Emergency Management Baseline Assessments Grant (EMBAG) (97.131)
Emergency Management Baseline Assessments Grant (EMBAG) (Assistance Listing 97.131) is run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security. It awarded $1.3 million in 4 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $312,500 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $310,000. Half of the 4 awards fell between $163,750 and $458,750, and they ranged from $130,000 to $500,000.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.3 million
- Grant awards4
- Typical award$310,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank1806 of 1824
Key findings
- It is the 1806th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.
What the program funds
The purpose of the 2024 EMBAG cooperative agreement is to support the use of national-level standards for emergency management to help ensure that state, local, tribal, and territorial (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 directly supports the DHS Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2020-2024, Goal 5: Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience, Objective 5.1: Build a National Culture of Preparedness and Objective 5.2: Respond During Incidents, by supporting efforts that can help ensure that state, tribal, territorial, and local communities have accredited emergency management programs and certified emergency managers in place before an incident occurs. The EMBAG program reinforces FEMA’s mission of advancing all-hazards preparedness, consistent with the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA) and Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8), National Preparedness. The performance of the EMBAG is measured against the intended outcomes identified in the Objectives section of Section A: Program Description in the 2024 EMBAG NOFO. Applicants should refer to Appendix B: Detail on EMBAG Performance Measurement of the 2024 EMBAG NOFO for additional information on these metrics, including guidance and a template for reporting. Please refer to the 2024 NOFO for additional information: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356059.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Emergency Management Baseline Assessments Grant (EMBAG) (97.131) awarded$1.3 million across 4 grant awards, an average of $312,500 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Association of Emergency Managers - United States, Inc. | Virginia | 2 | $630,000 |
| Emergency Management Accreditation Program Inc | Virginia | 2 | $620,000 |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 4 | $1.3 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 4 | $1.3 million |