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Funding gives $2,684,631 million to support local emergency management efforts
November 15, 2023
RICHMOND, VA - The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) announced today the awarding of over $2.6 million in grant funding for the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG). The EMPG program is a federally funded, state distributed, grant program. The grant focuses on funding planning, operations, equipment acquisitions, trainings, exercises, and construction and renovation efforts at the local government level.
The EMPG program provides resources to assist local governments in preparing for all hazards. Through the grant program, the Federal government provides coordination, guidance, and assistance to support a comprehensive emergency preparedness system.
Grant funding for the program is available to cities, counties and those towns recognized as emergency management jurisdictions under Title 44 of the Code of Virginia. The following EMPG grant allocations have been awarded for FY2023:
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FY2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant
Funding Allocations
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Accomack County
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$7,500
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Albermarle County
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$25,452
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Alexandria City of
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$60,904
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Alleghany County
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$7,500
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Amelia County
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$7,500
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Amherst County
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$14,911
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Appomattox County
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$7,500
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Arlington County
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$72,527
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Augusta County
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$14,882
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Bath County
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$7,500
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Bedford County
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$13,304
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Bland County
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$7,500
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Botetourt County
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$7,500
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Bristol City of
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$15,500
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Brunswick County
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$7,500
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Buchanan County
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$7,500
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Buckingham County
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$7,500
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Buena Vista City of
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$7,500
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Campbell County
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$13,805
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Caroline County
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$12,120
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Carroll County
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$7,500
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Charles City County
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$14,034
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Charlotte County
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$7,500
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Charlottesville City of
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$7,500
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Chesapeake City of
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$71,284
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Chesterfield County
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$76,409
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Chincoteague Town
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$7,500
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Christiansburg Town
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$7,500
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Clarke County
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$7,500
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Colonial Heights City of
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$7,500
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Covington City of
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$9,346
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Craig County
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$7,500
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Culpeper County
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$10,751
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Cumberland County
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$7,500
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Danville City of
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$27,013
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Dickenson County
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$7,500
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Dinwiddie County
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$7,500
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Emporia City of
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$10,285
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Essex County
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$13,316
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Fairfax City of
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$7,500
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Fairfax County
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$109,897
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Falls Church City
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$7,500
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Farmville Town
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$12,180
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Fauquier County
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$17,725
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Floyd County
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$7,500
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Fluvanna County
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$7,500
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Franklin City of
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$16,595
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Franklin County
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$36,498
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Fredericksburg County
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$10,680
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Fredrick County
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$16,297
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Galax City of
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$7,500
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Giles County
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$7,500
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Gloucester County
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$13,644
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Goochland County
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$16,904
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Grayson County
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$7,500
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Greene County
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$7,500
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Greensville County
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$7,500
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Halifax County
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$12,196
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Hampton City of
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$70,740
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Hanover County
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$22,997
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Harrisonburg City of
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$7,500
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Henrico County
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$67,504
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Henry County
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$26,164
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Highland County
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$7,500
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Hopewell City of
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$42,959
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Isle of Wight County
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$7,500
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James City County
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$39,978
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King and Queen County
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$7,500
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King George County
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$12,820
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King William County
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$7,500
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Lancaster County
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$7,500
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Lee County
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$7,500
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Lexington City of
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$7,500
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Loudoun County
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$73,546
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Louisa County
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$17,607
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Lunenburg County
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$7,500
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Lynchburg City
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$23,423
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Madison County
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$7,500
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Manassas City
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$7,500
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Manassas Park City
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$7,500
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Martinsville City of
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$7,500
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Mathews County
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$7,500
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Mecklenburg County
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$7,500
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Middlesex County
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$7,500
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Montgomery County
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$14,757
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Nelson County
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$7,500
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New Kent County
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$27,932
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Newport News City of
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$93,035
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Norfolk City of
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$113,617
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Northampton County
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$7,500
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Northumberland County
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$7,500
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Norton City of
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$7,500
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Nottoway County
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$7,500
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Orange County
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$7,900
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Page County
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$7,500
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Patrick County
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$7,500
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Petersburg City of
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$10,675
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Pittsylvania County
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$22,803
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Poquoson City of
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$7,500
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Portsmouth City of
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$57,992
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Powhatan County
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$7,500
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Prince Edward County
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$9,436
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Prince George County
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$25,231
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Prince William County
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$59,819
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Pulaski County
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$16,904
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Radford City of
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$7,500
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Rappahannock County
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$7,500
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Richmond City of
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$85,630
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Richmond County
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$7,500
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Roanoke City of
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$53,387
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Roanoke County
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$21,282
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Rockbridge County
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$7,500
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Rockingham County
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$19,022
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Russell County
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$7,500
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Salem City of
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$13,483
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Scott County
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$13,810
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Shenandoah County
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$23,509
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Smyth County
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$7,500
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South Boston Town
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$7,500
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Southampton County
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$7,500
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Spotsylvania County
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$40,579
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Stafford County
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$49,164
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Staunton City of
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$7,500
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Suffolk City of
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$21,781
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Surry County
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$7,500
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Sussex County
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$7,500
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Tazewell County
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$7,500
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Vinton Town
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$7,500
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Virginia Beach City of
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$102,914
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Warren County
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$7,500
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Washington County
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$9,015
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Waynesboro City of
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$7,500
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Westmoreland County
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$7,500
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West Point Town of
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$7,500
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Williamsburg City of
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$7,500
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Winchester City of
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$8,905
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Wise County
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$7,500
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Wythe County
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$13,017
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York County
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$50,335
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Total
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$2,684,631
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Grant allocation letters will be made available within the next week. For more information about these programs, please contact Catherine Lee – Preparedness Grants Manager Programs at Catherine.Lee@vdem.virginia.gov or visit the VDEM Grants webpage at https://www.vaemergency.gov/divisions/finance/grants. To sign up for grant announcements and notifications, please sign-up here.
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