Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) – FY 2025
Forecasted
Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) – FY 2025 supports Rhode Island governments with planning, training, exercises, and emergency management staff to prepare for all hazards and protect life and property.
Funder: Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: 50% cost share (cash match required for RIEMA subawards)
Summary: Supports Rhode Island local, tribal, and state governments in all-hazards preparedness through planning, training, exercises, and emergency management personnel.
Key Information: Applicants are limited to three projects, with a separate application and budget for each.
Description
The Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) program helps local, tribal, and state governments prepare for all hazards and protect life and property. FEMA’s authority comes from Title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) administers the program in Rhode Island through pass-through funding for the State, Local, and Tribal Assistance program.
Funding sustains existing emergency management capabilities and addresses gaps identified through the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and State Preparedness Report (SPR). Investments primarily support planning, training, exercises, and emergency management personnel salaries. Projects must support RIEMA’s vision of a well-prepared whole community participating in planning, response, recovery, and mitigation while addressing state priorities.
