This dataset contains EMPG recipients as reported by their State and a summary of the funded program support as reported by the Recipient in the GRT.

The EMPG Program provides resources to assist state, local, tribal and territorial governments in preparing for all hazards, as authorized by Section 662 of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (6 U.S.C § 762) and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 5121 et seq.). Title VI of the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to make grants for the purpose of providing a system of emergency preparedness for the protection of life and property in the United States from hazards, and to vest responsibility for emergency preparedness jointly in the federal government and the states and their political subdivisions. The EMPG, from FY 2016 to the present FY, provides federal funds to assist state, local, tribal and territorial emergency management agencies to obtain the resources required to support the National Preparedness Goal's (NPG's) associated mission areas and core capabilities. The Federal Government, through the EMPG Program, provides necessary direction, coordination, and guidance, and provides necessary assistance, as authorized in this title to support a comprehensive all hazards emergency preparedness system.

The EMPG is to support a comprehensive, all-hazard emergency preparedness system by building and sustaining the core capabilities contained in the NPG's. Examples include:

<ul><li>Completing the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) process.</li><li>Strengthening a state or community's emergency management governance structure.</li><li>Updating and approving specific emergency plans.</li><li>Designing and conducting exercises that enable whole community stakeholders to examine and validate core capabilities and the plans needed to deliver them to the targets identified through the THIRA.</li><li>Targeting training and verifying identified capabilities.</li><li>Initiating or achieving a whole community approach to security and emergency management. </li></ul> This dataset was first made public on 10/31/2016 and will be updated twice a year. For additional details on the EMPG program visit: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/emergency-management-performance. This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report. Citation: The Agency’s preferred citation for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.

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