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FEMA has provided assistance for several disaster declarations in Tennessee in the last several months, including for a tornado outbreak that occurred Dec. 10-11, 2021, in middle and west Tennessee and severe storms and flooding that took place in middle Tennessee on Aug. 21, 2021.

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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell delivered a speech on hurricane and disaster preparedness at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Florida.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is providing $405.1 million in funding to assist state, local, tribal and territorial governments in developing their emergency management capabilities and for all-hazards preparedness activities.

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The FY 2022 EMPG Program is one of the grant programs that constitute the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) focus on all-hazards emergency preparedness. These grant programs are part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS/FEMA to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies to implement the National Preparedness System and the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is providing $405.1 million in funding to assist state, local, tribal and territorial governments in developing their emergency management capabilities and for all-hazards preparedness activities. Highlighted below are key changes made to the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program for fiscal year (FY) 2022.

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Effective April 4, 2022, the Federal Government transitioned from using the Data Universal Numbering System or DUNS number, to a new, non-proprietary identifier known as a Unique Entity Identifier or UEI. For entities that have an active registration in SAM.gov prior to the April 4 date, the UEI has automatically been assigned and no action is necessary. For all entities filing a new registration in SAM.gov on or after April 4, 2022, the UEI will be assigned to that Entity as part of the SAM.gov registration process

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FEMA has provided assistance for several disaster declarations in Tennessee in the last several months, including for a tornado outbreak that occurred Dec. 10-11, 2021, in middle and west Tennessee and severe storms and flooding that took place in middle Tennessee on Aug. 21, 2021.

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FEMA has provided assistance for several disaster declarations in Tennessee in the last several months, including for a tornado outbreak that occurred Dec. 10-11, 2021, in middle and west Tennessee and severe storms and flooding that took place in middle Tennessee on Aug. 21, 2021.

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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell’s Remarks to the NEMA 2022 Mid-Year Forum

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Like all natural disasters, tornadoes can end up causing massive destruction to homes, property and infrastructure.

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