U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
Overview: 
FY 2008 Emergency Operations Center 
Grant Program 


September 2008 


Grant Programs Directorate 


Emergency Operations Center Grant Program 
Overview 
Emergency Operation Centers (EOC) Grant Program 

Total Funding Available in FY 2008: $14,572,500 

Purpose: The FY 2008 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program is intended to 
improve emergency management and preparedness capabilities by supporting flexible, 
sustainable, secure, and interoperable EOCs with a focus on addressing identified deficiencies 
and needs. Fully capable emergency operations facilities at the state, local, and tribal levels are 
essential to a comprehensive national emergency management system, ensuring continuity of 
both operations and government in major disasters caused by any hazard. 

Eligible Applicants: The governor of each state and territory designated a State 
Administrative Agency (SAA) to apply for and administer funds under the EOC. The SAAs for 
the 56 states/territories applied for funding for all eligible state, local, and tribal EOCs. 

Application Evaluation: FEMA recognizes that each state, local, and tribal jurisdiction has 
unique needs. Construction and renovation projects were selected based on how well they 
address the following criteria: 

.. State-identified priorities 
. 
Quality of justification 
.. Preexisting planning 

The SAA, in coordination with the state Emergency Management Agency, reviewed all state, 
local, and tribal EOC project applications to prioritize those projects. The state review identified 
high, medium, and low priority projects based on state, local, and tribal priorities and needs to 
ensure coordinated statewide efforts. A national review panel, including FEMA headquarters 
and regional staff and peer subject matter experts, conducted a final review of state-prioritized 
projects to determine funding allocations. 

Program Allowability: In FY 2008, EOC Grant Program funds may only be expended for: 
EOC construction and renovation costs; planning costs to support such activities; management 
and administrative costs; and limited EOC equipment costs. EOC Grant Program funds may 
not be spent towards organization, training, or exercises costs. 

Program Awards: Each state, local, or tribal EOC could request funding for only one 
construction or renovation project. “Construction” is defined in this program as changing the 
footprint of a facility, while “renovation” is considered any internal improvement only to an 
existing center. EOCs could request up to $1,000,000 for construction projects and up to 
$250,000 for renovation projects through the FY 2008 EOC Grant Program. Construction and 
renovation projects selected for funding will receive the full amount requested. 

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FY 2008 EOC Funding Allocations 

State Name of EOC 
Type of 
Applicant (State 
or Local) 
Construction/ 
Renovation 
FY 2008 Funding 
Amount 
Arizona 
Arizona Dept. of Emergency Management and 
Military Affairs, Division Of Emergency 
Management State Construction $ 999,999.00 
California San Bernardino County Local Construction $ 323,943.00 
District of 
Columbia 
District of Columbia Homeland Security and 
Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) State Construction $ 1,000,000.00 
Georgia 
Cobb County Emergency Management 
Agency Local Renovation $ 250,000.00 
Idaho Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security State Renovation $ 250,000.00 
Illinois LaSalle County Local Construction $ 956,250.00 
Illinois Madison County Local Renovation $ 187,666.00 
Iowa Warren Local Renovation $ 134,468.00 
Louisiana St. Charles Local Construction $ 750,000.00 
Michigan State of Michigan State Construction $ 1,000,000.00 
Mississippi 
Hancock County Board of 
Supervisors/Hancock County Emergency 
Management Agency Local Construction $ 1,000,000.00 
Missouri 
Springfield/Greene County Office of 
Emergency Management Local Construction $ 1,000,000.00 
New Mexico 
New Mexico Department of Homeland Security 
State Construction $ 1,000,000.00 
New York Town of Tonawanda Local Renovation $ 175,892.00 
Oregon Deschutes County 9-1-1 Service District Local Construction $ 899,422.00 
Pennsylvania Huntingdon County Local Construction $ 769,860.00 
Rhode Island 
Rhode Island Emergency Management 
Agency State Renovation $ 250,000.00 
South 
Carolina County of Lexington Local Construction $ 1,000,000.00 
Texas Edinburg, City of Local Construction $ 1,000,000.00 
Texas LaSalle County Local Construction $ 375,000.00 
Utah 
Salt Lake County Emergency Operations 
Center Local Renovation $ 250,000.00 
Virginia City of Chesapeake Local Construction $ 1,000,000.00 
Total $ 14,572,500.00