Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act

This bill aims to make it easier for cities, states, Tribes, and territories to get and use two homeland security grants: the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program. FEMA would have to provide ongoing outreach and technical help before, during, and after grants are awarded. It must also run yearly surveys to gather feedback and share summaries that explain how that feedback shapes future grant notices .

The bill also sets check-ins to make sure this support works. Within two years, the Government Accountability Office must report on how effective FEMA’s outreach is. Within three years, FEMA must report on what it did and what it learned from the surveys and other feedback.

• Who is affected: State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments that apply for these grants; urban areas that receive funding.
• What changes: More outreach, education, and technical assistance; annual feedback surveys; summaries showing how feedback is used; other ways to collect input .
• When: Outreach is ongoing; a GAO report is due in 2 years; a FEMA report is due in 3 years after the law takes effect.