Homeland Security & Emergency

Homeland Security & Emergency, a division of the State of Louisiana, is a U.S. state government entity that receives federal grants as a prime recipient from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and distributes funding to parish governments, regional emergency management organizations, local law enforcement, municipal departments, and nonprofit organizations across Louisiana for disaster response, recovery, and hazard mitigation operations. The division operates as a pass-through entity with no federal contract prime footprint and does not hold SBA certifications.

The division's federal grant portfolio is concentrated almost entirely within FEMA. Of 345 total awards in the source data spanning from December 1999 through August 2026, 233 awards (67% of total) flow through the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards office, with an additional 88 awards routed through the Federal Emergency Management Agency directly, accounting for 97% of the division's federal funding activity. The combined obligated dollars across all awards total $122.64 billion, reflecting Louisiana's exposure to presidentially declared disasters and major hazard mitigation initiatives. The remaining customer agencies—the Department of Homeland Security (8 awards), the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (6 awards), and a small number of other federal entities—represent marginal activity relative to FEMA dominance.

Homeland Security & Emergency's grant work spans multiple FEMA programs. The Flood Mitigation Assistance program (CFDA 97.029) is the largest single driver, with awards funding property acquisitions, elevations, drainage improvements, hazard planning, and flood risk reduction projects across Louisiana through 2029. The division has received multiple Flood Mitigation Assistance grants, including a $225.5 million award issued April 24, 2026, and a $29.8 million award dated September 2, 2022, both running through 2025 or 2029. The Disaster Grants–Public Assistance program (CFDA 97.036) funds debris removal, emergency protective measures, and restoration of disaster-damaged public and nonprofit facilities; representative awards include a $55.9 million award dated May 12, 2026, and a $32.1 million award dated January 30, 2026. The Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067) provides formula grants for terrorism prevention and preparedness; the division received $9.98 million in October 2025 and $4.55 million in January 2026 under this program. The Emergency Management Performance Grants program (CFDA 97.042) funds emergency management capability enhancement; awards include $9.92 million in October 2025 and $3.52 million in September 2024. The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137) supports cybersecurity governance, vulnerability assessments, and workforce training; the division received $7.25 million in December 2024 and $6.73 million in December 2023. Additional programs include the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (CFDA 97.039), the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program (CFDA 97.047), the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.008), and the Emergency Operations Center program (CFDA 97.052), which funded a $3.07 million emergency operations center construction and equipping project awarded September 1, 2024, running through August 31, 2027.

The division's activity trajectory shows a multi-year volatility pattern reflective of disaster event timing and appropriations cycles. Award counts per year ranged from 42 awards in 2022 to 20 in 2025 and 8 in 2026 (through August). Only six awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure. The division operates as a sub-recipient and pass-through entity on certain awards, including sub-awards to the Southern States Energy Board for transuranic waste transportation planning under Department of Energy grants, and numerous sub-awards to parish governments, school districts, law enforcement agencies, and state departments for disaster recovery and hazard mitigation implementation. The division's parent is the State of Louisiana, a U.S. state government entity with federal grant authority; Homeland Security & Emergency functions as an administrative and allocative arm of the state's emergency management and homeland security portfolio.