Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP)-Region 8 | DHS 22 GPD 111 08 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) for Region 8 is a discretionary FEMA grant opportunity under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that is meant to strengthen how communities plan and work together before, during, and after large-scale disasters. Backed by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103), the program focuses on closing known preparedness and response capability gaps, supporting practical and innovative regional solutions, and building on preparedness work that regions have already started. The central idea is that catastrophic events rarely stop at city or county lines, so effective emergency management requires coordination across jurisdictions, agencies, and partners.

In FEMA's National Response Framework (4th edition or a later edition), a catastrophic incident is described as any natural or human-caused event, including terrorism, that produces extraordinary levels of casualties, damage, or disruption. These incidents can severely impact people, critical infrastructure, the environment, the economy, public morale, and even government operations. Because the consequences are so wide-ranging, the grant emphasizes a cohesive regional approach to planning across the full emergency management cycle: prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. In practice, the program is designed to help regions improve collaboration, align plans and procedures, and build shared capacity so that multiple jurisdictions can operate as one coordinated system when the stakes are highest.

This FY 2022 RCPGP opportunity is also explicitly aligned with the FEMA Strategic Plan for 2022-2026, which sets three major goals for emergency management during a period of changing and intensifying risks. Those goals are: promoting and instilling equity as a foundation of emergency management, leading the whole community in climate resilience, and promoting and sustaining a ready FEMA and a prepared nation. Consistent with those goals, the strategic priorities highlighted for this grant are equity, climate resilience, and readiness. That means applicants are expected to think beyond traditional planning and consider who is most affected by disasters, how climate-related hazards are changing risk patterns, and what it takes to maintain real operational readiness across partners.

A major theme in the FY 2022 RCPGP description is equity. The program aims to promote fair, just, and impartial treatment of all individuals before, during, and after disasters by paying closer attention to underserved and at-risk communities. This includes people who may face heightened risks from current hazards and from hazards worsened by climate change. In effect, the grant encourages regions to identify where disadvantaged groups may have unequal exposure, fewer resources to prepare, or more barriers to accessing help, and then incorporate solutions into regional catastrophic preparedness efforts so that planning and operations do not leave those communities behind.

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is listed as DHS 22 GPD 111 08 01, with assistance listed under CFDA 97.111 and the funding activity category of Disaster Prevention and Relief. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, and city or township governments. The opportunity was created on June 27, 2022, and had an original application closing date of July 29, 2022. The award ceiling is listed as $1,200,000, and FEMA expected to make about 20 awards. Overall, the program is best understood as targeted funding for regional partners in Region 8 to strengthen shared catastrophic preparedness through collaboration, planning, and capability-building, while keeping equity, climate resilience, and readiness at the center of that work.

• 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 8" 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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