Region 51: emergency grants delayed by litigation; trainings and projects at risk
Region 51 Emergency Management reported the 2025 EMPG and SHSP grants remain frozen because of lawsuits in several states, delaying roughly $250,000–$300,000 in SHSP funds and jeopardizing training and program work; Brandon Myers said the hold-up could limit usable money and urged documentation of impacts.
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Brandon Myers, director of Region 51 Emergency Management, updated the board on quarterly operations and grant status, telling commissioners that the 2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) and State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) awards remained on hold and tied up in litigation in several states. Myers said the SHSP amounts the region commonly handles are roughly $250,000–$300,000, and that the federal pause affects trainings, equipment purchases and county-level pass-through funds to partner agencies.
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