Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 National Incident Management System (NIMS) | DHS 18 NPD 107 00 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 National Incident Management System (NIMS) grant opportunity is a FEMA (Department of Homeland Security) cooperative agreement designed to strengthen how the nation manages emergencies across the full lifecycle of an incident, from preparedness and response through recovery. NIMS is the national framework that lays out common concepts and principles for incident management, meant to work no matter what the hazard is (natural disaster, accident, or intentional act), how large it becomes, or how many jurisdictions are involved. In practical terms, this funding opportunity is aimed at improving consistency and interoperability in the way resources are requested, deployed, tracked, and returned during major incidents, so that communities can get help faster and with fewer administrative or coordination problems.

A central focus of the opportunity is the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), which is one of the primary nationwide mechanisms used to put NIMS into practice through mutual aid. EMAC is the congressionally ratified mutual aid compact that allows states and certain territories to support one another during governor-declared states of emergency by sharing personnel, equipment, and commodities. The opportunity highlights EMAC as a reliable, nationally recognized approach for interstate coordination when disasters exceed the capabilities of a single state or when specialized resources are needed quickly. EMAC is managed and administered by the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Lexington, Kentucky, representing emergency management directors across all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. By supporting EMAC-related capability and system improvements, the grant is intended to make mutual aid more predictable, efficient, and effective when incidents become large-scale, complex, or catastrophic.

The announcement ties the work to broader national preparedness priorities, specifically the Quadrennial Homeland Security Report (QHSR) Mission 5, which is focused on strengthening national preparedness and resilience, and Goal 5.3, which emphasizes ensuring effective emergency response. It also connects to the National Preparedness System, the national approach used to build, sustain, and deliver the core capabilities needed to achieve the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. The opportunity underscores that modern threats and hazards are far-reaching and often cross boundaries, which makes a whole-community approach essential. That approach includes coordination among individuals and families, local communities, private-sector and nonprofit partners, faith-based organizations, and all levels of government. The grant’s underlying logic is that preparedness works best when systems and processes are aligned ahead of time and can scale smoothly during real incidents.

A recurring theme in the opportunity is that resource sharing is both economically and operationally necessary. No single organization or jurisdiction can reasonably afford to own, staff, and maintain every resource that might be needed in a rare but high-consequence disaster. Mutual aid helps fill capability gaps by allowing jurisdictions to bring in specialized skills, experience, and tactical assets from elsewhere, improving outcomes for survivors and speeding stabilization and recovery. The cooperative agreement is positioned as a way to advance national mutual aid as a core strategy for building resilience and ensuring that response operations remain effective regardless of an incident’s size, scope, or complexity. The end state described is a more consistent national mutual aid network with standardized systems for the request, dispatch, use, and return of resources, directly supporting delivery of the 32 core capabilities within the National Preparedness framework.

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is a discretionary FEMA cooperative agreement (not a formula grant), categorized under Disaster Prevention and Relief, with CFDA number 97.107. Eligibility is limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The funding opportunity number is DHS 18 NPD 107 00 01. FEMA expected to make a single award, with an award ceiling of $2,000,000. The notice was created on August 30, 2018, and had an original application closing date of September 7, 2018. Overall, the grant is best understood as targeted support for national-level coordination infrastructure and standardized mutual aid processes that make interstate assistance faster, more accountable, and more interoperable under NIMS.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 National Incident Management System (NIMS)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.107.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 30, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 07, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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