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Fiscal Year 2026 Emergency Operations Center Grant Program

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · DHS-26-GPD-052-01-99

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $83.0M

Total Program Funding

$83.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 15, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

FEMA's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant funds 27 awards totaling $83M for constructing, renovating, or equipping state/local/tribal emergency operations centers. Requires cost-sharing. Capital funding for the physical infrastructure where emergency management happens.

Who Should Apply

State, local, and tribal governments needing to build, renovate, or equip their emergency operations center.

Who Should NOT Apply

Federal agencies, private organizations, entities without emergency management function.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must construct/renovate/equip an EOC
•27 awards totaling $83M
•Cost-sharing required
•Must be state/local/tribal government

💡 GrantQuick Tip

27 awards averaging $3M each — for major EOC capital projects. Must demonstrate your current EOC is inadequate (too small, outdated technology, structural deficiencies). Show architectural plans and cost estimates. FEMA wants shovel-ready projects.

Competitiveness: Moderate — 27 awards for capital projects. Projects with completed designs and documented facility deficiencies succeed.

What This Grant Funds

The Fiscal Year 2026 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program is intended to improve emergency management and preparedness capabilities by supporting flexible, sustainable, secure, strategically located, and fully interoperable EOCs with a focus on addressing identified deficiences and needs. Fully capable emergency operations facilities at the state and local levels are an essential element of a comprehensive national emergency management system and are necessary to ensure coordination and unity of effort among multiple emergency management organizations and across multiple jurisdictions during major disasters or emergencies caused by any hazard.