Preparedness Grants

The Division of Emergency Management in Nevada manages the process of securing federal grants from the Department of Homeland Security. 

As the State Administrative Agency (SAA) for distributing these funds, we provide financial support for equipment, planning, training, exercises, and management and administrative effortsacross Nevada. 

Preparedness grants focus on building and sustaining capabilities across state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions.

Homeland Security Grant Program

The Homeland Security Grant offers risk-based funding to support state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts in addressing terrorism and other threats. It equips grantees with resources to implement the National Preparedness System and advance the National Preparedness Goal of building a secure and resilient nation.

State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) - This program funds the development and implementation of risk-based, capabilities-focused State Homeland Security Strategies aimed at achieving specific capability targets.

Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) - This program allocates funds to strengthen regional readiness and capabilities in specified areas identified as high-threat and densely populated.

Nonprofit Security Grant Program

The Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) offers funding to nonprofit organizations at high risk of terrorist attacks, supporting target hardening and physical security improvements. It aims to align nonprofit preparedness efforts with state and local initiatives while fostering collaboration between public and private community representatives and government agencies in emergency preparedness.

Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)

 The Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) equips state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies with resources to implement the National Preparedness System, advancing the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. Its funding supports the development and maintenance of core capabilities across the mission areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.

Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG), Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) & Agreement in Principle (AIP)

Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG), Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and the Agreement in Principle (AIP) - This funding enhances readiness to Nevada communities to respond to Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) incidents involving radiological materials.

State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP)

The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program provides funding to eligible entities to address cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, state, local, or tribal governments.

More information and resources regarding SLCGP are available on CISA’s website.

Grant Resources

To better assist the State of Nevada, the grants team at the Nevada Division of Emergency Management / Homeland Security has compiled resources to streamline your grant process and make it more user-friendly.

If you have further questions or need additional support, our grants team is ready to help. Feel free to reach out to us at: DHSgrants@dem.nv.gov or disaster-recovery@dem.nv.gov

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