OpenFEMA Dataset: Emergency Management Performance Grants - v2

Version: 2
Last Data Refresh: 03-11-2025
Key Value
Entity Name EmergencyManagementPerformanceGrants
API Endpoint https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/EmergencyManagementPerformanceGrants
Update Frequency R/P6M
Program URL https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/emergency-management-performance
Category Emergency Management/Preparedness/Alerts
Keywords grants

Description

This dataset contains EMPG recipients as reported by their State and a summary of the funded program support as reported by the Recipient in the GRT.

The EMPG Program provides resources to assist state, local, tribal and territorial governments in preparing for all hazards, as authorized by Section 662 of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (6 U.S.C § 762) and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 5121 et seq.). Title VI of the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to make grants for the purpose of providing a system of emergency preparedness for the protection of life and property in the United States from hazards, and to vest responsibility for emergency preparedness jointly in the federal government and the states and their political subdivisions. The EMPG, from FY 2016 to the present FY, provides federal funds to assist state, local, tribal and territorial emergency management agencies to obtain the resources required to support the National Preparedness Goal's (NPG's) associated mission areas and core capabilities. The Federal Government, through the EMPG Program, provides necessary direction, coordination, and guidance, and provides necessary assistance, as authorized in this title to support a comprehensive all hazards emergency preparedness system.

The EMPG is to support a comprehensive, all-hazard emergency preparedness system by building and sustaining the core capabilities contained in the NPG's. Examples include:

  • Completing the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) process.
  • Strengthening a state or community's emergency management governance structure.
  • Updating and approving specific emergency plans.
  • Designing and conducting exercises that enable whole community stakeholders to examine and validate core capabilities and the plans needed to deliver them to the targets identified through the THIRA.
  • Targeting training and verifying identified capabilities.
  • Initiating or achieving a whole community approach to security and emergency management.

This dataset was first made public on 10/31/2016 and will be updated twice a year.

For additional details on the EMPG program visit: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/emergency-management-performance.

This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.

Citation: The Agency’s preferred citation for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.

If you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA Press Office at FEMA-Press-Office@fema.dhs.gov or call (202) 646-3272. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.

Full Data

Format Address Record Count Approximate File Size
csv Link to csv 18806 tiny (< 10MB)
json Link to json 18806 tiny (< 10MB)
jsona Link to jsona 18806 tiny (< 10MB)
jsonl Link to jsonl 18806 tiny (< 10MB)
parquet Link to parquet 18806 tiny (< 10MB)

Data Fields

Name Title Type Description Is Searchable
id ID
uuid
Unique ID assigned to the record yes
reportingPeriod Reporting Period
text
FEMA's reporting cycle based on the grant award period for a specific fiscal year yes
state State
text
Entity approved for a grant yes
legalAgencyName Legal Agency Name
text
The subgrantee's legal agency name yes
projectType Project Type
text
General description of project yes
projectStartDate Project Start Date
date
Begin date of the project yes
projectEndDate Project End Date
date
End date of the project yes
nameOfProgram Name of Program
text
Name of Program funded yes
fundingAmount Funding Amount
decimal
Funding amount reported in U.S. dollars yes

See Also

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