FEMA - Grants Management Modernization
Investment ID: 024-000007547
Overview
Program Title
FEMA - Grants Management Modernization
Description
GMM transforms the way FEMA manages grants, transitioning from the current environment of fragmented, disparate and non-integrated grant programs, processes, and systems creating business value establishing an integrated grants management environment, a single grants management information technology (IT) platform supporting a unified end-to-end grants management process and life-cycle. It supports the following FEMA Programs: FEMA Office of Response and Recovery (ORR), Recovery and Response Directorates; FEMA Resiliency, Nation Preparedness Directorate (NPD), Grants Program Directorate (GPD); and Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA), Office of Environmental Planning and Historical Preservation (OEHP). As value to the public GMM advances the agency s mission enabling data-driven decisions leading to faster actions, improved decision-making, improved efficiencies, oversight/accountability of funding, and facilitates better outcomes for the American people/DHS.
Type of Program
Major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Electronic Records Management, Financial Management
Associated Websites
https://www.fema.gov/grants-management-modernization-programhttps://www.fema.gov/grantshttps://www.grants.gov/https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/xml-extract.htmlhttps://go.fema.gov/
Investment Detail
The GMM Program Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) determined that the GMM Program Hybrid Alternative would produce a 325% Return-on-Investment (ROI) and a Net Present Value (NPV) of $171,381 Million (over five years), indicative of producing favorable yields (i.e., cost savings) in the out-years of the program's lifecycle. Derived benefits include: (Internal) improved grants oversight and management, workforce efficiencies due to streamlined and consistent business processes, consistent and improved interfaces with FEMA financial management system, and improved audit capabilities due to consolidation of the ten legacy Grants Management Systems (GMSs) into a single system. (External) FEMA external customers will experience improved timeliness and consistent interaction with FEMA grants management programs, an enhanced assistance lifecycle experience, prompt and efficient access to Federal disaster assistance, as well as information regarding assistance available from State and local government and private sector sources, improved timeliness of funding to support survivors designed to proactively improve, strengthen and facilitate community resiliency; improved allocation, tracking, monitoring and reconciliation of grant funds across the emergency management community. Outcomes planned: reduced Grants system sustainment, enhancements, and project management costs; reduced time spent on administrative tasks; consolidated business processes; standardized policies; ability to track and audit Grants; increased management/oversight of grants; increased data availability supporting program decisions; enhance National Preparedness; strengthened service delivery and managed DHS resources; improved FEMA's financial and grants management systems; connected citizens and employees with the information they need and increased transparency and accessibility of data.