# Fiscal Year 2023 Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant (EMBAG)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dhs-23-npd-131-00-99-fiscal-year-2023-emergency-management-baseline-assessment/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349090

> Department of Homeland Security - FEMA offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $500,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $1.5 million in total. Applications closed on August 4, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DHS-23-NPD-131-00-99 |
| Agency | Department of Homeland Security - FEMA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 4, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $1.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 97.131 |

## Who can apply

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

Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) for the Emergency Management Accreditation Program International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) for the Certified Emergency Manager Program. See, the Joint Explanatory Statement (JES) for the DHS Appropriations Act, 2023, (Pub. L. No. 117-328), at 63.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of the FY 2023 EMBAG cooperative agreement is to support the use of national-level standards for emergency management to help ensure that SLTT communities have accredited emergency management programs and certified emergency managers in place before an incident occurs. To achieve this purpose, the EMBAG supports voluntary national-level standards and peer review assessment processes that communities can use to identify the capacity and shortfalls of their emergency management programs and emergency managers and develop a path to compliance with these standards. 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.” See 6 U.S.C. § 313(b)(2)(G). The EMBAG specifically supports: 1. Voluntary national-level standards and peer review assessment processes for emergency preparedness and response that are driven, established, validated, and revised through consensus. 2. The assessment of SLTT emergency management programs and emergency managers against national-level standards for emergency management. 3. Outreach and training to emergency management programs and emergency managers participating in EMBAG-funded activities. Applicants can submit applications for this funding opportunity through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO). Access the system at https://go.fema.gov/.

## Questions people ask

### Is DHS-23-NPD-131-00-99 still open?

No. It closed on August 4, 2023.

### Who can apply for Fiscal Year 2023 Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant (EMBAG)?

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Year 2023 Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant (EMBAG)?

Closed August 4, 2023. 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 $1.0 million each. About $1.5 million in total across about 2 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.