| Funding Opportunity ID: |
325609 |
| Opportunity Number: |
DHS-20-NPD-131-00-01 |
| Opportunity Title: |
Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant (EMBAG) |
| Opportunity Category: |
Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: |
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| Funding Instrument Type: |
Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: |
Disaster Prevention and Relief
Information and Statistics |
| Category Explanation: |
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| CFDA Number(s): |
97.131 |
| Eligible Applicants: |
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
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| Agency Code: |
DHS-DHS |
| Agency Name: |
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security – FEMA |
| Posted Date: |
Mar 20, 2020 |
| Close Date: |
May 04, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: |
Mar 20, 2020 |
| Award Ceiling: |
$695,000 |
| Award Floor: |
$130,000 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: |
$825,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: |
4 |
| Description: |
The purpose of the FY 2020 EMBAG is to help ensure that jurisdictions (state, tribal, territorial, and local communities) have accredited emergency management programs and certified emergency management professionals in place in advance of an incident. To achieve this purpose, the EMBAG Program supports voluntary national-level standards and peer review assessment processes that jurisdictions can use to identify the capacity and shortfalls of their emergency management programs and professionals and develop a path to compliance. Specifically, the EMBAG supports: The development, maintenance, update, revision, and enhancement of voluntary national-level standards and peer review assessment processes for emergency preparedness and response that are driven, established, validated, and revised through consensus; Related efforts to develop or update national-level accreditation for these standards; and The assessment of select state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management programs and professionals against these national-level standards. For more details, please refer to the current program notice of funding opportunity on grants.gov. |
| Version: |
2 |
| Modification Comments: |
Updated program contact, description formatting |
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