Emergency Management Performance Grant
Forecasted
Emergency Management Performance Grant supports Tennessee local emergency management programs with planning, training, exercises, and personnel support to strengthen preparedness and community resilience.
Funder: Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: FY 2026 federal awards: $870,860–$25,591,548 per state or territory; at least 50% non-federal match
Summary: Supports Tennessee local emergency management programs through planning, training, exercises, personnel support, and preparedness improvements.
Key Information: Local jurisdictions participate through the state; only state or territorial agencies apply directly to FEMA.
Description
The Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) supports local emergency management programs and preparedness activities across Tennessee. Administered in Tennessee by the Tennessee Emergency Management Authority (TEMA), this federal FEMA program helps jurisdictions build, sustain, and improve capabilities for ready and resilient communities. Supported work includes emergency operations planning, program operations, staff and partner training, exercises, emergency operations center readiness, public outreach, communications improvements, hazard mitigation planning, and disaster response and recovery coordination.
The federal program emphasizes all-hazards preparedness, closing capability gaps identified through risk assessments and preparedness reviews, and maintaining essential government functions. FY 2026 national priorities are extreme weather resilience and readiness. Investments primarily support planning, organization, equipment, training, exercises, and emergency management personnel salaries.
