Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP)-Region 1 | DHS 22 GPD 111 01 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) for Region 1 is a discretionary FEMA grant under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designed to strengthen how jurisdictions work together to prepare for and manage catastrophic incidents. Funded through the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103), the program focuses on closing known preparedness capability gaps, encouraging innovative regional solutions, and building on preparedness work that regions have already started. The core idea is that truly catastrophic events overwhelm individual jurisdictions, so planning, coordination, and shared capacity have to be built at a regional level rather than treated as isolated local efforts.

The grant is centered on improving regional capacity for catastrophic incident preparedness by expanding collaboration across governments and partners involved in prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. FEMA ties this effort to the National Response Framework (4th edition or any later version), which defines a catastrophic incident broadly as any natural or human-caused event, including terrorism, that produces extraordinary mass casualties, widespread damage, or major disruption. These impacts can severely affect people, infrastructure, the environment, the economy, national morale, and the ability of governments to function. Because the consequences are so far-reaching, the program emphasizes cohesive regional planning that can scale quickly and operate across boundaries when local systems are strained or disrupted.

This funding opportunity also aligns with the 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan and its three major goals: (1) promote and instill equity as a foundation of emergency management, (2) lead a whole-of-community approach to climate resilience, and (3) promote and sustain a ready FEMA and a prepared nation. In practical terms, the FY 2022 RCPGP frames its priorities around equity, climate resilience, and readiness. That means applicants are expected to consider how projects will reduce disparities in disaster outcomes, account for climate-driven hazards and changing risk conditions, and improve the overall preparedness posture of a region so it can manage extreme events more effectively.

A major emphasis is equity. The program highlights supporting people and communities that are disadvantaged or underserved and may face higher risk from current hazards, including hazards worsened by climate change. The intent is to push regions to plan and build capabilities in ways that deliver fair, consistent, and impartial outcomes before, during, and after disasters. In other words, preparedness improvements should not only raise overall capability, but should also address who benefits, who is most exposed, and where gaps in access to resources and support tend to appear during large-scale emergencies.

Administratively, this opportunity is listed as DHS 22 GPD 111 01 01 and falls under CFDA 97.111 in the disaster prevention and relief category. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, and city or township governments. The opportunity was created on June 27, 2022, with an original application closing date of July 29, 2022. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $1,200,000, and FEMA anticipated making about 20 awards under this posting. Overall, the RCPGP for Region 1 is meant to fund regional, collaborative preparedness work that measurably strengthens catastrophic incident planning and coordination, while intentionally advancing equity, climate resilience, and readiness across the whole community.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP)-Region 1" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.111.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 27, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 29, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments.

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