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Core Policy Mechanism Top 2
Higher Education Emergency Preparedness Grant Program
Creates a new federal grant program for eligible colleges and universities to build or improve emergency preparedness plans, operations centers, equipment, and staffing. Grants range from $250,000 to $5 million per award.
- Population Scope Low Eligible recipients are a defined subset of higher education institutions — HBCUs, tribal colleges, minority-serving institutions, and similar categories — a narrow population relative to the broader U.S.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium Up to $500 million total is authorized over five years at $100 million per year, a meaningful but not transformative federal commitment in the higher education and emergency management space.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new statutory grant program with defined eligibility, mandatory application requirements, and allowable uses — a new federal duty and funding entitlement structure, but one that operates through discretionary grants rather than imposing binding mandates on the regulated population.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must establish the program ('shall') but retains meaningful discretion in selecting among applicants and evaluating proposals within institution type categories.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The program imposes no penalties or compliance mandates; burden is limited to administering a competitive grant application and review process.
- Temporal Commitment High The program authority itself has no expiration date and persists indefinitely until Congress acts to repeal it, independent of the FY2031 appropriations ceiling.
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Funding / Appropriations Top 2
Authorization of Appropriations for Grant Program
Authorizes $100 million per year for five years (2027–2031) — up to $500 million total — for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund the higher education emergency preparedness grant program.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects only the narrow set of eligible higher education institutions and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the administering agency — the same narrow population as the core grant program.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium $100 million per year for five fiscal years (FY2027–FY2031) is a substantial but bounded discretionary authorization, subject to annual appropriations action by Congress.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Low Sets a spending ceiling for an already-established program without creating new substantive duties, rights, or prohibitions — a discrete administrative authorization.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low Establishes a fixed annual ceiling with no agency discretion over the authorized amount; spending authority remains subject to congressional appropriations.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low No enforcement mechanisms or compliance obligations attach to the appropriations authorization itself.
- Temporal Commitment Low The authorization expires after FY2031, a hard end date within ten years that self-terminates the funding authority unless Congress affirmatively extends it.
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Summary
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to create a grant program for certain colleges and universities to build or improve emergency preparedness plans, facilities, and equipment. Eligible schools — including historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges, and other minority-serving institutions — can apply for grants between $250,000 and $5 million. The program is funded at up to $100 million per year from 2027 through 2031.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 2
Higher Education Emergency Preparedness Grant Program
Creates a new federal grant program for eligible colleges and universities to build or improve emergency preparedness plans, operations centers, equipment, and staffing. Grants range from $250,000 to $5 million per award.
- Population Scope Low Eligible recipients are a defined subset of higher education institutions — HBCUs, tribal colleges, minority-serving institutions, and similar categories — a narrow population relative to the broader U.S.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium Up to $500 million total is authorized over five years at $100 million per year, a meaningful but not transformative federal commitment in the higher education and emergency management space.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new statutory grant program with defined eligibility, mandatory application requirements, and allowable uses — a new federal duty and funding entitlement structure, but one that operates through discretionary grants rather than imposing binding mandates on the regulated population.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must establish the program ('shall') but retains meaningful discretion in selecting among applicants and evaluating proposals within institution type categories.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The program imposes no penalties or compliance mandates; burden is limited to administering a competitive grant application and review process.
- Temporal Commitment High The program authority itself has no expiration date and persists indefinitely until Congress acts to repeal it, independent of the FY2031 appropriations ceiling.
No signal yet
Core Policy Mechanism
Higher Education Emergency Preparedness Grant Program
Funding / Appropriations Top 2
Authorization of Appropriations for Grant Program
Authorizes $100 million per year for five years (2027–2031) — up to $500 million total — for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund the higher education emergency preparedness grant program.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects only the narrow set of eligible higher education institutions and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the administering agency — the same narrow population as the core grant program.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium $100 million per year for five fiscal years (FY2027–FY2031) is a substantial but bounded discretionary authorization, subject to annual appropriations action by Congress.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Low Sets a spending ceiling for an already-established program without creating new substantive duties, rights, or prohibitions — a discrete administrative authorization.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low Establishes a fixed annual ceiling with no agency discretion over the authorized amount; spending authority remains subject to congressional appropriations.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low No enforcement mechanisms or compliance obligations attach to the appropriations authorization itself.
- Temporal Commitment Low The authorization expires after FY2031, a hard end date within ten years that self-terminates the funding authority unless Congress affirmatively extends it.
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Funding / Appropriations
Authorization of Appropriations for Grant Program
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