Fiscal Year 2025 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Multi-State and National Earthquake Assistance | DHS 25 MT 082 00 99

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The Fiscal Year 2025 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Multi-State and National Earthquake Assistance (MSNEA) grant is a discretionary FEMA funding opportunity designed to support earthquake risk reduction efforts that have regional (multi-state) and/or national reach. NEHRP itself is a federal coordinating program that brings together four agencies with complementary roles in earthquake safety: FEMA (risk reduction, mitigation, and outreach), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (building and standards-related research), the National Science Foundation (foundational research), and the U.S. Geological Survey (hazard monitoring and scientific assessment). Through this MSNEA program, FEMA is focusing resources on organizations that can translate earthquake science and best practices into practical mitigation activities, education, implementation support, and broad outreach that benefits multiple jurisdictions rather than a single locality.

Funding under this opportunity is intended for nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education that can demonstrate the specialized expertise and capacity needed to carry out meaningful earthquake mitigation work at scale. The program is aimed at applicants that can plan and execute well-structured projects with credible deliverables, realistic schedules, and measurable outcomes that align with NEHRP's overall vision, mission, and strategic goals. While the notice does not list specific project types in the provided text, the emphasis on regional and national mitigation activities generally points toward efforts like developing tools and guidance for earthquake mitigation, delivering training and education programs, supporting adoption of mitigation practices, creating or improving outreach resources, and helping stakeholders apply earthquake risk information in planning and decision-making across multiple states or nationwide.

Applications will be evaluated competitively, and selections are made through a national review process. FEMA convenes a national review panel made up of NEHRP subject matter experts who assess each application based on the applicant's relevant experience and capacity, the clarity and feasibility of the proposed work plan, the quality and timing of the deliverables, the anticipated outcomes or benefits, and whether the proposed budget is reasonable and well-justified for the scope of work. In practical terms, this means applicants should be prepared to clearly explain what they will produce, when it will be produced, who will use it, how it will reduce earthquake risk, and how costs connect directly to the work and expected results.

The opportunity is administered by the Department of Homeland Security through FEMA, and it is categorized under Disaster Prevention and Relief. The program is listed under CFDA number 97.147. FEMA expects to make around six awards, with an award ceiling of $1,314,350 per award. The opportunity was created on July 31, 2025, and the application deadline is August 15, 2025, based on the provided details. The funding opportunity number is DHS 25 MT 082 00 99, which applicants would use to confirm they are applying to the correct notice and to track the opportunity in official systems.

Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations (including both those with and without 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education) and private institutions of higher education. The notice also indicates "Others" as eligible, which typically means FEMA may allow additional entity types under specific conditions described in the full notice of funding opportunity. Institutions of higher education are referenced according to the definition in 2 C.F.R. Section 200.1, which is the federal regulation that standardizes terminology and administrative requirements for federal awards.

Applications must be submitted through FEMA's Grants Outcomes (GO) system, which is FEMA's online platform for managing applications and awards. Applicants need to use https://go.fema.gov/ to access the system and submit required materials. Because the review is conducted by subject matter experts and relies heavily on the work plan, deliverables, outcomes, and budget, a strong application will usually read like a clear project blueprint: it should show a coherent national or multi-state need, a practical approach, credible partnerships or pathways to adoption, concrete outputs, and a budget that matches the level of effort while staying focused on NEHRP-aligned mitigation impact.

• The Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2025 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Multi-State and National Earthquake Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.147.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-07-31.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-15. (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 $1,314,350.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.

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