EMPG 2
EMPG 2 : Emergency Management Performance Grants. EMPG helps state and local emergency managers develop, maintain and improve emergency management capabilities and key components of a comprehensive national emergency management system for all hazards. Through this grants program, FEMA provides states a flexibility to allocate funds according to risk and to address the most urgent state and local needs in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Working within standard federal government grant administration, EMPG provides support for state and local governments to achieve measurable results in key functional areas of emergency management: (1) Laws and Authorities; (2) Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment; (3) Hazard Management; (4) Resource Management; (5) Planning; (6) Direction, Control, and Coordination; (7) Communications and Warning; (8) Operations and Procedures; (9) Logistics and Facilities; (10) Training; (11) Exercises; (12) Public Education and Information; and (13) Finance and Administration. EMPG is administered by the Preparedness Division of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), an entity within the Department of Homeland Security. Relates to National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 1600, Looked it up elsewhere in the source, to Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP), Looked it up elsewhere in the source; to National Preparedness Standard (NPS), Looked it up elsewhere in the source; and to Capability Assessment for Readiness (CAR), Looked it up elsewhere in the source
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