Deadline: 11-Aug-2025
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is a coordinated effort focused on earthquake monitoring, research, implementation, education, and outreach. It supports a range of activities aimed at reducing risks and enhancing community preparedness for seismic events.
Program priorities include seismic mitigation planning, creating inventories, and conducting vulnerability evaluations and safety inspections of buildings and infrastructure. It also emphasizes updating building and zoning codes to improve seismic safety, increasing public awareness and education about earthquakes, and encouraging participation in emergency management exercises that support mitigation. Other supported activities include promoting earthquake insurance, participating in National Earthquake Program Managers (NEPM) meetings, and providing assistance to multi-state groups involved in these activities.
The total estimated funding available through this program is $2,094,650, with individual awards ranging from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $963,000. The project period is expected to run from October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2027.
Eligibility is limited to states and territories identified by FEMA as having a high or very high earthquake risk. To qualify, a state must either have areas designated as Seismic Design Category (SDC) D or higher with a population over 50,000 or encompass more than 1,000 square miles of high seismic risk area. FEMA determines these classifications annually in its State Assistance Target Allocation Plan, and funding amounts are also influenced by a state’s Annualized Earthquake Loss, as outlined in FEMA P-366.
Applicants must provide a 25% non-federal cost share unless they are classified as Insular Areas, such as the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are exempt from this requirement. Sub applicants and subawards are allowed under this program. These can include Tribes and Tribal Nations and must be managed through legal agreements. Subrecipients are required to meet the same federal conditions as the primary grantees and must comply with federal policies, particularly those regarding personnel security and the requirement to “staff American, stay in America.”
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
