Projects funded for 2014-15

National Emergency Management Projects (NEMP)

A total of $3.7 million across nineteen projects was granted under the National Emergency Management Projects grants program for 2014–15.

Recipient Project title Funding 
Public Safety Business Agency, Queensland Capability Development Sub-Committee Project Officer $120,000
New South Wales Ministry for Police and Emergency Services Community Engagement Sub-Committee Project Officer $120,000
South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission Risk Assessment, Measurement and Mitigation Sub-Committee Project Officer $120,000
Northern Territory Department of the Chief Minister Recovery Sub-Committee Project Officer $120,000
Public Safety Business Agency, Queensland National Emergency Management Capability Assessment Tool $350,000
Monash University Review of Recent Australian Disaster Reviews and Emergency Management Reform 2010–2013 $70,000
Australian Food and Grocery Council Enhancing the National Food Sector Integrated Emergency Food and Grocery Distribution Model to increase disaster preparedness and recovery resilience particularly in vulnerable populations $93,650
Community Services Directorate (ACT) Current Initiatives to assist vulnerable sections of society with the disaster resilience environment $108,500
Australian Council of Social Service Building the disaster resilience of the Australian community services sector $231,891
South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission Enhancing Community Resilience in Remote Indigenous Communities $200,000
South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission National Emergency Risk Assessment Guidelines—Tools for broad adoptions $150,000
Planning Institute of Australia Enhancing Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment: Resilience Education Implementation Program $230,000
NSW Ministry for Police and Emergency Services on behalf of National Flood Risk Advisory Group Development of additional Specific Technical Guidance to Support Australian Emergency Management Handbook 7: Managing the floodplain: best practice in flood risk management in Australia $150,000
Geoscience Australia Delivering on the Benefits of NFRIP: Increasing Coverage and Availability via the Capture of Legacy Flood Study Information $256,300
Emergency Management Australia Victoria Spontaneous Volunteer Strategy $50,000
Shipping Australia Ltd Development of a Coastal Shipping Emergency Response Capability to Increase Australia's Supply Chain Resilience $85,450
University of Adelaide National extreme heat warnings: investigating regional temperature triggers and responses $181,962
Country Fire Authority, Victoria Development of Improved Assessment of Grassland Curing and Fire Behaviour Modelling $280,000
Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) Functional Requirements Development Project $450,000
Tasmania Fire Service Incident Management Training Support Materials for National Multi-agency Emergency Response $348,490