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Fiscal Year 2025 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Individual State Earthquake Assistance
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Service Source Final Application Due Date Funding Available Match Required
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security Federal
DHS
08-11-2025 $2.1 M Match Required
  • Service
  • Source
  • Final Application Due Date
  • Funding Available
  • Match Required
Status
  • Past
  • Current
  • Forecasted
  • $50,000
  • $963,000
  • Award Floor
  • Award Ceiling
    • Expected Number of Awards 22
    • Opportunity Type Discretionary
    • CFDA

      97.153 -- National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Individual State Earthquake Assistance

    Description

    The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is a coordinating program for earthquake monitoring, research, implementation, education, and outreach activities developed and conducted by these four agencies:

    • Federal Emergency Management Agency

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology

    • National Science Foundation, and

    • U.S. Geological Survey

    FEMA awards non-competitive, grants to eligible states and territories with high to very high seismic risks to fund one or more of the following allowable activities. The purpose is to support the establishment of earthquake hazards reduction programming and the implementation of earthquake safety, mitigation, and resilience activities at the state and local level.

    In accordance with this Individual State Earthquake Assistance (ISEA) NOFO, funds available to eligible states and territories classified as having a high or very high risk of earthquakes. Participation in this funding opportunity is limited to states and territories that can provide a statutory non-federal cost share of 25%. However, the cost share requirement does not apply to territories classified as "Insular Areas," such as the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are still eligible to participate in the program.

    All activities funded by the ISEA grant program must be consistent with the NEHRP vision, mission, and strategic goals.

    Applicants can submit applications for this funding opportunity through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO). Access the system at https://go.fema.gov/.

    Eligibility
    • IHE
    • Local Government
    • Non-Profit
    • Other
    • State Government
    • Tribal Government
    Additional Eligibility Information

    Eligible participating states and territories with high to very high seismic risks.

    Key Date(s)
    • July 25, 2025: Last Updated Date
    • July 25, 2025: Posted Date
    • August 11, 2025: Current Closing Date for Applications
    • August 11, 2025: Application Due Date
    • September 10, 2025: Application Archive Date
    Contact Information

    FEMA Earthquake and Wind Sciences Branch

    FEMA-NEHRP@fema.dhs.gov FEMA GO Help Desk Phone: 1-877-585-3242 E-mail: femago@fema.dhs.gov

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