2010 DHS Grants | Key Highlights
December 8, 2009 - DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the release of FY 2010 grant application guidance kits for 13 DHS grant programs, totalling $2.7 billion.
The grant programs included are Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG); Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program; State Homeland Security Program; Urban Areas Security Initiative; Operation Stonegarden, Metropolitan Medical Response System Program; Citizen Corps Program; Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program; UASI Nonprofit Security Grant Program; Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program; Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program; Buffer Zone Protection Program; Driver’s License Security Grant Program; Port Security Grant Program; Intercity Bus Security Grant Program; Freight Rail Security Grant Program; Intercity Passenger Rail.
Emergency Management Performance Grants
Some Changes
- Either the state administrative agency (SAA) or the State’s emergency management agency (EMA) is eligible to apply directly to FEMA for EMPG funds on behalf of state and local emergency management agencies, however, only one application will be accepted from each state or territory. The state will make the decision and FEMA will not settle any differences between state agencies. This only changes who applies since the guidance already required the SAA to pass all funds to the state emergency management agency and the state emergency management agency was responsible for administering the funds. This is a change IAEM supported.
- The requirement to allocate 25% of funding toward the planning priority has been removed in the FY 2010 guidance.
- For management and administration (M & A) costs, 5% is allowed for states and locals are allowed to use up to 3% of their sub award for M & A.
More complete information regarding match provisions is included in the grant application kit.
