New York State Division Of Homeland Security & Emergency Services

New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services, a state government entity and child division of the State of New York, acts as the prime recipient of federal grants focused on disaster mitigation, emergency preparedness, and homeland security, with 99% of its 294 federal awards structured as prime grants rather than subcontract support. The division receives grants from FEMA, the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Department of Homeland Security, and administers these funds as a pass-through entity to county governments, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, fire departments, and law enforcement agencies across New York State.

FEMA dominates the division's funding portfolio. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards division is the source of 173 awards, and FEMA as a separate funding line represents 101 additional awards — together accounting for approximately 93% of the division's total award count. The combined obligated dollars across all 294 awards total $253.5 billion, with activity declining year over year: 33 awards in 2022, 26 in 2023, 16 in 2024, 15 in 2025, and 5 through mid-2026. Thirty-six awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure for the division's state and local sub-recipients.

The division's grant portfolio spans multiple FEMA programs and federal initiatives. Representative awards include a $130.8 million Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067) formula grant awarded October 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, supporting state and local terrorism prevention, preparedness, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery; a $33.7 million Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.008) award from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, delivering security enhancements to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits including religious institutions and schools; a $26.96 million Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) for October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, supporting all-hazards emergency preparedness capability development; a $12.703 million State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137) award from December 13, 2024, through December 12, 2028, funding governance structures, vulnerability assessments, security controls, and workforce training; and a $705,138.75 Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grant (CFDA 20.703) from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supporting hazmat emergency response planning and first-responder training. Additional active programs include the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program (CFDA 97.047), Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (CFDA 97.039), Flood Mitigation Assistance (CFDA 97.029), Assistance to Firefighters Grant (CFDA 97.044), Emergency Operations Center Grant (CFDA 97.052), and Pipeline Emergency Response Grant (CFDA 20.706). The division also received a $250,000 U.S. Repatriation Program (CFDA 93.579) cooperative agreement from the Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness on March 6, 2026, through March 5, 2027, for emergency repatriation services and state-level capacity building. Across all programs, the division functions as the state administrative agency, issuing sub-awards to local governments, counties, municipalities, law enforcement, fire departments, and nonprofit organizations to implement community-level mitigation, preparedness, and response initiatives. The division serves as a critical pass-through intermediary between federal disaster assistance and community-level implementation across New York State's 62 counties and local jurisdictions.