Kansas KDEM FY2026 Emergency Management Performance Grant
The Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM), within the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department, is accepting FY2026 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) subrecipient applications from eligible Kansas county governments. EMPG supports all-hazards emergency-management capability, planning, training, exercises, operations, public education and Emergency Operations Center readiness.
Deadline
October 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Time. KDEM states that all FY2026 subrecipient applications must be submitted by email.
Funding and Match
KDEM does not publish one statewide per-county award ceiling. Annual award levels depend on available federal grant funds and the jurisdiction’s capacity to expend the funding, using a formula that considers population, vulnerable-needs population, income, jobs/property, assessed values, livestock, crops, transportation and hazardous materials. The program requires a 50% federal / 50% non-federal cost share. The non-federal match may be cash or documented allowable in-kind contributions.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible subrecipients are Kansas county governments that submit the required application and supporting documentation, employ an emergency-management director/coordinator meeting Kansas requirements, have successfully completed prior EMPG requirements and reports, maintain the required UEI for the emergency-management department, and satisfy current federal and state compliance requirements.
Allowable Activities and Costs
Current guidance allows eligible emergency-management staffing and operating costs tied to the EMPG work plan, certain information-technology capabilities, office and administrative supplies, computers and EOC workstations, planning activities, HSEEP-consistent exercises, approved training and training travel, and public-education and citizen-preparedness activities.
Important Restrictions
Current FY2026 Kansas guidance states that equipment purchases are not allowable. Vehicle purchases, unmanned aerial vehicles, construction, weapon systems/ammunition, professional dues and radios are also listed as ineligible. EMPG also may not support costs associated with hiring, equipping or training sworn public-safety officers whose primary duties are traditional law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical services or other first-responder duties.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 63/100. This is a legitimate Kansas-administered federal pass-through opportunity with strong emergency-preparedness relevance, but the current state rules are oriented to county emergency-management program capacity rather than clinical care or healthcare equipment.
N9+ Fit: 0/100. Equipment purchases are expressly ineligible under the current Kansas FY2026 guidance, and the program does not establish a defensible N9+ procurement pathway.
QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. The current solicitation does not establish a direct QC Healthcare vendor role.
Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100. Eligible applicants are county governments, and any service-contract role would be subject to applicant need, work-plan alignment and procurement requirements.
Required Next Action
Eligible Kansas counties should confirm current EMPG standing, county emergency-management leadership, the emergency-management department’s UEI, prior-year compliance, work-plan activities, allowable budget and 50% non-federal match; complete the current FY2026 application packet and required supporting forms; and submit the full packet by email according to KDEM instructions by October 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Time.
Controlling Sources
Kansas Division of Emergency Management FY2026 EMPG program page and Kansas EMPG Subrecipient Guidance 2026, updated August 7, 2026.