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Last Updated: | Press Releases

DHS Announces $1.6 Billion in Preparedness Grants

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced $1.6 billion for eight Fiscal Year 2022 preparedness grant programs. Together, these programs provide critical funding to help state and local officials prepare for, prevent, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism and other hazards. This funding is in addition to the $405.1 million announced last month for the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program.

Last Updated: | Publication

FY 2019 Preparedness Grants Notification

On August 1, 2019, as part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ongoing efforts to support state, local, tribal, and territorial partners, Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan announced final allocations of $350 million for six Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 DHS competitive preparedness grant programs. These allocations together with the more than $1.3 billion in non-competitive grant funding announced by DHS in April, total more than $1.7 billion in FY 2019 granted to assist states, local areas, tribal and territorial governments, nonprofit agencies, and the private sector with their preparedness efforts.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of FEMA for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response & Communications hearing titled “Securing Our Communities: Federal Support to High-Risk Urban Areas”

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate Assistant Administrator Thomas DiNanno addresses the critical role of the Department’s homeland security grant programs in assisting the Nation in preventing, preparing for and responding to terrorist attacks.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of FEMA for a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations hearing titled “Transparency and Training: Preparing our First Responders for Emerging Threats and Hazards”

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Superintendent for the Center for Domestic Preparedness Charles King addresses FEMA’s work to complement State, territorial, local and tribal efforts to be prepared for HazMat incidents by providing world-class, state-of-the-art, doctrinally sound training and education.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of FEMA Administrator for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on of Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications hearing titled “The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s FY2015 Budget Request: Ensuring Effective Preparedness,

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate addresses FEMA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 budget request.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of FEMA for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emergency Management hearing titled “Are We Prepared? Measuring the Impact of Preparedness Grants Since 9/11”

FEMA Protection and National Preparedness Deputy Administrator Tim Manning addresses the significant contribution FEMA’s preparedness grant programs have made to the overall security and preparedness of the Nation.