Texas Division Of Emergency Management

The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), a state government entity and division of The Texas A&M University System, functions as a federal grant recipient administering disaster response, emergency preparedness, and hazard mitigation funding from FEMA, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). TDEM does not compete for federal contracts; it receives federal grants as a pass-through entity distributing funds to local governments, counties, municipalities, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations across Texas.

TDEM's federal footprint is dominated by FEMA awards (148 of 168 total awards, 88% coverage), with supplemental funding streams from PHMSA (8 awards) and SAMHSA (1 award). The agency functions as prime recipient on disaster recovery and preparedness grants, with secondary FEMA awards flowing to sub-recipients including local emergency management agencies, city and county governments, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Health & Human Services Commission, and the University of Texas at Austin. Recent large prime awards include a $531.96 million Disaster Grants Public Assistance (CFDA 97.036) award from FEMA on July 10, 2025 (ultimate completion September 30, 2026) for disaster recovery in Central Texas, distributed to over 50 local governments and utilities; a $39.7 million Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) from FEMA on October 1, 2025 (ultimate completion September 30, 2026) for all-hazards preparedness across the state; a $10.49 million Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award from FEMA on October 8, 2025 (ultimate completion September 30, 2026) supporting public warning system improvements and infrastructure resilience across multiple Texas counties; and a $3.86 million Mental Health Disaster Assistance and Emergency Mental Health grant (CFDA 93.982) from SAMHSA on June 1, 2026 (ultimate completion March 1, 2027) funding crisis counseling and psychological support services to disaster-affected populations. TDEM also holds recurring formula grants from FEMA for emergency operations center infrastructure ($6 million awarded September 1, 2024) and a $1.875 million PHMSA Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning grant (CFDA 20.703, October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028) supporting hazardous materials response training and planning.

TDEM's capability portfolio spans disaster recovery coordination and pass-through administration of federal assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, facility restoration, and infrastructure repair; hazard mitigation planning and implementation including warning system upgrades, backup power generation, and resilience projects; emergency management preparedness and training delivery in hazardous materials response and crisis intervention; and regional catastrophic preparedness coordination. The agency coordinates with Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas A&M agencies, local emergency management directors, and community service providers to implement localized disaster response and preparedness activities. Activity has remained steady to elevated across the past five years — 30 awards in 2022 to 33 in 2024, with 22 awards in 2025 and 8 awards through June 2026 — reflecting ongoing disaster recovery and federally funded preparedness operations. Awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months total 30, representing a moderate recompete and re-obligation window as existing disaster recovery and mitigation projects reach close-out and new formula-grant cycles begin. TDEM's $32.66 billion in combined dollars obligated reflects the scale of federal disaster assistance flowing through the state since 2010, with the vast majority concentrated in FEMA Public Assistance (PA), Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), and Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) vehicles.