Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 20 MT 041 05 01
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) - Region 5 grant opportunity is a discretionary FEMA grant under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security intended to strengthen dam safety efforts at the state level. The program is part of the broader National Dam Safety Program, which focuses on lowering the risk of dam failures that could threaten lives, damage property, and harm the environment. In practical terms, the opportunity is designed to help state dam safety programs improve how dams are evaluated, managed, maintained, and prepared for emergencies, while also spreading consistent best practices across the dam safety community.
A central theme of the opportunity is risk reduction through better policy, engineering practice, and preparedness. The NDSP frames its mission around guiding public policy and leveraging industry best practices, which signals that the program is not only about funding individual projects but also about improving the systems and standards that support safe dams over time. FEMA explicitly ties the NDSP to two agency-wide strategic goals: building a culture of preparedness and readying the nation for catastrophic disasters. Dam incidents can be sudden and high-impact, so the grant emphasizes both prevention (sound engineering and oversight) and readiness (planning, training, and public awareness).
The opportunity lays out several program objectives that collectively describe what funded activities are meant to advance. One objective is ensuring that both new and existing dams are safe by developing programs and procedures that are technologically and economically feasible, meaning approaches should be realistic to implement and sustainable for state programs and dam owners. Another objective is encouraging consistent engineering policies and procedures across the dam life cycle, including site investigation, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and emergency preparedness. This reflects the idea that dam safety is not a single inspection or a one-time fix, but an ongoing process that depends on good decisions from initial design through day-to-day operations and long-term upkeep.
The NDSP also aims to encourage the establishment and implementation of effective dam safety programs in every state, grounded in state standards. This underscores that states are the primary regulators and managers for many dams, and FEMA is supporting the strengthening and consistency of those state programs rather than replacing them. In addition, the opportunity highlights education and public awareness as a core element: developing and implementing a comprehensive dam safety hazard education and public awareness initiative to help communities prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from dam incidents. That focus recognizes that even with strong engineering oversight, residual risk can remain, and the public and local responders need clear information, warning processes, and practical preparedness guidance.
Another set of objectives centers on technical assistance and knowledge-sharing. FEMA seeks to develop mechanisms to provide federal technical assistance to non-federal dam safety practitioners, which can include expertise, resources, and tools that state programs and other practitioners can use to improve safety outcomes. The opportunity also calls for the development of technical assistance materials, seminars, and guidelines specifically aimed at improving dam security in the United States, indicating an interest not only in structural or operational safety but also in protective measures and security-related best practices.
Administratively, this opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number DHS 20 MT 041 05 01 under CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) 97.041. The eligible applicants are state governments, consistent with the program focus on state dam safety programs. The grant is administered by the Department of Homeland Security through FEMA. The opportunity was created on May 13, 2020, with an original closing date of June 15, 2020, and it anticipated making six awards. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data, which typically indicates that the specific maximum award amount was not captured in that field or may be defined elsewhere in the full notice or related allocation guidance.
Overall, the FY 2020 NDSP Region 5 opportunity is best understood as support for state-led dam safety capacity and modernization. It prioritizes stronger standards and procedures, consistent engineering and operational practices, better emergency preparedness and public awareness, and improved access to technical guidance and security resources, all aimed at reducing the likelihood and consequences of dam failures.Apply for DHS 20 MT 041 05 01
- The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) - Region 5" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.041.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 13, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 15, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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