FY 2008 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG)

The summary for the FY 2008 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2008 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG)
	CFDA Number:	97.042
	CFDA Description:	Emergency Management Performance Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security FEMA
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Emergency Management
	Opportunity Category:	Mandatory
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-08-GPD-042-1796
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 01, 2008
	Creation Date:	Feb 19, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 03, 2008 Completed applications must be submitted to grants.gov no later than March 1, 2008, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Apr 02, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	58
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$291,450,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are the State Administrative Agencies of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
Grant Description: FY 2008 EMPG funding provides critical assistance to sustain and enhance state and local emergency management capabilities by supporting personnel, planning, equipment, training, and exercises. Projects or initiatives that are eligible for funding under this announcement may or may not involve Geospatial (GIS) issues.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fema.gov/grants http://www.fema.gov/grants
Grant Announcement Contact: Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk (CSID)
Phone: (800) 368-6498
CSID hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday.
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Similar Government Grants: • Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) Program Region 10; • Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) Program Region 9; • Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) Program Region 8; • Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) Program Region 7; • Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) Program Region 6; • Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG); • FY 2007 Emergency Management Performance Grants: Supplemental; • Fiscal Year 2009 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG); • Fiscal Year 2010 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)