# Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant (EMBAG)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dhs-21-npd-131-00-01-fiscal-year-fy-2021-emergency-management-baseline-assessment/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332973

> Department of Homeland Security - FEMA offered grants of up to $695,000 (at least $130,000) to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $825,000 in total. Applications closed on June 4, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DHS-21-NPD-131-00-01 |
| Agency | Department of Homeland Security - FEMA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 4, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $695,000 |
| Award floor | $130,000 |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $825,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 97.131 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

The purpose of the FY 2021 EMBAG is to develop, maintain and update, and test national-level standards for emergency management that can help ensure that jurisdictions (state, tribal, territorial, and local communities) have accredited emergency management programs and certified emergency management professionals in place in advance of an incident. To achieve this purpose, the EMBAG supports voluntary national-level standards and peer review assessment processes that jurisdictions can use to identify the capacity and shortfalls of their emergency management programs and professionals and develop a path to compliance. These national-level standards fall under "other assistance" called out under Section 503 (b)(2)(G) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to "build tribal, local, State, regional, and national capabilities¿necessary to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster."The EMBAG specifically supports: 1. The development, maintenance, update, revision, and enhancement of voluntary national-level standards and peer review assessment processes for emergency preparedness and response that are driven, established, validated, and revised through consensus;2. Related efforts to develop or update national-level accreditation for these standards; and 3. The assessment of select state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management programs and professionals against these national-level standards.

## Questions people ask

### Is DHS-21-NPD-131-00-01 still open?

No. It closed on June 4, 2021.

### Who can apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant (EMBAG)?

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant (EMBAG)?

Closed June 4, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $695,000 each. About $825,000 in total across about 4 awards.

### Who has won Emergency Management Baseline Assessments Grant (EMBAG) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were International Association of Emergency Managers - United States, Inc., Emergency Management Accreditation Program Inc. The program made 4 awards worth $1.3 million in that time.