FEMA Releases Emergency Management Performance Grant Funding Numbers
Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPGs) are grants given by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and administered in Texas by the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management. For fiscal year 2008, the federal government has released over $290 million for EMPGs. Of that amount, Texas is allotted almost $16 million.
EMPGs provide resources to assist cities and the state to sustain and enhance their emergency management capabilities. To be eligible to receive these grants, a city applicant must meet federal National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliance requirements and apply through the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management. Federal NIMS compliance information is available at:
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/compliance/2007.shtm.
Compliance requirements include training, adoption of NIMS requirements, and other planning activities. City officials should contact their regional liaison officer for compliance information. A city may locate its regional liaison officer by calling the main Division office at (512) 424-2455 or by going to:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/pages/fieldresponsedirectory.htm.
Additional information on applying for these grants is available at:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/pages/downloadableforms.htm#empg.