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Fiscal Year 2026 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Individual State Earthquake Assistance

Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

Assistance Listings: 97.153 -- National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Individual State Earthquake Assistance

Last Updated: July 13, 2026

The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is a coordinating program for earthquake monitoring, research, implementation, education, and outreach activities developed and conducted by these four agencies: 


• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• National Institute of Standards and Technology

• National Science Foundation, and

• U.S. Geological Survey


FEMA awards non-competitive, grants to eligible states and territories with high to very high seismic risks to fund one or more of the following allowable activities. The purpose is to support the establishment of earthquake hazards reduction programming and the implementation of earthquake safety, mitigation, and resilience activities at the state and local level.


In accordance with this Individual State Earthquake Assistance (ISEA) NOFO, funds available to eligible states and territories classified as having a high or very high risk of earthquakes. Participation in this funding opportunity is limited to states and territories that can provide a statutory non-federal cost share of 25%. However, the cost share requirement does not apply to territories classified as "Insular Areas," such as the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are still eligible to participate in the program.


All activities funded by the ISEA grant program must be consistent with the NEHRP vision, mission, and strategic goals.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligible participating states and territories with high to very high seismic risks.

Grantor contact information

Description

FEMA GO Help Desk Phone: 1-877-585-3242 E-mail: femago@fema.dhs.gov

Email

femago@fema.dhs.gov

femago@fema.dhs.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY_2026_NEHRP_ISEA_NOFO_-_FINAL_508.pdf
FY 2026 NEHRP ISEA NOFO - FINAL 508
Jul 13, 2026 05:26 PM UTC

Link to additional information

More information is available at FEMA.gov/earthquake.

Closing: August 14, 2026

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$2,346,900

Program Funding

22

Expected awards

$50,000

Award Minimum

$963,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

DHS-26-MT-082-02-99

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Disaster prevention and relief

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

2

Posted date:

July 13, 2026

Archive date:

September 13, 2026

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