Item 18 - Resolution, Agreement, and Appropriation Adjustment Accepting the FY 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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Preparedness Grants Manual 1.4.8. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT PROGRAM The Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program provides funds to assist SLTT emergency management agencies in obtaining the resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. .For additional information about the EMPG Program not found in the NOFO, manual, or other program-specific guidance, contact FEMA-EMPG@fema.dhs.gov. 1.5.National Preparedness Goal The National Preparedness Goal (the Goal) is “[a] secure and resilient Nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk.” The Goal essentially defines what it means for all communities to be prepared collectively for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the nation. The Goal identifies 32 distinct activities, called core capabilities, needed to address the risks. The Goal organizes these core capabilities into five categories, called mission areas. Some core capabilities apply to more than one mission area. For example, the first three core capabilities— Planning, Public Information and Warning, and Operational Coordination—are cross-cutting capabilities, meaning they apply to each of the five mission areas. The Goal’s five mission areas include: . . Prevention: Prevent, avoid, or stop an imminent, threatened, or actual act of terrorism. Protection: Protect our citizens, residents, visitors, and assets against the greatest threats and hazards in a manner that allows our interests, aspirations, and way of life to thrive. . . Mitigation: Reduce the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of future disasters. Response: Respond quickly to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs in the aftermath of an incident. .Recovery: Recover through a focus on the timely restoration, strengthening, and revitalization of infrastructure, housing, and a sustainable economy, as well as the health, social, cultural, historic, and environmental fabric of communities affected by an incident. The mission areas and core capabilities organize the activities and tasks performed before, during, and after disasters into a framework for achieving the goal of a secure and resilient Nation. Resilience is the desired outcome, defined in the Goal as the “ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly recover from disruption due to emergencies.” Recipients will use the National Preparedness System to build, sustain, and deliver these core capabilities. The components of the National Preparedness System are Identifying and Assessing Risk; Estimating Capability Requirements; Building and Sustaining Capabilities; Planning to Deliver Capabilities; Validating Capabilities; and Reviewing and Updating. Additional details regarding the National Preparedness System and how it is supported by preparedness grant programs can be found in the program-specific chapters. 1.6.Strengthening Governance Integration FEMA preparedness grant programs are intended to support the core capabilities across the five mission areas of Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery that are necessary to 8