This section provides access to Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) Information Bulletins (IBs). IBs provide stakeholders with administrative instructions and guidelines critical to supporting the effectiveness and efficient delivery of FEMA Grant Programs.
Grant Programs Directorate Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin No. 496: Expedited Period of Performance Extension Process for Certain Fiscal Year 2021 Preparedness Grants
This Information Bulletin (IB) serves to modify the Notices of Funding Opportunity and provide an expedited submission, review, and decision process for grant recipient Period of Performance (POP) extension requests for certain Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 preparedness grant programs.
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Information Bulletin No. 497: State Homeland Security Program and Urban Area Security Initiative Operational Overtime
This Information Bulletin (IB) serves to provide additional clarity on the Operational Overtime requirements for the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). Specifically, this IB provides applicants and recipients further guidance on when State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) and Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI).
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Information Bulletin No. 494: Fiscal Year 2023 Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
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Information Bulletin No. 495: Fiscal Year 2023 Amended Allocations for FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program Reserve Funding
This Information Bulletin (IB) announces the availability of the final reserve funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Shelter and Services Program (SSP).
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Information Bulletin No. 493: Fiscal Year 2023 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program Award Announcement
This Information Bulletin (IB) announces the final awards and allocations under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP). The total amount of funds allocated for the FY 2023 RCPGP is $12 million.
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Information Bulletin No. 491: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) Changes to Reporting Requirements for New Recipients
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Information Bulletin No. 490a- Fiscal Year 2023 Preparedness Grant Programs Final Allocation Announcement
This Information Bulletin (IB) updates IB #490 published on July 21, 2023, to include updated Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program award information.
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Information Bulletin No. 489: Fiscal Year 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
This Information Bulletin (IB) announces the availability of the Fiscal Year 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), providing federal assistance to State, Local, and Territorial governments to assist with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk.
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Information Bulletin No. 487: Fiscal Year 2022 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program 45-Day Pass-Through Period Update
This Information Bulletin serves to provide clarifying information regarding the 45-Day pass-through period in the fiscal year 2022 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity.
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Information Bulletin No. 486: Fiscal Year 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program
On June 12, 2023, FEMA, a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced the availability of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Shelter and Services Program (SSP).
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Information Bulletin No. 485: Fiscal Year 2023 Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activity Supplemental Guidance to the Homeland Security Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
This Information Bulletin (IB) serves to provide additional clarity to the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activity (LETPA) requirements in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
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Information Bulletin 484: Fiscal Year 2023 Notices of Funding Opportunity
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Information Bulletin 483: Fiscal Year 2023 Emergency Operations Center and Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Programs
This Information Bulletin (IB) outlines the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate’s (GPD) and Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration’s (FIMA) plans for developing and releasing Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Programs.
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Information Bulletin 482: Expedited Period of Performance Extension Process for Certain Fiscal Year 2020 Preparedness Grants
This Information Bulletin serves to modify the Notices of Funding Opportunity and provide an expedited submission, review and decision process for grant recipient Period of Performance extension requests for certain Fiscal Year 2020 preparedness grant programs.
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Information Bulletin 480: Fiscal Year 2022 Emergency Operations Center Grant Program: Pre-Award Cost Guidance
This Information Bulletin (IB) amends the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Emergency Operations Center Grant Program (EOCGP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to allow use of EOCGP funding for certain pre-award costs and provides guidance on the approval process.
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Information Bulletin 479: Updated Fiscal Year 2022 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Allocation Amounts
This Information Bulletin (IB) announces slight changes to the funding allocations for states and territories under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). This IB supersedes Information Bulletin No. 478: Fiscal Year 2022 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (fema.gov), issued September 16, 2022. Although the allocations for each state and territory are adjusted slightly, the total allocation available under the program remains the same.
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Information Bulletin No. 478: Fiscal Year 2022 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
This Information Bulletin (IB) announces the availability of the Fiscal Year 2022 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), providing federal assistance to State, Local, and Territorial governments to assist with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk.
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Information Bulletin No. 477: Fiscal Year 2022 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program Award Announcement
This Information Bulletin (IB) announces the final awards and allocations under the Fiscal Year 2022 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP).
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Information Bulletin No. 476: Fiscal Year 2022 Preparedness Grant Programs Final Allocation Announcement
FEMA is announcing the final awards and allocations under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 preparedness grant programs.
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Information Bulletin No.475: Fiscal Year 2022 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program Award Limit Increase
This Information Bulletin (IB) announces FEMA’s decision to increase the individual award cap for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) from $1 million to $1.5 million.
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