Grants Management
 

The State of Nevada, Division of Emergency Management is responsible for  applying for federal funding through the Department of Homeland Security.

We are  the State Administrative Agency (SAA) for the distribution of these funds. This provides funding for equipment, planning, training, exercise, and management and administrative funding to emergency prevention, preparedness and response personnel in Nevada.

These grants also provide funding to local governments for our critical infrastructure. This is defined as food and water systems, agriculture, health systems and emergency services, information and telecommunications, banking and finance, energy (electrical, gas and oil, dams), transportation (air, road, railways).

• State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)
• Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)
• Citizens Corps
• Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS)
• Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)
• Buffer-zone Protection Program (BZPP)
• Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
• Emergency Planning Working Group

State Homeland Security Grant Program supports the implementation of the State Homeland Security Strategy to address the identified planning, equipment, training, and exercise needs for acts of terrorism. In addition, SHSP supports the implementation of the National Preparedness Goal, the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and the National Response Plan.

Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program (UASI) funds address the unique planning, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high threat, high density urban areas, and assist them in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.

Citizen Corp is the Department of Homeland Security’s grassroots initiative that encourages citizens to play a role in hometown security through personal preparedness and coordinated by over 1,200 local Citizen Corps Council nationwide. CCP funds support Citizen Corps Council efforts to engage citizens in all-hazards prevention, protection, response and recovery.

Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) grant program funds support MMRS jurisdictions to further enhance and sustain an integrated, systematic mass casualty incident preparedness program that enables a first response during the first crucial hours of an incident.

Emergency Management Performance Grant   provides assistance for the development, maintenance, and improvement of state and local emergency management capabilities.
 

Buffer-zone Protection Program (BZPP)   provides grant funding to help protect communities from potential terrorist attacks against chemical facilities.

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), Emergency Planning Working Group (EPWG) & Agreement in Principle (AIP) - The funding enhances readiness to Nevada communities to respond to Hazardous Materials (HAZ-Mat) incidents involving radiological materials.