Earthquake Consortium

The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is the Federal Government’s coordinated approach to addressing earthquake risks. In support of NEHRP, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administers the Earthquake State Assistance grant program which is designed to increase and enhance the effective implementation of earthquake risk reduction activities at the national, regional, state and local level, by making funding available through annual, non-competitive and competitive grants. NEHRP implements the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Presidential Policy Directive (PPD -8) objective of hazard mitigation, to develop and maintain those capabilities necessary to reduce the loss of lives and property by lessening the impact of earthquakes. In an effort to provide eligible States and Territories with multiple funding and project management options, as well as…