The Federal Emergency Management Agency has $27.2 million in grants available to develop training programs that target information sharing, regional collaboration, citizen preparedness, evacuations, infrastructure protection, and other national homeland security needs.
The money will be awarded to state, local, tribal and territorial governments; national associations, non-profits, higher education institutions, and the private sector through FEMA’s Competitive Training Grant Program. Those interested in applying for a grant must submit a proposal to www.grants.gov before 8 p.m. EST on June 9.
For more information on the grant program, including last year’s proposals, visit the DHS website.
Jolie Breeden is the lead editor and science communicator for Natural Hazards Center publications. She writes and edits for Research Counts; the Quick Response, Mitigation Matters, Public Health, and Weather Ready Research Award report series; as well as for special projects and publications. Breeden graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.