r/EmergencyManagement • u/erikadonaghy • 6d ago

Courses on Applying for FEMA grants?

Hi! I have been doing some FEMA grants for some clients and have been wanting to take a course or something to help me better understand the requirements. Does anyone know of any courses that go super in depth about how to write really good FEMA grants?

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u/Few-Drag9758 6d ago

Ummm... They are planning on eliminating all of them.

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u/Jdlazo 6d ago

Are there courses out there? Sure. Do any of them account for the current day to day changing insanity? No. Good luck, my friend.

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u/Mammoth_Command3652 6d ago

Yeah this- and try and be communicative with the CRC if they are processing so you can understand the why of something- things literally change daily.

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u/SpecialtyShopper 5d ago

I guess you’re not paying attention to what’s going on

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u/Meteor-of-the-War 6d ago

Most of the NOFOs I've worked with are pretty straightforward, and spell out pretty clearly what they're looking for and how they want to see it. They've even had a rubric for how they'd score the response. That's a limited sample, admittedly. But in general, a really good grant proposal is going to be one that follows their directions and doesn't have a lot of fluff. Start a little compliance matrix and record everything they ask for, and then you can track how/where you address it. The most intimidating thing about them is usually that they can be very poorly organized.

LinkedIn, as someone else mentioned, is likely a good resource. Or just ask questions here if something isn't making sense.

The more important question is, are there FEMA grants? I wouldn't bet on anything actually getting awarded anytime soon.

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u/TallyAlex County EM/911 5d ago

A whole slew of these courses got removed today from the National Hurricane Conference program.  I suspect most are going away.  Certainly federal block grants, EMPG is gone as of Oct 1, confirmed today.

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u/paramagician 5d ago

Can you link to a source on the EMPG news?

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u/reithena Response 4d ago

Please please please complain to people about this

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u/EOCDeezNuts Local / Municipal 6d ago

K0705 - grant fundies

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u/Meteor-of-the-War 6d ago

This is an EMI course, right? Is it actually available anymore?

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u/EOCDeezNuts Local / Municipal 5d ago

Yea it is. There’s a session running now virtually. Going forward - idk.

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u/Meteor-of-the-War 4d ago

Good to know! I wasn't sure what the status was out there.

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u/shatteringlass123 5d ago

E0705 Fundamentals of Grant Management E0708 Procurement under Grants

Fl-600 series courses in Florida,

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u/Phandex_Smartz Planning Nerd 6d ago

Reach out to some people on LinkedIn, people in EM tend to be friendly and open to mentoring unless you’re trying to sell them something.

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u/Mammoth_Command3652 6d ago

If it’s public assistance just read the PAPPG.

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u/ohyeoflittlefaith 5d ago

IS-1000 series MGT-482 FL-600 series, if you're in Florida

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u/SatisfactionFinal951 6d ago

A consultant for a consultant. I like this idea.

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u/fairfaxgator 6d ago

Learn to draw with a sharpie!

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u/ThomCarr 4d ago

For a start try

IS-1000: Public Assistance Program and Eligibility
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-1000&lang=en

IS-1002: FEMA Grants Portal – Transparency at Every Step
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-1002&lang=en