Challenge

FEMA need to rapidly distribute grants due to the urgent nature of disaster relief for vulnerable Americans. FEMA's unique challenge arises from potential lack of documentation among victims, impacting their eligibility for grants. While speed is crucial, it also exposes FEMA to heightened risks of improper grant allocation, non-compliance, and misused funds. A balance must be struck between quick action and thorough evaluation to ensure accurate distribution of aid and prevent potential issues associated with rushed decision-making.

Solution

ADG has played a crucial role in the development, modernization, and maintenance of EMMIE, the core grant system for FEMA. EMMIE efficiently manages over 24 disaster-focused grant programs within a single web-based platform. This alleviates the workload for various stakeholders, including SLTT governments and FEMA staff engaged in multiple grant programs. ADG's enhancements to EMMIE automate processes across both disaster and non-disaster grants, and the company has also aided FEMA in streamlining financial procedures through the implementation of an e-grants program, contributing to increased efficiency and standardization across the agency's grant operations.

ADG takes pride in efficiently creating, improving, and managing NEMIS, a system crucial to FEMA's disaster declarations. It encompasses the Hazard Mitigation Grants Program, curbing disaster impact beforehand. NEMIS aids FEMA in emergency planning, coordination, and incident management. It integrates with IFMIS for grant funding allocation. NEMIS is pivotal in tracking incidents like COVID-19 across states and territories. Besides FEMA offices, ADG extends NEMIS access to State, local, territorial, and tribal emergency management officials, catering to a broad spectrum of FEMA stakeholders and partners for effective disaster management.