Texas Division Of Emergency Management

Texas Division Of Emergency Management, operating as Tdem, is a state government entity and division of The Texas A&M University System that functions as a federal grant recipient administering disaster response, emergency preparedness, hazard mitigation, and crisis mental health funding from FEMA, the Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and the Department of Health and Human Services to local governments, counties, municipalities, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations across Texas. Tdem operates exclusively as a pass-through grant recipient; it does not compete for federal contracts and holds no SBA certifications.

Tdem's federal footprint concentrates heavily in disaster recovery and emergency management grant administration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency dominates its award portfolio, accounting for 176 of 187 recent awards (95% of all prime and sub-awards) and the vast majority of the $36.73 billion in combined obligated dollars. Representative recipient work includes a $39.702 million Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) awarded October 1, 2025, to support all-hazards preparedness and implementation of the National Preparedness System across Texas through September 30, 2026; a $22.656 million Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award (CFDA 97.039) on October 8, 2025, funding public warning system improvements, infrastructure resilience projects, and hazard mitigation plan updates across multiple counties and municipalities with ultimate completion September 30, 2026; and a $3.861 million Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health grant (CFDA 93.982) from HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on June 1, 2026, providing crisis counseling assistance and training services to disaster-affected populations with performance concluding March 1, 2027. Beyond FEMA, Tdem received a $1.875 million formula grant under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703) from PHMSA on October 1, 2025, to support hazmat response training and planning across Texas through September 30, 2028; the program will be phased out at that completion date. Tdem also holds a $1.8 million Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program award (CFDA 97.111) from FEMA on October 1, 2025, for regional catastrophic preparedness capacity building and community resilience enhancement through September 30, 2028, and a $250,000 Pipeline Emergency Response Grant (CFDA 20.706) from PHMSA on October 1, 2025, funding training and emergency preparedness activities related to pipeline incidents in high consequence areas through September 30, 2026.

Activity has remained relatively stable across the past five years, ranging from 22 to 36 awards per fiscal year, with 2024 marking the highest volume at 36 awards. Recent award velocity shows 25 awards in 2025 and 23 through August 2026. Ten awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and represent potential recompete or renewal opportunity. Tdem's sub-award activity (46% of the portfolio) distributes federal dollars to local jurisdictions; representative sub-awards include funding for debris removal, emergency protective measures, generator installations, hazard mitigation plan updates, and crisis counseling services to entities such as the City of Flatonia, City of Edna, City of Spearman, Lubbock County, Denton County, El Paso County, and the University of Texas at Austin. Some grants flow through Texas Department of Public Safety as an intermediary sub-recipient managing sheltering, bus driver expenses, and direct administrative cost reimbursement. Tdem's administrative headquarters is located at 313 E Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas, with place of performance typically listed as Del Valle, Austin, Texas, though sub-recipient work is distributed across the state.