Contact Congress about H.R. 4058: Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act

FEMA would have to do more outreach for two major homeland security grant programs. States, cities, Tribes, and territories would get more help and yearly chances to give feedback.

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Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Latest action on H.R. 4058: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments that apply for or receive homeland security preparedness grants. It also affects FEMA, because the agency would have new outreach, survey, summary, and reporting duties. Congress would get more information about how FEMA supports these grant users.

Why this matters: These grants help communities prepare for emergencies and security threats, so the way FEMA explains and manages them can affect how well communities use the money. The bill tries to make FEMA listen more closely to the governments that rely on these grants. It could make the process clearer and more consistent, but the bill does not promise more money or different grant results.

Key provisions in H.R. 4058

• The bill adds outreach and technical help rules to the Urban Area Security Initiative part of the Homeland Security Act. That program helps high-risk urban areas prepare for security threats.
• The bill adds the same kind of outreach and technical help rules to the State Homeland Security Grant Program part of the Homeland Security Act. That program helps states and their partners prepare for threats.
• FEMA would have to keep helping grant users before, during, and after it gives out money under both programs. This help includes outreach, education, technical assistance, and support.
• FEMA would have to survey state, local, Tribal, and territorial partners every year. The surveys would ask about grant awards and whether FEMA's outreach worked well.
• FEMA would have to write summaries of survey results and other feedback. The summaries would also explain how FEMA used that feedback in later funding opportunity notices, which tell people how to apply for grants.

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What is H.R. 4058?

FEMA would have to do more outreach for two major homeland security grant programs. States, cities, Tribes, and territories would get more help and yearly chances to give feedback.

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