Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) - Region 10 | DHS 23 GPD 111 10 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) - Region 10 is a FEMA discretionary grant (CFDA 97.111) under the Department of Homeland Security that funds regional efforts to better prepare for catastrophic incidents. The program is designed to close known preparedness capability gaps, support innovative regional solutions, and build on work that communities are already doing together. In practical terms, the grant is meant to strengthen how jurisdictions collaborate before a disaster so they can prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from events that overwhelm normal systems and resources.

FEMA ties the program to the National Response Framework definition of a catastrophic incident, meaning any natural or human-caused event (including terrorism) that produces extraordinary levels of casualties, damage, or disruption, with severe impacts on people, critical infrastructure, the environment, the economy, national morale, or government functions. The central premise is that events of this scale cannot be managed well by a single city or county acting alone, so the program prioritizes cohesive, region-wide planning and coordination that makes multiple governments and partners operate as one when it matters.

The FY 2023 RCPGP also aligns with the 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan and its three agency-wide goals: (1) promote and instill equity as a foundation of emergency management, (2) lead the whole of community in climate resilience, and (3) promote and sustain a ready FEMA and a prepared nation. Reflecting that strategy, the grant emphasizes three priorities across funded work: equity, climate resilience, and readiness. Equity is specifically highlighted as a way to improve outcomes for underserved and at-risk communities, including particularly disadvantaged groups who may face higher risks from existing hazards and climate-driven impacts. The intent is to encourage planning and preparedness investments that result in consistent, fair, and impartial treatment of all individuals before, during, and after disasters, rather than leaving vulnerable communities behind.

Eligibility is limited to governmental applicants: state governments, county governments, and city or township governments. For Region 10, the focus is on regional approaches, meaning applicants should be prepared to show how proposed activities improve collaboration and shared capacity across multiple jurisdictions or partners, rather than producing benefits for only one locality. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity area is disaster prevention and relief.

For FY 2023, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DHS 23 GPD 111 10 01) was created May 23, 2023, with an original application closing date of July 24, 2023. FEMA anticipated making about 10 awards, with a maximum award ceiling of $3,000,000 per award. Overall, the program is essentially a targeted investment in high-impact regional preparedness work: strengthening joint planning and coordination for worst-case, high-consequence incidents, while intentionally integrating equity, climate resilience, and readiness into how regions prepare for and manage catastrophic events.

• 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) 2023 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) - Region 10" 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, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 24, 2023. (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 $3,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments.

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