Scenarios

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravage the Gulf Coast. A tornado wipes most of Greensburg, Kansas off the map. Catastrophic floods ravage Cooke and Grayson Counties, killing five people and destroying hundreds of properties at the cost of millions of dollars. A bus skids off the US Highway 75 overpass, crashes through the guardrail, leaving seventeen people dead and many more injured.

Events like these make us all aware of how important it is to plan for emergencies, both to prevent them when possible and to respond to them when they happen despite our best prevention efforts. TCOG's Emergency Planning Program works closely with the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management, regional first responders, and policymakers to develop and maintain both a regional response plan and a catastrophic communications plan.

Services

TCOG's Emergency Planning Program includes the administration and facilitation of the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funds through the Office of the Governor's Homeland Security Grant Division.  A list of active funding announcements including the SHSP-Competitive National Priority Areas (SHSP-NPA) Project FY2025, SHSP-Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (SHSP-LETPA) FY2025, and SHSP-Regular Projects FY2025 can be found on the eGrants home page at https://egrants.gov.texas.gov/fundingopp.