Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency to accept FY 2026-2027 Grant-in-Aid proposals starting Aug. 15
LĪHUʻE – The Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency (KEMA) will begin accepting proposals from private and nonprofit organizations for its Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Grant-in-Aid program starting Saturday, Aug. 15.
Proposals must be received on or before 4:30 p.m. HST on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. This is a received-by deadline, not a postmark date. Proposals received after the deadline will not be considered and will be returned to the applicant.
The program is intended to benefit the people of the County of Kauaʻi by funding community emergency preparedness needs for which adequate federal or state funding cannot be secured. Proposals will be reviewed and considered for funding of the proposed projects.
Funding is available through four opportunities across the following categories:
- Establishing and administering new Community Emergency Response Teams, or CERT (two separate funding opportunities) Potential grantees must submit separate applications for each of the funding opportunities.
- Providing assistance with damage assessment (DA), search and rescue (SAR), and aerial public warning and notification; and
- Supporting sheltering operations as part of Emergency Support Function 6 (ESF-6): Mass Care and Human Services.
Below are the links to download the applications or Request-For-Proposal (RFP)
- CERT applications(PDF, 371KB)
- Damage Assessment, SAR, and Aerial Public Warning(PDF, 355KB)
- Support for Sheltering Operations(PDF, 356KB)
Eligible private or nonprofit organizations may apply for up to $10,000 each to establish new CERT programs, up to $10,000 for damage assessment, search and rescue, and aerial public warning and notification, and up to $50,000 to support refuge area and sheltering operations. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions on or around Oct. 1, 2026. The project funding period will run from Oct. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
Please email completed applications to kema@kauai.gov before close of business 4:30pm on September 15th, 2026.
For more information, please contact the Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency at 808-241-1763 or pgallagher@kauai.gov.