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Crisis Counseling

Program Information

Popular name

(CCP)

Program Number

97.032

Program objective

The Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) supports the Recovery core capability and mission area as defined in the National Preparedness Goal. Its objective is to assist individuals and communities in recovering from the challenging effects of natural and human-caused disasters through the provision of community-based outreach and psycho-educational services. The CCP goals are to: reach large numbers of people affected by disasters through face-to-face outreach to shelters, homes, and other locations; • provide emotional support, education, basic crisis counseling, and connection to familial and community support systems; train and educate CCP staff and other community partners about disaster reactions, appropriate interventions, and CCP services; develop partnerships with local disaster and other organizations; work with local stakeholders to promote community resilience and recovery; assess the emotional needs of survivors and make referrals to traditional behavioral health services when necessary; identify tangible needs and link survivors to community resources and disaster relief services; collect and evaluate aggregate, anonymized data to ensure quality services and justify program efforts; and leave behind a permanent legacy of improved coping skills, educational and resource materials, and enhanced community linkages.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    14 grants 228,406 survivors. 16 grants 283,872 survivors.

  2. 2017

    16 grants 283,872 survivors.

  3. 2018

    16 grants 283,872 survivors.

  4. 2019

    21 grants, 4,453,094 survivors served

  5. 2020

    Assessed the emotional needs of survivors and made referrals to traditional behavioral health services when necessary

  6. 2021

    In FY2021 -3 new Immediate Services Programs and 8 new Regular Services Programs were initiated in FY2021; many Regular Services Programs initiated during FY2020 continued through the beginning and into FY2021. The Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) assisted individuals and communities in recovering from the challenging effects of natural and human-caused disasters .

  7. 2023

    Through the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP), states, territories, and tribes can provide survivors with the essential psychoeducational and coping skills to get through the emotionally and mentally difficult process of disaster recovery. These programs meet survivors where they are and, without diagnosing or engaging in clinical services, assist survivors with fortifying their own mental and emotional capabilities and thus increasing community resilience. As of mid-July in 2023, 8 states, tribes, and territories have received 11 CCP awards.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Federal Disaster Assistance Regulations, 44 CFR 206.171; Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training and the FEMA Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program Guidance.

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Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Disaster Prevention and Relief

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Individual/Family

Additional resources