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EMBAG
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The purpose of the FY 2023 EMBAG cooperative agreement is to support the use of national-level standards for emergency management to help ensure that state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) communities have accredited emergency management programs and certified emergency managers in place before an incident occurs. To achieve this purpose, the EMBAG supports voluntary national-level standards and peer review assessment processes that communities can use to identify the capacity and shortfalls of their emergency management programs and emergency managers and develop a path to compliance with these standards. These national-level standards fall under “other assistance” called out under Section 503 (b)(2)(G) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to “build tribal, local, State, regional, and national capabilities…necessary to respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster.” See 6 U.S.C. § 313(b)(2)(G). The EMBAG directly supports the DHS Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2020-2024, Goal 5: Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience, Objective 5.1: Build a National Culture of Preparedness and Objective 5.2: Respond During Incidents, by supporting efforts that can help ensure that state, tribal, territorial, and local communities have accredited emergency management programs and certified emergency managers in place before an incident occurs. The EMBAG program reinforces FEMA’s mission of advancing all-hazards preparedness, consistent with the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA) and Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8), National Preparedness. The EMBAG program supports the 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan Objective 3.1 through its support of national-level standards and assessment processes that emergency management programs and emergency managers can use to improve their preparedness capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of the nation. The performance of the EMBAG is measured against the intended outcomes identified in the Objectives section of Section A: Program Description in the FY 2023 EMBAG NOFO. Applicants should refer to Appendix B: Detail on EMBAG Performance Measurement of the FY 2023 EMBAG NOFO for additional information on these metrics, including guidance and a template for reporting. Please refer to the FY 2023 NOFO for additional information: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349090. FY 2023 EMBAG Performance Metrics • Objective 1: Supporting Emergency Management Program Accreditation o Metric 1: Percent of jurisdiction emergency management programs participating in assessments supported by the FY 2023 EMBAG that achieve national-level accreditation. o Metric 2: Percent of jurisdiction emergency management programs supported by the FY 2023 EMBAG that reported one or more aspects of their emergency management program improved as a result of the accreditation process and other support (training and assessments) received through the EMBAG. • Objective 2: Supporting Emergency Manager Certification o Metric 3: Percent of emergency managers with certification supported by the FY 2023 EMBAG that achieve national-level certification. o Metric 4: Percent of emergency managers supported by the FY 2023 EMBAG that reported one or more aspects of their competence to manage an emergency management program improved as a part of the certification process and other support (training and assessments) received through the EMBAG. The Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) and International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) are the past recipients of the EMBAG. EMAP maintains a voluntary standards, assessment, and accreditation process for disaster preparedness programs, and it is the only known peer reviewed accreditation process for emergency management programs in the United States. IAEM owns the trademark registered Certified Emergency Manager (CEM)® program, which is a voluntary standards, assessment, and certification process for emergency managers and disaster response professionals from all levels of government, the private sector and volunteer organizations.
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15 EMAP assessments will be performed. 2016 EMAP Standard will be released. • EMAP Released the 2016 Emergency Management Standard • Completed training workshops on the EMAP standard and assessment process. • 12 State and local assessments were conducted.
10 EMAP assessments.
10 EMAP assessments.
10 Emergency Management Program Accreditations and 25 Emergency Manager Certifications.
Assessments for 10 Emergency Management Program Accreditations and certification fees for at least 25 Emergency Manager Certifications.
Over FY 2018-2020, the EMBAG helped 22 state and local emergency management programs achieve accreditation and 60 state and local emergency managers achieve certification. In FY 2018, the EMBAG helped 8 emergency management programs achieve accreditation. In FY 2019, the EMBAG helped 8 emergency management programs achieve accreditation and 25 emergency managers achieve certification. In FY 2020, the EMBAG helped 6 emergency management programs achieve accreditation and 35 emergency managers achieve certification.
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.
