Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 3

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) program is one of the grant programs that constitute DHS/FEMA's focus on all-hazards emergency preparedness. The program supports the goal to Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience. The EMPG program provides funds to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies to implement the National Preparedness System (NPS) and to support the National Preparedness Goal. • The program objectives include closing capability gaps and building or sustaining capabilities identified through the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)/Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) process. • Applicants are required to develop and submit a Work Plan that addresses regional and state/territory priorities. • The program supports the goals of Building a Culture of Preparedness, Readying the Nation for Catastrophic Disasters, and Reducing the Complexity of FEMA. • EMPG funding may be used to assist emergency managers with implementing community lifelines.