 |
| FY2015 | -$4,184,153 |
| FY2014 | -$5,013,692 |
| FY2013 | -$640,719 |
| FY2012 | -$1,879,350 |
| FY2010 | $100,267,000 |
| FY2009 | $68,575,000 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 97.055?
Assistance Listing 97.055 is Interoperable Emergency Communications, a federal grant program run by Federal Emergency Management Agency (Department of Homeland Security). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Interoperable Emergency Communications?
Its CFDA number is 97.055: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 97.055 awarded?
188 grant awards under 97.055 have obligated $375,193,148 in federal funds to 76 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 97.055?
The recipients obligated the most under Interoperable Emergency Communications are MS Department Of Public Safety ($260,352,491), State Of Colorado ($14,306,620) and Office Of Emergency Services ($12,173,054).
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