Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · Department of Homeland Security
Fiscal Year 2026 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 15 – Jul 15, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- Up to $337.2M
- Total available
- $337.2M · about 56 awards
- Match ?
- Required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- State government, and others named in the official notice
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Knox County (nationwide program)
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 114 — including your county
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/bc078c20-8fd4-4365-9338-440c6066ce70 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/6ce31b76-b712-4e58-98eb-68369a95b1d5
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About this grant
Who can apply, from the official notice
Writing the need statement? Knox County facts with citations.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
24 awards to Tennessee groups in 0 counties since 2024 · 0 in Knox County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $16.1M | 2022 | |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $12.9M | 2024 | |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $12.9M | 2025 | |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $7.3M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $7.1M | 2023 | |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $7.1M | 2021 | |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $7M | 2020 | |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $6.9M | 2019 | |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $6.9M | 2018 | |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $6.9M | 2017 | |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $6.9M | 2014 | |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $6.9M | 2016 |
Source: OpenFEMA; Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), OpenFEMA Datasets: FEMA Non-Disaster Assistance Firefighter Grants - v1 and HMA Subapplications - v2. Retrieved Oct 7, 2026, 12:23 PM CDT. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Military and Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and Tennessee Department of Education pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 90 pass-through grants on file · 1 in Knox County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County, TN | Memphis | Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $497K spent that year | 2024 |
| The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | TN Emergency Management | $398K spent that year | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $208K | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $190K | 2023 |
| Gibson County, Tennessee | Trenton, Gibson County | Tennessee Department of Military | $171K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Emergency Management Agency | $143K spent that year | 2025 |
| Rutherford County, Tennessee | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | Tennessee Department of Military | $136K spent that year | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Government of Lynchburg Moore County | Lynchburg, Moore County | TN Deparment of Military | $133K spent that year | 2024 |
| Sullivan County, Tennessee | Blountville, Sullivan County | Tennessee Department of Military | $123K spent that year | 2025 |
| Madison County, Tennessee | Jackson, Madison County | Tennessee Department of Military | $95K spent that year | 2025 |
| Greene County, Tennessee | Greeneville, Greene County | Tennessee Department of Military | $92K spent that year | 2025 |
| Sumner County, Tennessee | Gallatin, Sumner County | Tennessee Department of Military | $91K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
Emergency Management Performance Grants, also called “Emergency Management Performance Grant Program”
Program number 97.042 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)
How applications are judged
Match
None required (federal program listing).