Title
Adopt a resolution to authorize the Department of Emergency Management to receive award from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) in the amount of $210,839.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a resolution to authorize the Department of Emergency Management to receive award from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) in the amount of $210,839.
SUMMARY:
On August 22, 2023, per Resolution No. 23-319, the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors authorized the Department of Emergency Management to submit an application for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) for the FY 2023 EMPG. This application resulted in an award from EMPG to the County of Monterey in the amount of $210,839 with a performance period of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025.
The Department of Emergency Management requests authorization to receive the FY 2023 EMPG award of $210,839, funded by grant revenue from EMPG.
DISCUSSION:
EMPG is a federally funded program that provides emergency management agencies with the resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System, especially supporting the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. EMPG supports efforts to build and sustain core capabilities across the prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery mission areas. EMPG is aimed at providing assistance to local government emergency management agencies by supporting activities that range from routine administrative tasks required to maintain the Monterey County Operational Area to those of a specific and acute nature that align with the ever-changing threats and hazards impacting the Monterey County Operational Area at any one time.
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