Denver (KDVR) – The emergency department of the internal security department of Colorado warns Colorado provinces and emergency workers that this year’s federal grants will not be funded, which does not only affect state services, but boycott employees and programs as well.
DHSEM said on Monday that it is not permissible to meet the Emergency Management Performance Program in 2025. The award award is about $ 6 million, which DHSEM said 24 full -time employees and also support 50 % of 55 emergency management programs in Colorado County.
EMPG Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency provided soothing financing to the AL-Hazards, designed to supply government and local agencies with “Resources needed for implementation From the national preparation system and works to achieve the goal of the national alert for a safe and flexible nation.
DHSEM Director Kevin Klein sent an email to the external stakeholders in DHSEM and given the program’s sub -program on effects. Email:
“Given the current situation, we may not receive the EMPG grants that we relied on to support local emergency management programs. The very uncertainty about federal financing has caused us to change the local EMPG prizes significantly to protect our future options.”
He also said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has not provided the 2025 fiscal year awards in the program so far, but DHSEM will be able to provide funding for the program to local governments until September this year due to costs to save costs in the department. Klein said that the Colorado Department will provide the local EMPG grant award for the year 2025, which will continue from January 1 to September 30, 2025.
“After that, there will be no additional funding for EMPG for the local judicial authorities unless a new federal grant is granted,” Klein email stated.
DHSEM said she is working with the office of Colorado Governor, Public Prosecutor, Congress delegation in Colorado and professional organizations to try to restore funding.
Klein also presented the DHSEM employees updates on the state of financing the grant program through an email and a municipal hall on Monday. DHSEM made a quotation from Klein from communications.
“We are currently exploring every possible option to alleviate the impact of the potential loss of federal financing. This includes identifying alternative financing sources, resource cleaning, and calling for constant support wherever possible … We do not get all the answers yet, but I want to remain transparent with you … Thank you for your constant dedication during this difficult time.
Director of DHSEM Department Kevin Klein
DHSEM noticed that in April, recipient The construction of infrastructure and societies of societies has been notified The program was canceled.
The department also indicated that federal financing was frozen from the fiscal year 2021 to the fiscal year 2024, as of January 27 this year. The effect of freezing on the following programs:
- Emergency Management Performance Scholarship
- Internal Security Grants Program – SHSGP and UASI
- Non -profit safety grant program
- Granting targeted violence and granting terrorism
- The security grants for internal security and state, and the local cybersecurity grant program
- Emergency Operations Center Grant Program
- Risk relief programs
- Building infrastructure and flexible societies
“We followed the power of litigation to obtain the funding we gave,” DHSEM said in a statement.
The department indicated that a lawsuit was filed on January 28, and on January 31, a temporary restriction order was granted to prevent the freezing of the administration from federal aid. Later, the court granted a request to enforce the initial update order and federal funds were issued to the recipient.
DHSEM indicated that another lawsuit was filed on May 12 and 13 on the terms and conditions of federal awards, which Colorado joined.
The department also indicated that Congress issued a decision in February that included funding for preparation. At that time, the Fema is designed to version “Feeling the Fund”.
“At this time, FEMA has not yet released any Nofos for FY25, and no indication was provided that they intend to provide Congress FY25,” DHSEM Books.