education · DHS-DHS
Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security National Training Program National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · DHS-26-NPD-005-00-98
Award Range
$74.8M – $74.8M
Total Program Funding
$74.8M
Expected Awards
5
Deadline
July 31, 2026
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
DHS/FEMA is awarding $74.8M across 5 organizations in the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) to develop and deliver homeland security training. BUT — this is NOT an open competition. The 5 eligible applicants are specifically named: LSU's NCBRT, New Mexico Tech's EMRTC, Texas A&M's NERRTC, the Security and Emergency Response Training Center, and one other designated center. If you're not one of these 5 institutions, you cannot apply.
Who Should Apply
ONLY the 5 designated NDPC member institutions: LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training, New Mexico Tech's EMRTC, Texas A&M's NERRTC, and the other 2 designated consortium members.
Who Should NOT Apply
Everyone else. This is a restricted competition limited to the congressionally-designated consortium members. No other university, nonprofit, or organization is eligible.
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Must be one of the 5 designated NDPC member institutions
- •Must develop and deliver homeland security preparedness training
- •Must address national preparedness gaps
- •Must ensure training is accessible nationwide
- •No cost-sharing required
💡 GrantQuick Tip
Skip this one unless you ARE one of the 5 designated NDPC members. This is essentially a renewal/continuation of existing consortium funding. The 'competition' is between the 5 pre-designated institutions splitting $74.8M. If you're at one of these universities and responsible for their FEMA training programs, your main job is hitting all the NOFO requirements in your application — the funding is essentially earmarked for you.
Competitiveness: Not applicable — restricted to 5 pre-designated institutions. This is not a true open competition.
What This Grant Funds
The Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP), National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) provides funding to eligible applicants to develop and deliver training solutions to address specific national preparedness gaps related to the NDPC mission and ensure training is available and accessible to a nationwide audience.
The NDPC plays an important role in the National Training and Education System (NTES), which is part of the larger National Preparedness System (the System). The System is designed to build, sustain, and deliver the core capabilities and achieve the desired outcomes identified in the National Preparedness Goal (Goal). The Goal is “a secure and resilient nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk.” The System provides a consistent and reliable approach to support decision making, resource allocation, and measure progress toward these outcomes. Previously developed courses are available for delivery at firstrespondertraining.gov.
Attachments
Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Minimum Award
- $74.8M
- Maximum Award
- $74.8M
- Total Program Funding
- $74.8M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 5
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- cooperative_agreement
Key Dates
Agency Contact
Grantor Contact: FEMA GO Help Desk Phone: 1-877-585-3242 E-mail: femago@fema.dhs.gov
femago@fema.dhs.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov