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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Grantee: Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Grantor: Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) program provides financial assistance with day to day costs associated with operating an emergency management agency, to include personnel costs, office supplies, and travel expenses related to emergency management activities.
Grant Amount: $467,174.97
Grant Period: 10/1/2013 - 9/30/2014
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The Department will utilize the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funding as outlined in the FFY 2014 Grant Program Application. The EMPG Program is designed to assist State, local and tribal governments in the administration of effective emergency management by reimbursing up to fifty percent of the administrative costs in areas such as personnel, benefits, travel and equipment. The EMPG funds shall be used for costs to support efforts to build and sustain core capabilities across the Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery mission areas under the guidance and direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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