Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) (Select States) - FY 2025
| Agency: | U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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| CFDA: | 97.111 |
| Federal FON: | DHS-25-GPD-111-01-99 |
| Office: | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) |
| Multipart Grant: | No |
| Next Due: | 08/15/2025 (Application) |
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| Solicitation Date: | 08/01/2025 |
| Match Required: | No |
| Actual Funds: | $10,800,000 (Estimated) |
| Award: | $1,800,000 (Estimated) |
| Number of Awards: | 6 (Estimated) |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to build state and local capacity to manage catastrophic incidents by improving and expanding regional collaboration across the whole community. For the purposes of this program, a catastrophic incident is defined as any natural or man-made incident, including terrorism, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties; damage; or disruption affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions. Supported projects will enhance regional resilience through comprehensive planning, coordination, and collaboration across jurisdictions to improve preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience in the face of catastrophic events.
For FY 2025, funding will support housing, community resilience, and long-term vulnerability reduction efforts. Priority will be given to planning efforts that address the needs of disaster-vulnerable communities that might be at special risk because of current and/or future hazards, including those associated with extreme weather events and proximity to critical infrastructure and military installations. Eligible activities may include:
- Community resilience:
- Partner with local community leaders, emergency managers, advocacy groups, and other key stakeholders to develop localized, risk-informed mitigation plans
- Develop a plan to provide necessary outreach and training to leaders and other key stakeholders representing disaster-vulnerable communities
- Conduct outreach and training with local community leaders and partners to identify at-risk, disaster-vulnerable communities, analyze their risks, capabilities, and needs, and address those needs as part of a broader planning project that aims to improve community-level resilience
- Housing:
- Establish a resilient and sustainable housing market that meets the needs of the community
- Partner with local community leaders, housing organizations and agencies, community development officials, emergency managers, and other key stakeholders to integrate efforts and review applicable state and local housing assessments
- Develop strategies to address common barriers to housing reconstruction or redevelopment
- Long-term vulnerability reduction:
- Conduct a comprehensive regional vulnerability assessment aimed at understanding the needs of disaster-vulnerable communities relative to identified capability gaps
- In coordination with local community leaders and other key stakeholders, analyze long-term vulnerabilities affecting communities across the region and develop a plan for mitigating the identified vulnerabilities
- Conduct outreach and training with local community leaders and partners to identify at-risk, disaster-vulnerable communities, analyze their long-term vulnerabilities, current capabilities, and long-term needs, and address those needs as part of a broader project that includes developing a plan for reducing vulnerabilities in affected communities
Refer to pages 15-17 of the NOFA file for information regarding additional eligible activities.
Award recipients are required to develop and deliver one planning project that addresses specific capability gaps based on Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) results and focuses on housing, community resilience, and/or long-term vulnerability reduction with an emphasis on disaster-vulnerable communities within the strategic priorities of readiness and extreme weather resilience. Projects that build a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, and exercising with regional partners across the whole community to improve their collective readiness posture are encouraged.
Funding will focus on the following regions with the greatest need for catastrophic preparedness planning:
- Anchorage region (AK)
- San Diego/San Jose (CA)
- I-25 corridor (CO)
- Multiple regions (FL)
- North Carolina
- Kerr County and other flood-prone areas (TX)
Proposed capability-building projects should be regional, spanning the entire state or large, high-risk areas within the state and benefit multistate or intrastate regions. Applicants should propose a capability-building project that is replicable and/or sustainable after the award period of performance ends.
Eligibility is limited to the state administrative agencies (SAAs) of the states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas.
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are state administrative agencies (SAAs) for the following states:
- Alaska
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- North Carolina
- Texas
No more than one application will be accepted per SAA.
Eligible Applicants:
State GovernmentApplication Notes:
Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on August 15, 2025.
Applications must be submitted online at go.fema.gov.
Applications must include:
- SF 424
- Certification regarding lobbying
- SF 424A
- SF 424B
- SF LLL
- Project narrative:
- Background
- Need (3 pages max)
- Project design (7 pages max)
- Impact (3 pages max)
- Budget (2 pages max)
- Indirect cost rate agreement (if applicable)
- Budget worksheet and budget narrative
- Written, signed statement explaining the regional impact of the proposed investment
- Names of all entities participating on the project
- Letters of support from partner entities, or a written, signed statement certifying the involvement and support of all partner entities (as applicable)
- List of all counties and disaster-vulnerable communities that will be involved in and directly benefit from the project
The project narrative must use single-spacing and one-inch margins, and must be submitted in Word or .pdf format. Refer to page 47 of the NOFA file for additional information regarding the required format of the project narrative.
The following are required in order to submit an application:
- Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
- SAM (System for Award Management) registration
- SPOC (state Single Point of Contact) notification
Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam. Applicants in states participating in the SPOC program must contact the relevant SPOC listed in the SPOC file before applying.
Applications will be evaluated according to the criteria detailed on pages 28-30 of the NOFA file.
Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.
| Match Required: | No |
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| Actual Funds: | $10,800,000 (Estimated) |
| Award: | $1,800,000 (Estimated) |
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| Number of Awards: | 6 (Estimated) |
Match Notes:
Matching funds are not required for this program; however, award recipients should plan to sustain the project in subsequent years with nonfederal resources.
Funding Notes:
A total of $10.8 million is expected to be available to support an anticipated six awards of $1.8 million through this program.
Awards are expected to be made by September 30, 2025.
The project period will begin on October 1, 2025, and end on September 30, 2028. Extensions may be permitted.
Applicants may use up to 5 percent of the award amount for management and administration (M&A) purposes.
Pre-award costs are allowable only with the prior written approval of the funding agency and as included in the award agreement.
In general, funds may not be used for international travel, unless approved in advance by the funding agency.
Funds may not be used for:
- Subawards
- Equipment costs
- Construction and renovation
- Hiring personnel to fulfill traditional public safety duties
- Maintenance and sustainment costs
- Matching or cost sharing for other federal grants/cooperative agreements
- Lobbying
- Prosecuting claims against the federal government or any other government entity
Contacts:
Primary Contact:
Program Staff
FEMA-RCPGP@fema.dhs.gov
Financial and Budgetary Contact:
Program Staff
ASK-GMD@fema.dhs.gov
Agency Address
Federal Emergency Management Agency
P.O. Box 10055
Hyattsville, MD 20782-8055
Contact Notes:
Questions should be directed to the appropriate program contact.
Applications must be submitted online at go.fema.gov.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
File Notes:
The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The SPOC file contains information on the state Single Point of Contact program. Detailed guidelines for the funding agency’s application submission portal can be found online at www.fema.gov/grants/guidance-tools/fema-go.
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Disaster PreparednessHousing
Human Services
Domestic Preparedness/Homeland Security