Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP), Earthquake Direct State Assistance (EDSA) - Region 2

of Strategic Goal 1: Build a Culture of Preparedness and Strategic Goal 2: Ready the Nation for Catastrophic Disasters. Priorities: 1) Work with Model Building Codes and National Consensus Standards to promote implementation of research results; 2) Develop and maintain Seismic Resistant Design and Construction Guidance and Tools (books, software, training) for new and existing structures, including Performance Based Seismic Design Guidelines; 3) Program Implementation and Outreach (awareness campaigns, media, articles, initiatives); 4) Support multi-state Consortia and Partnerships; 5) Support for State Earthquake Programs; 6) Disaster Support (SME, post-event studies) in accordance with the FEMA Disaster Response Framework, Earthquake Incident Annex and other applicable policies; 7) Support Standards for Critical Lifelines Infrastructure. For details on allowable activities in support of the NEHRP Program objectives, refer to Appendix C. of the Earthquake Direct State Assistance (EDSA) Notice of Funding Opportunity.