FEMA has been making improvements to the FEMA mobile app. These improvements aim to make the app more user friendly. The most recent update included changes to the alerts section, where app users can now easily customize the types of alerts they wish to receive.
The process of setting alerts for each location by choosing from dozens of individual disaster types was time-consuming and has been replaced. Alert categories have now been refined and recategorized, with simple on/off toggles to select the categories you want.
FEMA is also reinventing the FEMA App with a new look and feel, brand new features and a better user experience. Stayed tuned in with our communication channels for announcements in the coming months!
Download the latest version 2.12 from the App Store or Google Play store. If you have any questions, comments or mobile app ideas, reach out to FEMA-New-Media@fema.dhs.gov.
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FEMA has selected the subapplications for the $700 million being made available in fiscal year 2020 for Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities and Flood Mitigation Assistance grant programs.
These competitive programs provide funding to state, local, tribal and territorial governments for eligible mitigation activities to strengthen our nation’s ability to reduce disaster losses and protect life and property from disaster damage.
Over the last several months, FEMA reviewed subapplications to ensure that they are eligible, long-term, cost-effective and technically feasible in reducing the impacts of hazards. A subapplication can be determined as one of three categories:
- Identified for Further Review.
- Not Selected.
- Does not Meet HMA Requirements.
FEMA regions will work with applicants to conduct programmatic reviews of subapplications selected as identified for further review before making a final decision for funding.
Through the FEMA Grants Outcomes system, FEMA will notify applicants and subapplicants that a determination has been made regarding the status of their fiscal year 2020 grant application. The determinations can be online on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities and Flood Mitigation Assistance FEMA webpages.
FEMA will work with applicants to conduct programmatic reviews of the selected subapplications identified for further review before making a final decision. For additional information or any questions, grant applicants can contact their FEMA Regional Office. More information is available at the FEMA.gov.
FEMA issued six-month extensions on the period of performance for fiscal year 2018 Assistance to Firefighters Grant award recipients, via the following informational bulletins:
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IB No. 455A provided a six-month extension to the subset of fiscal year 2018 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program awards with a period of performance expiring before Dec. 31, 2021. The notice of funding opportunity requirements for extensions will apply for any additional extension requests or for those recipients with a period of performance expiring after Jan. 1, 2022.
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IB No. 457A provides a six-month extension to the subset of fiscal year 2018 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response awards with a period of performance expiring before Dec. 31, 2021. The funding notice requirements for extensions to the recruitment and retention award recipients will apply for any additional extension requests or for those recipients with a period of performance expiring after Jan. 1, 2022.
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IB No. 452A provides an additional six-month extension to fiscal year 2018 Assistance to Firefighters Grant program awards. The funding notice requirements for extensions will apply for any additional extension requests.
FEMA will automatically provide the extension to the current end of the period of performance for the grant awards listed in the informational bulletins. All recipients will be notified with amended award documentation for their files.
In addition, FEMA is delaying the timelines for submitting the required program performance reports for all fiscal year 2018 Assistance to Firefighters Grant program award recipients. Please review the applicable information bulletins for complete details.
For more information, please contact your grants program preparedness officer or the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program help desk at firegrants@fema.dhs.gov or (866) 274-0960, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
FEMA Releases Incident Complexity Guide
FEMA released the "Incident Complexity Guide: Planning, Preparedness and Training." The guide is intended for use during planning, preparedness and training efforts and not as a decision-making tool during a response.
FEMA will host a 30-minute webinar at 3 p.m. ET on July 27 to discuss the Incident Complexity Guide and answer related questions. All webinars are open to the whole community. Advance registration is required and on a first-come, first-served basis.
To review the Incident Complexity Guide and for additional webinar information, visit FEMA.gov.
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Funding for Regional Preparedness Grants Now Available
FEMA released the funding notice for the fiscal year 2021 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program. The application period will close at 5 p.m. ET on July 16.
Applicants are encouraged to consider the needs of underserved and socially vulnerable populations and to involve representatives from the affected communities in the proposed project to ensure their needs are sufficiently addressed.
Awards will be made on a competitive basis to applicants who present an ability to successfully meet the requirements described in the funding notice.
Applicant submissions must be made on grants.gov. For additional information and to review the notice of funding opportunity, visit FEMA.gov.
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FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test
In coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, FEMA will conduct a nationwide test to assess the capabilities of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alert at 2:20 p.m. ET on Aug. 11 with a backup date of Aug. 25.
The Emergency Alert System test is made available to Emergency Alert System participants (i.e., radio and television broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television providers and wireline video providers) and is scheduled to last approximately one minute. The test message will be similar to regular monthly test messages with which the public is familiar.
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FEMA Seeks Public Feedback on Chemical Operations Support Specialist Position
FEMA is seeking public feedback for the National Qualification System chemical operations support specialist. This national engagement period will conclude at 5 p.m. ET on July 22.
FEMA will host 60-minute webinars to discuss the draft implementation objectives and answer related questions. The webinar is open to the whole community. Registration is required and on a first-come, first-served basis:
The webinars will review the Chemical Key Planning Factors during the webinar and allow for comments on the factors.
To review the draft position and for additional webinar information, visit FEMA.gov.
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FEMA Seeks Feedback for Resource Typing Documents
The FEMA National Integration Center is hosting two national engagement periods for resource typing documents. The national engagement period provides an opportunity for all stakeholders to comment on the draft documents and to ensure that they are relevant for all implementing partners.
The first engagement period will conclude at 5 p.m. ET on July 29. This 30-day engagement period will feature resource typing and job title/position qualification documents for:
- State mass care coordinator.
- Field kitchen unit.
- Field kitchen unit leader.
- Mobile kitchen unit.
- Food service delivery unit.
The second engagement period will also conclude at 5 p.m. ET on July 29. This 30-day engagement period will feature job title/position qualification documents for:
- Urban search and rescue logistics specialist.
- Urban search and rescue medical specialist.
These job title/position qualification documents will facilitate the sharing of deployable resource types at all jurisdictional levels. To provide comments on the drafts, complete the feedback form on FEMA.gov and submit the form to fema-nims@fema.dhs.gov no later than the dates indicated for the national engagement periods.
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