Fiscal Year 2010 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Fiscal Year 2010 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program is a Department of Homeland Security preparedness grant designed to strengthen emergency management and response by funding improvements to Emergency Operations Centers. The central goal is to help state, local, and tribal governments build or modernize EOCs so they are more flexible and sustainable over time, more secure against disruptions or threats, and more interoperable so they can effectively communicate and coordinate across agencies and jurisdictions. In practical terms, the program is aimed at fixing documented capability gaps and deficiencies that limit an EOC's ability to manage incidents, share information, and support coordinated decision-making during emergencies and disasters.

This program is authorized under section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 6196c), with FY 2010 funding appropriated through the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-83). The total estimated funding available is $60,000,000, and the funding instrument is a discretionary grant. The assistance is cataloged under CFDA 97.052, titled Emergency Operations Center, and it includes a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning grant recipients are expected to contribute a defined portion of project costs from non-federal sources based on the program guidance.

The money is specifically available for construction or renovation of a state, local, or tribal government's principal EOC. A major structural feature of the FY 2010 round is that $47,442,500 of the total is reserved as non-competitive funding for key EOC projects identified across the nation. The remaining portion of the $60 million is distributed through a competitive process. Competitive awards are determined after both state-level and national-level reviews of submitted Investment Justifications, which are essentially the core narrative and supporting rationale explaining what will be built or renovated, why it is needed, what capability gaps it addresses, and how the investment will improve preparedness outcomes.

Eligibility is handled in a centralized way through the State Administrative Agency (SAA). Even though the ultimate projects may be for state, county, city or township, or federally recognized tribal government EOCs, the SAA is the only entity permitted to submit the application for the available funding on behalf of those eligible applicants. In other words, local or tribal governments generally do not apply directly to DHS for this program; they work through their state grant administration structure so the SAA can compile, submit, and manage the application and related requirements.

The opportunity emphasizes that it is not intended to support the construction or renovation of fusion centers. That distinction matters because fusion centers may also involve information sharing and coordination, but the EOC Grant Program is narrowly targeted to emergency operations center infrastructure and capabilities rather than intelligence or fusion center facilities. Applicants are repeatedly directed to closely follow the Fiscal Year 2010 EOC Guidance and Application Kit, which contains the specific submission rules and required forms, including how to prepare Investment Justifications and meet administrative and technical requirements.

Key dates for this opportunity reflect its FY 2010 cycle. The posting date is December 8, 2009, with an original closing date of February 12, 2010 that was extended to a current closing date of February 18, 2010. The archive date is March 20, 2010. The opportunity is listed under the Homeland Security preparedness funding activity category, and the source record identifies the funding opportunity number as DHS-10-GPD-052-001-01 and the title as Fiscal Year 2010 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program.

For assistance, DHS and FEMA provided multiple contact points, including the Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk (CSID) Help Line at (800) 368-6498 and askcsid@dhs.gov, as well as FEMA call center contacts including (866) 927-5646 and ASK-GMD@dhs.gov, with references to the FEMA GPD call center for grant program support.

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