U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
Washington, DC 20472 


Grant Programs Directorate Information Bulletin 
No. 303 
December 17, 2008 


TO: 
All State Administrative Agency Heads 

All State Administrative Agency Points of Contact 

All Core City/Core County Points of Contact 

All State Homeland Security Directors 

All State Emergency Management Agency Directors 

FROM: 
W. Ross Ashley, III 

Assistant Administrator 

Grant Programs Directorate 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

SUBJECT: 
Amending Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Emergency Management Performance Grants 
(EMPG) Application Requirements 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) 
released the FY 2009 EMPG Guidance and Application Kit on November 5, 2008. The purpose of 
this Information Bulletin is to amend and reduce the application requirements for FY 2009 EMPG as 
outlined in the guidance. This amendment is to ensure that FEMA’s grant application process 
complies with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law 96-511, 94 Stat. 2812 
(December 11, 1980). 

The FY 2009 EMPG application requirements are amended as follows: 

• 
Only the Standard Forms (SF) identified on page 9 of the FY 2009 EMPG guidance are 
required to meet FY 2009 EMPG application requirements. These forms are: 
o 
SF 424, Application for Federal Assistance 
o 
SF 424A, Budget Information 
o 
SF 424B, Assurances 
o 
SF 424C, Budget Information – Construction Programs, if applicable 
o 
SF 424D, Assurances – Construction Programs, if applicable 
o 
SF LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 
• 
The EMPG Work Plan, including program narrative, budget narrative, budget detail 
worksheet, and project outline, is not required for FY 2009 EMPG application 
submission 
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If grantees have previously downloaded or submitted an EMPG application, they must download 
and resubmit the latest required SF application package directly from Grants.gov to ensure they 
have the correct forms. Submission of the out-of-date SF application package may result in a 
rejected application on Grants.gov. 

The FY 2009 EMPG Guidance and Application Kit is available at http://www.fema.gov/grants. 
SAAs must apply for FY 2009 EMPG funds through the online Grants.gov system at 
http://www.grants.gov no later than December 19, 2009, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. 
The Grants.gov customer support hotline is (800) 518-4726 and the hours are Monday – Friday, 

7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. 
Additional questions may be directed to your FEMA Regional POC, FEMA Program Analyst, or 
the Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk at askcsid@dhs.gov or (800) 368-6498. 

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