Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 8

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program is a grant program that provides funds to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies in implementing the National Preparedness System (NPS) and supporting the National Preparedness Goal. The program's primary objective is to provide funding to close capability gaps identified in the state or territory's most recent Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) and to build or sustain capabilities identified as high priority through the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)/SPR process. Key priorities for the program include equity, climate resilience, and readiness. • The program is open to state or territorial governments, including the State Administrative Agency (SAA) or the State's Emergency Management Agency (EMA). • Applicants must develop and submit a Work Plan as described in the Preparedness Grants Manual. • The program has a period of performance of 36 months. • The program has a total available funding of $405.1 million. • The program requires recipients to complete a THIRA/SPR and to set outcome-oriented performance goals for closing capability gaps.