FEMA Announces $27.2 Million To Strengthen National Preparedness Training Initiatives 

Release Date: September 15, 2008
Release Number: HQ-08-217

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today the award of $27.2 million in fiscal year (FY) 2008 Competitive Training Grant Program (CTGP) funds to 11 organizations to develop and deliver innovative training programs vital to preparing the nation for all types of disasters.

The grant awards will support training initiatives that are national in scope and further the FEMA mission to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the nation from all hazards. Since its inception in FY 2004, and including FY 2008, the department has awarded approximately $148 million in CTGP awards.

The highly competitive FY 2008 CTGP grants are being awarded to local governments, national associations, higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations that develop high priority national homeland security training needs.  In FY 2008, emphasis is on the development and delivery of courses in one of the five following focus areas: 

CTGP funding has enabled the development of 52 training programs over the past five years, targeting areas such as: community outreach; vulnerable populations and special needs; intelligence, information sharing and fusion centers; cyber-terrorism; agriculture terrorism; regional collaboration and continuity of operations planning; transit, port and infrastructure protection; rural communities; and mass casualty. 

The FY 2008 CTGP reflects FEMA's commitment to continue working closely with the nation's homeland security stakeholders in a unified national effort to continuously expand training opportunities that address the evolving national risk environment. For further information on the CTGP and other grant programs, visit www.fema.gov/grants.

FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.

Last Modified: Monday, 15-Sep-2008 16:57:30