From
Chase Wheeler, Emergency Management Coordinator
Title
Resolution for the City Manager to submit an application for FY 2016 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) and accept grant award from the Texas Department of Public Safety/Texas Division of Emergency Management; the grant award amount for FY2016 has not yet been calculated by the State and Federal Government; however, an estimate of $56,129.00 is anticipated.
Presenter
Chase Wheeler, Emergency Management Coordinator
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The City of Grand Prairie Office of Emergency Management (GP OEM) plans to apply for and receive a grant award for approximately $56,129.00 for grant period October 1, 2015 to March 31, 2017 from the State of Texas Department of Public Safety/Division of Emergency Management for GP OEM to receive reimbursement for emergency management program-related expenses. The City of Grand Prairie Office of Emergency Management has received EMPG grant awards for the last several years by completing the necessary requirements.
The purpose of the EMPG grant program is to make grants to states to assist local governments in preparing for all hazards, as authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 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 the responsibility for emergency preparedness jointly in the federal government and the states and their political subdivisions.
Associated reporting requirements are included in this grant to determine how effective the City of Grand Prairie (grantee) is utilizing the EMPG program funding to prepare for all hazards and advance a whole community approach. With these measures, the City of Grand Prairie Office of Emergency Management must evaluate the progress towards achieving specified objectives in quarterly...
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