Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 9 | DHS 17 GPD 042 09 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program - Region 9 is a discretionary federal grant opportunity administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA. Its core purpose is to provide federal funding to states so they can strengthen and sustain emergency management capabilities that prepare communities for all hazards. The program is designed to support a comprehensive, nationwide emergency preparedness system that protects life and property by improving how governments plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate disasters and emergencies of all kinds.

The legal authority for this program comes from Section 662 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (6 U.S.C. section 762) and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. sections 5121 et seq.). In particular, Title VI of the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to fund emergency preparedness systems and makes clear that responsibility for preparedness is shared across the federal government, states, and their political subdivisions. Within that shared-responsibility structure, the federal role includes providing national-level direction, coordination, guidance, and assistance, while state and local partners use grant support to build the day-to-day capacity needed to manage emergencies effectively.

Operationally, EMPG funding is intended to help emergency management agencies obtain and maintain the resources required to support the National Preparedness Goal and its associated mission areas and core capabilities. In practical terms, that means supporting the kinds of foundational emergency management functions that enable coordinated, all-hazards readiness such as planning, training, exercises, continuity efforts, emergency operations coordination, and other capability-building activities that strengthen preparedness and resilience. The opportunity also explicitly aligns with the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review mission to strengthen national preparedness and resilience, underscoring that the grant is meant to reinforce long-term readiness rather than only short-term or incident-specific needs.

For this specific posting, the funding opportunity title is "Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 9" and the opportunity number is DHS 17 GPD 042 09 01. The assistance listing is CFDA 97.042, and the funding activity category is Disaster Prevention and Relief. The eligible applicant type listed is state governments, meaning states are the direct applicants for these funds and can then use the support to assist preparedness efforts that involve local, territorial, and tribal partners as described in the program purpose. FEMA anticipated making seven awards under this announcement. The posting lists an award ceiling of 0, which typically indicates that a specific maximum award amount was not stated in the summarized record and that applicants would need to refer to the full notice or FEMA guidance for allocation or award sizing details.

Key dates in the notice show it was created on June 2, 2017, with an original application closing date of June 22, 2017. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as FEMA support to help states (in Region 9 under this announcement) sustain and enhance core emergency management capacity, strengthen all-hazards preparedness systems, and advance nationally defined preparedness goals and resilience objectives.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 9" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.042.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 02, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 22, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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