Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 3 | DHS 17 GPD 042 03 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program - Region 3 is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) administered by FEMA. Its central aim is to strengthen nationwide emergency preparedness by providing funding to state governments, who then work in partnership with local, territorial, and tribal governments to build and sustain emergency management capabilities for all types of hazards. The program is designed around the idea that preparedness is a shared responsibility across federal, state, and local levels, and that federal support should help coordinate, guide, and reinforce a comprehensive preparedness system that protects life and property.

The legal authority for this program comes from Section 662 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (codified at 6 U.S.C. section 762) and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. sections 5121 and following). In particular, Title VI of the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to fund efforts that create and maintain a system of emergency preparedness in the United States and explicitly frames preparedness as a joint responsibility between the federal government and states and their political subdivisions. Under this framework, EMPG funding is meant to help recipients plan, organize, equip, train, and exercise in ways that improve readiness for natural disasters, technological incidents, and human-caused threats.

This Region 3 funding opportunity supports the National Preparedness Goal by helping emergency management agencies develop and sustain core capabilities across the mission areas associated with national preparedness. In practice, this means the grant is intended to fund resources and activities that improve how jurisdictions prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from incidents. The opportunity also aligns with the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review mission area focused on strengthening national preparedness and resilience, reinforcing that the funding is about long-term capability building rather than only short-term response needs.

Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number DHS 17 GPD 042 03 01 and the CFDA number 97.042 (Disaster Prevention and Relief). The eligible applicants listed for this particular announcement are state governments, reflecting the program structure where states typically act as the primary recipients and coordinators for distributing resources and ensuring statewide preparedness priorities are addressed. The grant instrument type is a grant, and the opportunity category is discretionary. The announcement was created on June 2, 2017, with an original closing date of June 22, 2017. FEMA anticipated making six awards under this Region 3 opportunity. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data, which generally indicates the ceiling was not specified in the posting details provided rather than implying that no funding would be awarded.

Overall, the EMPG Program - Region 3 opportunity is focused on enabling state emergency management systems to maintain and improve the foundational capabilities needed to manage all hazards. It emphasizes coordination, planning, and sustained readiness across multiple levels of government, with FEMA providing funding and federal-level guidance to help build an integrated, resilient preparedness posture consistent with national preparedness priorities.

• 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 3" 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 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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