Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 20 GPD 111 03 01
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) - Region 3 is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA designed to strengthen how communities in a region work together to prepare for and manage truly large-scale disasters. The program is grounded in the idea that catastrophic incidents rarely stay confined to a single jurisdiction, so planning and preparedness need to reflect real regional interdependencies across prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. FEMA ties the program to the National Response Framework (4th edition, 2019), which describes a catastrophic incident as a natural or man-made event (including terrorism) that causes extraordinary levels of casualties, damage, or disruption, with severe impacts on the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government operations.
The main focus of this FY 2020 funding round is closing known capability gaps in two core areas: Housing and Logistics and Supply Chain Management. In practice, that means the program is meant to help regions improve how they plan for large-scale sheltering and longer-term housing needs after a disaster, and how they handle the movement, staging, sourcing, distribution, and sustainment of critical supplies when normal systems are overwhelmed. The opportunity also emphasizes encouraging innovative regional solutions, suggesting FEMA is looking for approaches that move beyond routine planning and instead solve real problems that emerge when multiple jurisdictions must operate together under extreme conditions. Importantly, the program is also intended to build on existing regional preparedness work rather than starting from scratch, so applicants are generally expected to connect proposed projects to current plans, partnerships, and ongoing preparedness efforts.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, and city or township governments. The funding instrument is a grant, and the funding activity category is Disaster Prevention and Relief under CFDA number 97.111. For this specific opportunity (DHS 20 GPD 111 03 01), the notice was created on May 20, 2020, with an original closing date of July 15, 2020. The award ceiling is listed as $1,000,000, and FEMA anticipated making about 20 awards, indicating a competitive program with the potential for multiple jurisdictions or coalitions across the region to receive funding for targeted capability-building work.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as FEMA support for regional, cross-jurisdictional planning and coordination to handle worst-case, high-consequence events, with particular attention to the practical challenges of keeping people housed and ensuring critical supplies move efficiently during catastrophic disruption. The program framing makes clear that success depends on collaboration and shared regional planning, because catastrophic outcomes stress not just one locality, but the interconnected systems and resources that multiple jurisdictions rely on at the same time.Apply for DHS 20 GPD 111 03 01
- The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) - Region 3" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.111.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 20, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments.
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FY 2020 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) - Region 3: FAQs
1) What is the FY 2020 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) - Region 3?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA intended to strengthen how communities within a region work together to prepare for and manage truly large-scale (catastrophic) disasters. The program emphasizes regional, cross-jurisdictional planning and coordination because catastrophic incidents rarely stay confined to a single jurisdiction.
2) What is the main purpose of this grant program?
The purpose is to improve regional preparedness for catastrophic incidents by supporting planning and preparedness that reflects real regional interdependencies across prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
3) What does FEMA mean by a "catastrophic incident" in this program?
FEMA ties the program to the National Response Framework (4th edition, 2019). In that framework, a catastrophic incident is a natural or man-made event (including terrorism) that causes extraordinary levels of casualties, damage, or disruption, with severe impacts on the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government operations.
4) Which core capability areas are prioritized in the FY 2020 funding round?
This FY 2020 round focuses on closing known capability gaps in two core areas: (1) Housing and (2) Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
5) What kinds of housing-related needs is the program trying to address?
The program is meant to help regions improve how they plan for large-scale sheltering and longer-term housing needs after a disaster, recognizing that catastrophic events can overwhelm local resources and require coordinated regional solutions.
6) What does "Logistics and Supply Chain Management" mean in the context of this grant?
It refers to improving regional capability to manage the movement, staging, sourcing, distribution, and sustainment of critical supplies when normal systems are overwhelmed during catastrophic disruption.
7) Is the program focused on single-jurisdiction projects or regional collaboration?
The program is explicitly grounded in regional collaboration. It is designed around the reality that catastrophic incidents create cascading impacts across multiple jurisdictions, so planning and preparedness should reflect shared regional dependencies and coordinated approaches.
8) Does FEMA want routine planning activities, or something more specific?
The opportunity emphasizes encouraging innovative regional solutions, indicating FEMA is looking for approaches that go beyond routine planning and help solve real operational problems that emerge when multiple jurisdictions must work together under extreme conditions.
9) Should proposed projects start from scratch, or build on existing work?
The program is intended to build on existing regional preparedness work rather than starting from scratch. Applicants are generally expected to connect proposed projects to current plans, partnerships, and ongoing preparedness efforts.
10) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, and city or township governments.
11) Which federal agencies are involved with this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA.
12) What type of funding instrument is this?
The funding instrument is a grant.
13) What is the funding activity category and CFDA number?
The funding activity category is Disaster Prevention and Relief. The CFDA number listed is 97.111.
14) What is the opportunity ID or reference number for this specific notice?
The specific opportunity is identified as DHS 20 GPD 111 03 01.
15) When was the notice created and what was the original closing date?
The notice was created on May 20, 2020, and the original closing date was July 15, 2020.
16) What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling is listed as $1,000,000.
17) How many awards did FEMA anticipate making?
FEMA anticipated making about 20 awards.
18) What does it mean that this is a "discretionary" grant opportunity?
It means the program is competitive and FEMA selects recipients based on the opportunity's criteria and priorities, rather than providing funding automatically based on a formula.
19) What does "regional interdependencies" mean in practical terms for applicants?
It means applicants should account for how jurisdictions rely on one another during catastrophic events, including shared transportation routes, supply chains, sheltering and housing resources, mutual aid relationships, and coordinated operations across prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
20) What is the overall goal FEMA is trying to achieve with this opportunity?
Overall, FEMA is supporting regional, cross-jurisdictional planning and coordination to handle worst-case, high-consequence events, with particular attention to keeping people housed and ensuring critical supplies can be moved and sustained when catastrophic disruption overwhelms normal systems.
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