Cnmi Homeland Security And Emergency Management

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is a U.S. government entity registered in SAM.gov since February 2007 that serves as the primary emergency management and homeland security authority for the Northern Mariana Islands. Operating under the CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, this agency provides comprehensive emergency management services and disaster preparedness capabilities to the territorial government and its communities. Through federal grant awards, the organization delivers a wide range of goods and services focused on enhancing emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities across the islands, with particular emphasis on addressing region-specific hazards including tsunamis, typhoons, and cyber threats.

The CNMI Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management has demonstrated substantial federal grant activity across multiple FEMA and NOAA funding programs since 2021. The organization has received significant support through the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067), Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042), and State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137), with individual awards ranging from approximately $255,000 to $2.2 million. Specific deliverables provided through these grants include emergency planning and coordination activities, cybersecurity governance development, vulnerability assessments and security control implementation, workforce training and professional development, equipment procurement for emergency response capabilities, critical infrastructure protection enhancements, and administrative support functions. The organization has also administered the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.008), supporting physical security improvements for at-risk nonprofit entities such as religious institutions, schools, and community centers through funding for surveillance systems, access controls, lighting enhancements, and contracted security services. Additionally, through partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Meteorologic and Hydrologic Modernization Development program (CFDA 11.467), the CNMI office has implemented tsunami hazard and inundation mapping projects for Saipan, tsunami preparedness technical assistance, and community awareness and training initiatives. Collectively, these federal grant awards demonstrate the organization's role as a comprehensive emergency management provider addressing prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery missions across multiple hazard scenarios affecting the Northern Mariana Islands.