New Hampshire Department Of Safety

New Hampshire Department Of Safety, doing business as Emergency Medical Services, is a U.S. state government entity that acts as a federal grant recipient (86% of recent awards are prime grants) and minimal federal contract vendor, with headquarters in Concord, New Hampshire. The department receives federal funding primarily through FEMA, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Justice to deliver emergency management, public safety, law enforcement support, and hazard mitigation services across New Hampshire. Over the past several years, the department has received 456 federal awards with a combined obligated value exceeding $4 billion, though nominal contract work with the Internal Revenue Service represents only a modest commercial footprint.

The department's federal grant portfolio centers on FEMA programs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards and the broader FEMA organization account for 185 awards (66% of recent activity), including major grants under the Emergency Management Performance Grants (CFDA 97.042), Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067), Hazard Mitigation Grants Program (CFDA 97.039), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (CFDA 97.047), and State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137). Representative FEMA grants include a $6.364 million Emergency Management Performance Grant (October 2025), a $4.562 million Homeland Security Grant Program award (October 2025), a $5.474 million State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program award (December 2024) for statewide cybersecurity governance and training, and a $10.016 million National Dam Safety Program award (September 2024) for rehabilitation of high-hazard potential dams. Beyond FEMA, the department receives formula grants from the U.S. Coast Guard for recreational boating safety (State Recreational Boating Safety Program, CFDA 97.012, $1.781 million, October 2025), the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for motor carrier safety (51 awards) and commercial driver license program implementation, the Department of Justice for sex offender registry digitization and management (Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program, CFDA 16.750, multiple awards), and the Consumer Product Safety Commission for carbon monoxide poisoning prevention (CFDA 87.003, $121,030, June 2024).

As a federal contractor, the department holds a marginal position. The Internal Revenue Service awarded four purchase orders totaling $21,600 to access New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles records for federal tax administration and debt collection, with firm fixed-price awards on October 1 in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, with ultimate completion dates in September of their respective years following the award date. These awards carry no set-aside designations and represent administrative support for federal tax enforcement rather than core competency work.

The department passes through substantial federal grant funding to sub-recipients, including the New Hampshire State Police, the Office of Highway Safety, the New Hampshire Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General, local fire departments, police departments, nonprofit organizations, and regional emergency response teams. Sub-awards document digitization of criminal records and sex offender registry files, DUI and traffic safety enforcement, emergency services equipment procurement, forensic laboratory training and certification, cybersecurity training programs, emergency operations center development, and nonprofit security enhancements across more than 60 named sub-awards in the recent record. The department has issued sub-awards exceeding $1.7 million for statewide cybersecurity training and guidance under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program and multiple awards to the Town of Plainfield and other municipalities for infrastructure resilience projects, including culvert replacement and hazard mitigation improvements.

Activity has grown from 24 awards in 2022 to a peak of 49 awards in 2024, with 27 awards recorded in 2025 and 3 awards as of July 2026. The department operates as a conduit for federal emergency preparedness, public safety, and disaster response funding, with no federal contract prime vehicles or IDVs in its portfolio. Ten awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing the near-term recompete and renewal window for FEMA performance and formula grants. The department does not compete for federal work under SBA set-asides and holds no significant commercial contract base; its role is primarily administrative oversight and pass-through distribution of federal grant funding to state and local public safety agencies and emergency management organizations across New Hampshire.