Managing Emergencies Today While Planning for Tomorrow
New S&T landscape assessment report explores the current state of emergency management, identifies areas of opportunity, and drives proposals for future R&D investment.
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New S&T landscape assessment report explores the current state of emergency management, identifies areas of opportunity, and drives proposals for future R&D investment.
As part of the Emergency Management of Tomorrow Research (EMOTR) effort, sponsored by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory conducted an emergency management (EM) research and development landscape assessment to identify existing research and relevant enabling technologies in various EM-related themes and stages of maturity. The literature review included publicly available research papers and open-source material from identified U.S. academic institutions, national laboratories, and other research centers. This is a summary report of peer-reviewed research in emergency management from 2018-2023. For more information, please reach out to first.responder@hq.dhs.gov.
The following is a select sampling of activities showcasing S&T's work in support of emergency management.
March 2024 CP3 Prevention Connection Newsletter: In partnership with SAFECOM and the National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) updated the List of Federal Financial Assistance Programs Funding Emergency Communications.
DHS, through S&T, was awarded a U.S. patent for the HExCAT, protecting the Department’s invention and guaranteeing that the technology can help fulfill the DHS mission for years to come.
Listing of DHS statistical resources on emergency management
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) offers guidance on eligible costs under certain grant programs during periods of civil unrest. FEMA’s programs operate under varied statutory provisions that have different allowability and eligibility requirements; however, the potential to reprogram funds for limited purposes may exist under the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program.
DHS S&T announced that it is extending a Phase 1 Other Transaction award to Synthetik Insurance Analytics under S&T’s SVIP “Flood Data Collection and Analysis” solicitation.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Science and Technology Directorate(S&T) awarded $1.67 million to the Department of Energy (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to conduct research on strengthening and reimagining the future emergency response structure.
The Department of Homeland Security announced final allocations of $605 million in six Fiscal Year 2023 competitive preparedness grant programs.