FEMA Announces Awards for Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security National Training Program. September 9, 2021

FEMA has awarded $6 million in grants to help enhance the nation’s ability to respond to and recovery from all-hazards events. Three different recipients will receive grants from the Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security National Training Program Continuing Training Grants.

This highly competitive program attracts applicants from state, local, tribal and territorial governments, along with eligible non-profit organizations to include colleges and universities. In FY 2021, 15 eligible applicants competed, and FEMA is making four awards.

Award Recipients

Fiscal Year 2021 CTG awardees:

• $3 million to The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky; Equity in Tribal and Rural Preparedness;
• $1 million to Columbia University National Center for Disaster Preparedness in New York, New York; Mass Care—Community Sheltering and Relocation Assistance;
• $1 million to Columbia University National Center for Disaster Preparedness in New York, New York; Public Health Emergencies and Pandemic Preparedness and Response; and
• $1 million to University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee; Public Health Emergencies and Pandemic Preparedness and Response.

Information on the FY21 Continuing Training Grants is available online at Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security National Training Program Continuing Training Grants | FEMA.gov

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact FEMA Office of External Affairs:

Congressional Affairs at (202) 646-4500 or at FEMA-Congressional-Affairs@fema.dhs.gov

Intergovernmental Affairs at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-IGA@fema.dhs.gov

Tribal Affairs at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-Tribal@fema.dhs.gov

Private Sector Engagement at (202) 646-3444 or at nbeoc@max.gov