Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 20 NPD 107 00 01
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Incident Management System (NIMS) grant opportunity is a FEMA cooperative agreement designed to strengthen how communities and governments manage incidents by improving nationwide mutual aid and resource coordination. The core idea behind the opportunity is that catastrophic disasters quickly overwhelm any single agency or jurisdiction, so response and recovery depend on many organizations being able to work together under a shared structure. FEMA frames this as part of its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan emphasis on positioning FEMA and the whole community to rapidly provide life-saving and life-sustaining commodities, equipment, and personnel from all available sources. In practice, that means improving the systems that let jurisdictions request help, send help, track what is deployed, and return resources efficiently, especially when incidents are large, complex, or cross state lines.
NIMS is the backbone of this approach because it provides a common vocabulary, standardized processes, and consistent incident management concepts that allow responders and support organizations to integrate quickly. This grant aligns NIMS implementation with broader national preparedness policy, including the National Preparedness System (NPS) and the National Preparedness Goal, and it directly supports the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review focus on strengthening national preparedness and resilience and ensuring effective emergency response. The opportunity is centered on making these national frameworks more usable and operational by investing in the practical tools, guidance, and mechanisms that responders and emergency managers rely on during real deployments.
A major focus of the award is support for the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), which is the national, congressionally ratified, non-federal mutual aid system that enables states and territories to share personnel, equipment, and commodities across state lines during governor-declared emergencies. EMAC includes all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. FEMA highlights EMAC because it already has the relationships and operating model needed to move resources quickly, including coordination ties with FEMA and the National Guard Bureau, and because it can help stabilize community lifelines immediately after an incident. The notice of funding opportunity is meant to help EMAC continue developing and maintaining a consistent nationwide system for requesting resources, dispatching them, managing their use, and ensuring their orderly return, which is critical for accountability and sustained operations.
The cooperative agreement also reflects two strategic priorities from FEMA’s National Integration Center (NIC). First, it emphasizes incorporating stakeholder feedback into national doctrine, guidance, and technical assistance so that NIMS-related products stay relevant and valuable to real-world emergency management needs. Second, it prioritizes producing high-quality, customer-oriented tools and resources that improve nationwide understanding and implementation of NIMS and the NPS. Under this grant, EMAC supports these priorities by contributing to the development and implementation of National Qualification System (NQS) work items, Resource Typing (RT) definitions, and mutual aid tools. These elements matter because they standardize what capabilities are called, what qualifications people must have to fill key roles, and what a requested resource should look like when it arrives, all of which reduces confusion and delays during high-pressure deployments.
Another important deliverable embedded in the description is the use of EMAC-generated reporting, including after-action reports, quarterly reports, and reports produced on demand. FEMA’s intent is for these products to generate actionable data and lessons learned that can improve not only EMAC operations but also broader emergency management initiatives over time. This feedback loop is positioned as a way to keep national preparedness systems improving continuously, rather than only reacting after major disasters.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the Department of Homeland Security through FEMA as a cooperative agreement, meaning FEMA anticipates substantial involvement with the recipient during performance rather than a hands-off grant. The opportunity is tied to disaster prevention and relief (CFDA 97.107). Eligibility was limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The posting indicates an anticipated single award, with an award ceiling of up to $2,000,000. The opportunity was created on July 17, 2020, with an original closing date of August 17, 2020, and it carried the funding opportunity number DHS 20 NPD 107 00 01.
Overall, the FY 2020 NIMS opportunity is best understood as an investment in the national infrastructure of mutual aid and incident management: building consistent, interoperable processes for interstate support through EMAC; strengthening standardization through NQS and resource typing; and using reporting and stakeholder input to refine doctrine and tools so communities can coordinate faster and more effectively when disasters exceed local and state capacity.Apply for DHS 20 NPD 107 00 01
- 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) 2020 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 Jul 17, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 17, 2020. (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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