National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Open Opportunities (1)
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- Fiscal Year 2026 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Deadline: Aug 20, 2026 · up to $3B
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
The purpose of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National incident Management System (NIMS) cooperative agreement is to support Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), which is a Congressionally ratified mutual aid compact. (Pub. L. No. 104-321). The “purpose of the compact is to provide for mutual assistance between the states entering into the compact in managing any emergency disaster that is duly declared by the Governor of the affected state, whether arising from natural disaster, technological hazard, man-made disaster, civil emergency aspects of resources shortages, community disorders, insurgency or enemy attack.” See id., Section 1 Congressional Intent, Article 1, Purpose and Authorities. EMAC signatories include all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Id. The federal government doctrinally and financially supports EMAC but does not manage it. EMAC’s unique relationships with states, regions, territories, and Federal organizations, such as FEMA and the National Guard Bureau, enable it to move a wide variety of resources to stabilize community lifelines immediately after an incident. Among other things, EMAC assists states in sending personnel, equipment, and commodities to support disaster relief efforts in other states.
The FY 2023 NIMS cooperative agreement aids EMAC’s development and maintenance of a consistent system for the request, dispatch, use, and return of resources necessary to support local capabilities during incident response and recovery operations. The development of a multi-jurisdictional, interstate regional mechanism for coordinating incident management and obtaining assistance to stabilize community lifelines immediately during large-scale, complex, or catastrophic incidents will help to build, sustain, and deliver the core capabilities essential to achieving the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- Local governments
- Public nonprofits
- Other public organizations
- Federally recognized tribes
- U.S. territories (incl. universities)
- Private nonprofits
Specific information on applicant eligibility is identified in the funding opportunity announcement and program guidance. www.grants.gov
How to Apply
Application Procedure
Application deadline and other information are contained in the application/program guidance. www.grants.gov.
Award Procedure
Applications or plans are reviewed and approved for award by DHS program and administrative staff in accordance with program guidance. www.grants.gov.
Refer to program guidance document. www.grants.gov.
Program details & compliance
Description
The nation’s ability to address emergent threats is rooted in the strength of its emergency management workforce, partnership and interconnectivity. This interconnectivity, includes the necessity to better integrate across federal agencies and with non-federal partners to quickly assess, adapt, surge, and respond to a wide range of threats and hazards. In support of the National Preparedness Goal, State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) recipients must belong to, be in, or act as a temporary member of EMAC, except for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which are not required to belong to EMAC at this time. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) was ratified by the U.S. Congress (P.L. 104-321).
The FEMA NIMS-EMAC program supports the 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan, Goal 3: Promote and Sustain a Ready FEMA and Prepared Nation, Objective 3.2: Posture FEMA to Meet Current and Emergent Threats, which aligns FEMA’s readiness priorities to adapt to the increased frequency, severity, and complexity of heightened demands on FEMA and the larger emergency management community. One of the ways FEMA will monitor the effectiveness of Objective 3.2 is the composite logistics readiness rate for moving, staging and delivering commodities and equipment for catastrophic disasters performance measure. This measure captures the performance of six components of logistics: contracts, personnel, training, outside of continental U.S. (OCONUS) inventory, continental U.S. (CONUS) inventory, and equipment.
Communities can address these challenges by using a systematic approach that builds on proven preparedness activities. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides stakeholders across the whole community with the shared vocabulary, systems, and processes to deliver the capabilities described in the National Preparedness System (NPS).
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Funding will support implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) which includes incident management standards, related projects, and program support.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements