Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) - Region 9 | DHS 19 NPD 111 09 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) for Region 9 is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA. Its core aim is to strengthen state and local ability to manage truly large-scale disasters by expanding and improving regional collaboration focused on catastrophic incident preparedness. FEMA frames a "catastrophic incident" using the National Response Framework (3rd edition, 2016, or any later version), meaning any natural or human-caused event, including terrorism, that produces extraordinary levels of casualties, destruction, or disruption so severe that it significantly impacts the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, morale, or basic government functions. Because catastrophic events quickly overwhelm single jurisdictions and expose cross-border dependencies, the program emphasizes a coordinated regional approach rather than isolated local planning.

The program is designed to help regions close known preparedness and response capability gaps, promote practical and innovative regional solutions, and build upon existing preparedness work already happening across multiple jurisdictions. A central expectation is that projects will improve outcomes connected to FEMA "Community Lifelines," with a specific emphasis on the Food, Water, and Sheltering lifeline. Applicants are expected to demonstrate progress through relevant core capabilities, particularly Housing or Logistics and Supply Chain Management, as reported in the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and the Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR). In other words, the grant is not just about writing plans; it is about measurably strengthening the systems and partnerships that keep people fed, hydrated, and safely sheltered during and after catastrophic disruption.

RCPGP strongly encourages solutions that go beyond simply scaling up existing plans. The intent is to push regions toward cross-sector coordination that brings together government partners at all levels with private sector stakeholders and other whole-community participants, while still respecting legal authorities and defined roles. The program also encourages applicants to build a continuous preparedness cycle with regional partners, including planning, organizing, training, and exercising, so that coordination is routine before a disaster rather than improvised during one. A key theme is that lifelines are hardest to stabilize in catastrophes, and restoring them requires regional coordination, shared logistics strategies, and deliberate relationships that can function under extreme stress.

In terms of basic award details, the funding opportunity title is "Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) - Region 9" with funding opportunity number DHS 19 NPD 111 09 01. The award ceiling is $1,500,000 per award, and FEMA anticipated about 15 awards. The opportunity was posted on May 23, 2019, and originally closed on July 8, 2019. The program’s funding activity categories include business and commerce, community development, disaster prevention and relief, and regional development, and it is associated with CFDA number 97.111.

Eligibility is broad across local and regional governmental entities, including county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts, with additional eligible applicants possible as described in the official eligibility clarification section. The overarching requirement, however, is that the work be regional in nature and structured to benefit multiple states, reflecting the program’s purpose of addressing interdependencies and shared risks that do not stop at jurisdictional boundaries.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the business and commerce, community development, disaster prevention and relief, regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) - Region 9" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.111.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 23, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 08, 2019. (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 $1,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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