# Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) State Assistance

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dhs-23-mt-041-00-99-fiscal-year-fy-2023-national-dam-safety-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348527

> Department of Homeland Security - FEMA offered grants to state and local governments. It expected to make about 50 awards worth $6.3 million in total. Applications closed on July 21, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DHS-23-MT-041-00-99 |
| Agency | Department of Homeland Security - FEMA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 21, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 50 |
| Total funding | $6.3 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 97.041 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

## What the grant funds

The National Dam Safety Program’s mission is to reduce risks to lives, property, and the environment from dam failure by guiding public policy and leveraging industry best practices across the dam safety community. The National Dam Safety Program supports FEMA Strategic Goal 1: Build a Culture of Preparedness and FEMA Strategic Goal 2: Ready the National for Catastrophic Disasters. Objectives The objectives of the Program are to: •Ensure that new and existing dams are safe through the development of technologically and economically feasible programs and procedures for national dam safety hazard reduction; •Encourage acceptable engineering policies and procedures to be used for dam site investigation, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and emergency preparedness; •Encourage the establishment and implementation of effective dam safety programs in each state based on state standards; •Develop and implement a comprehensive dam safety hazard education and public awareness •initiative to assist in preparing for, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from dam incidents; •Develop mechanisms with which to provide Federal technical assistance for dam safety to non-Federal dam safety practitioners; and •Develop technical assistance materials, seminars, and guidelines to improve security for dams in the United States.

## Questions people ask

### Is DHS-23-MT-041-00-99 still open?

No. It closed on July 21, 2023.

### Who can apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) State Assistance?

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) State Assistance?

Closed July 21, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $6.3 million in total across about 50 awards.

### Who has won National Dam Safety Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, Department of Natural Resources, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The program made 362 awards worth $268 million in that time.