The Department of Homeland Security is soliciting proposals for its 2024 National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) Fall State Assistance Grant Program.
Donor Name: Department of Homeland Security
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/29/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
NDSP provides assistance to encourage the establishment and maintenance of effective state programs intended to ensure dam safety, protect human life and property, and improve state dam safety programs. Through risk analysis and risk prioritization methodologies, NDSP informs decision-making on where best to invest limited resources to reduce risk to the public and property associated with dams. State Dam Safety agencies are encouraged to access and apply risk analysis best practices and share critical data analysis with key stakeholders within your emergency management community.
Objectives
The program objectives are:
- Reduce risks to life and property associated with dams;
- Increase awareness of the benefits and risks associated with dam infrastructure; and
- Advance the state of practice of dam safety and dam risk management.
Priorities
- To encourage the establishment and maintenance of effective State Dam Safety programs intended to ensure dam safety, to protect human life and property, and to improve state dam safety programs.
Eligible Projects
Eligible activities include but are not limited to inspections of high hazard dams, developing and updating emergency action plans, enforcement actions, outreach programs to increase public awareness, and training of state dam safety staff.
Funding Information
Available Funding for the funding opportunity: $26,328,000
Period of Performance
24 months
Eligibility Criteria
This funding opportunity is restricted to the state dam safety program for eligible entities meeting the statutory definition of a “state.” Per Title 33 United States Code Section 467(10), the term “state” means each of the several states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
