Grant Description
FEMA administers several grant programs intended to reduce the risks to people and property posed by natural hazards. Although these programs are not dedicated exclusively to earthquakes, they can be valuable sources of funding for risk reduction efforts targeting earthquakes or earthquakes and other hazards at state or local levels.
The FEMA National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Earthquake State Assistance Grant Program was created to increase and enhance the effective implementation of earthquake risk reduction at the local level and has two separate funding opportunities. Both the Individual State Earthquake Assistance (ISEA) and Multi-State and National Earthquake Assistance (MSNEA) funding opportunities are designed to increase and enhance the effective implementation of earthquake risk reduction at the national, state and local level.
- Individual State Earthquake Assistance (ISEA)
- FEMA awards non-competitive grants to eligible states and territories with high to very high seismic risks to support earthquake hazards reduction programming and implementation of earthquake safety, mitigation, and resilience activities at the state and local level.
- Multi State National Earthquake Assistance (MSNEA)
- FEMA awards competitive grants to nonprofits and higher education institutions with skills to develop regional or national earthquake risk mitigation activities. A national review panel of FEMA NEHRP experts selects awardees based on experience, work plan, schedule, outcomes, and budget. Multi-state and national activities are detailed in the funding opportunity linked in the annual guidance section below.
Eligibility
- Individual State Earthquake Assistance funding is limited to states and territories with High or Very High earthquake risk, as determined annually by FEMA NEHRP's State Assistance Target Allocation List based on Seismic Design Category and Annualized Earthquake Loss from FEMA P-366 HAZUS Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States. Eligible applicants must provide a 25% non-federal cost share, which may include third-party "In-Kind" contributions. States and territories may also receive assistance through FEMA's National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program (NETAP). Noncompetitive grants are used because recipients are identified by seismic risk levels.
Application Process
- In order to complete and submit an application for funding in FEMA GO, all applicant organizations must have a current, unexpired System for Award Management (SAM) registration.
- Tips to managing your SAM.gov registration are listed below:
- Applicant registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) is free! Register at SAM.gov. SAM registration is only active for one year and must be renewed annually. If your SAM.gov registration is expired or inactive, you must reset the registration by calling the Federal Service Help Desk managed by the General Services Administration (GSA) at 866-606-8220.
- Please ensure your organization’s contact information listed in SAM.gov is accurate and up to date, and that the EIN and DUNS numbers are the same numbers used to apply for all FEMA grants.
- Your organization’s contact information listed in SAM.gov must match information listed on the Standard Form 1199A (Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form).
- Applications for funding cannot be submitted in FEMA GO if your SAM.gov registration is expired or inaccurate.
- Application Checklist:
Website
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program's State Assistance Program | FEMA.gov