Kentucky Department Of Military Affairs

The Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management operates as a U.S. state government entity receiving federal grants from FEMA and the Department of Transportation to administer disaster response, hazard mitigation, emergency preparedness, and recovery programs across Kentucky's 120 counties. The division serves as prime recipient on 213 grants (92% of recent awards) and distributes sub-awards to local governments, counties, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and other eligible entities; it also receives sub-awards from its parent, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, on selected FEMA pass-through programs.

The division's customer concentration is heavily concentrated within FEMA. The top four funding agencies account for 99% of recent awards, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards program dominant at 153 awards, followed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's general awards line at 58 awards, the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration at 11 awards, and the Department of Homeland Security at 8 awards. The combined dollar obligation across all awards totals 16.65 billion dollars, reflecting the scale of disaster recovery and federal emergency assistance flowing through Kentucky in recent years.

Recent representative grant work exemplifies the division's operational scope. A $103.07 million Disaster Grants — Public Assistance (CFDA 97.036) award from FEMA obligated October 9, 2025 supports debris removal, emergency protective measures, and facility restoration across presidentially declared disaster areas through September 30, 2026. A $9.91 million Emergency Management Performance Grants (CFDA 97.042) award dated October 1, 2025 funds all-hazards emergency preparedness, planning, training, exercises, equipment, and administrative costs across Kentucky counties through September 30, 2026. A $591,850 Flood Mitigation Assistance (CFDA 97.029) grant awarded April 27, 2026 with performance through April 26, 2029 reduces repetitive flood damage to National Flood Insurance Program-insured properties and structures. A $16.547 million Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CFDA 97.040) cooperative agreement from FEMA dated September 9, 2024 strengthens emergency preparedness in counties near U.S. Army chemical weapons stockpile storage facilities across Madison, Garrard, Powell, Clark, Rockcastle, and Estill counties. A $531,093.75 Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants (CFDA 20.703) formula award from PHMSA effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027 supports hazardous materials emergency response training and planning across the state.

Activity patterns show annual award volume in the 9-to-21-award range over the past five years (2022: 21 awards; 2023: 15 awards; 2024: 21 awards; 2025: 13 awards; 2026: 9 awards to date), with 32 awards reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. The division distributes substantial federal recovery dollars as pass-through grants and sub-awards to local governments, counties, and nonprofits, evidenced by ongoing sub-award activity through 2025 coded to emergency protective measures, state management functions, and chemical stockpile preparedness initiatives. Federal grant funding flows continuously from FEMA's financial assistance operations and supporting disaster recovery programs, positioning the division as the state-level administrative hub for federal emergency management resources in Kentucky.