Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) – Continuing Training Grants (CTG)

Jessica Sterling
202.212.3042
jessica.sterling@fema.dhs.gov

fema-ntes@fema.dhs.gov

The Continuing Training Grants program provides funding to support education and training solutions for state, local, tribal, and territorial partners to facilitate an integrated, whole community approach to emergency preparedness. Funds help develop and deliver training curriculum to meet the unique needs of rural, remote, and tribal communities in preparing for and responding to all types of disasters, including extreme weather events.

Training developed and delivered through the program should:

• Advance FEMA's strategic priorities by integrating equity as a foundation of emergency management, develop whole of community climate resilience, and strengthen the emergency management workforce
• Include curriculum offered at the awareness, performance, and management levels to first responders, emergency managers, public officials, and other personnel in underserved, at-risk communities within rural communities and tribal Nations
• Address and mitigate current and emerging capability gaps and risks identified by jurisdictions through the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment process, Stakeholder Preparedness Reviews, exercise and real world after-action reports, and other appropriate preparedness data reports

Examples of potential learning solutions include online and in-person training; synchronous and asynchronous instructor-led training; and facilitated workshops and seminars.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to address the needs of underserved, at-risk communities to ensure fair and equitable treatment before, during and after a disaster.

Eligible applicants include:

• State and territorial governments
• County, city, and township governments
• Federally recognized tribal governments
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status
• Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofit private institutions of higher education
• Nonprofit national associations and organizations

Applicant organizations must currently administer an existing training or education program, consistent with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), relevant to the selected focus area(s), or have demonstrable expertise to create and administer a training program capable of developing and delivering training for a national whole community audience, relevant to the selected focus area(s).

For organizations applying for funding under focus area 1, rural areas are defined as all population, housing, and territory not included within an “urban area” designated by the Census Bureau.

Award ceiling: $5,400,000
Project period: 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 1-2
Estimated total program funding: $5,400,000

Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.