Projects funded for 2015-16

National Emergency Management Projects (NEMP)

In August 2015, $3.6 million across twenty-two projects was provided under the National Emergency Management Projects grants program for the 2015-16 financial year.

Recipient Project title Funding 

The Australia and New Zealand School of Government

Developing a National Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Disaster Recovery Programs

$120,000

Nous Group

Delivery and Implementation of Recovery and Impact Assessment Guidance Material

$94,000

Women's Health Goulburn North East Inc

All on Board: Incorporation of National Gender and Emergency Management Guidelines

$96,030

Geoscience Australia

10-minute Bushfire Hotspot Updates from Himawari-8

$250,000

Geoscience Australia

Improving National Situational Awareness

$200,000

Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) in partnership with the federal Attorney-General's Department: Emergency Management Australia

A Capability Roadmap: Building Emergency Management in Australia (the Roadmap)

$200,000

Country Fire Authority Victoria

Development of the Improved Assessment of Grassland Fuels and Fire Behaviour

$320,000

The University of Adelaide

National Extreme Heat Warnings: Investigating regional temperature triggers and responses

$170,000

Volunteering Australia

Future Directions for Emergency Management Volunteers

$150,000

State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat (Western Australia)

Keeping our Mob Safe – Strategy Revision

$150,000

Vicdeaf

All Hands on Deck: Preparing Auslan Signers for an Emergency

$240,000

The University of Adelaide

Developing Bushfire and Heatwave Information Resources with CALD Communities

$145,000

Central Queensland University

Building the Disaster Resilience of the Homeless Community and Services

$82,676

State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat (Western Australia)

State-level Risk Assessments: Assistance to States and Territories

$185,000

Bureau of Meteorology

National Flash Flood Information Repository

$330,000

Queensland Farmers' Federation

Disaster Resilience Planning for Australian Agriculture

$257,000

Geoscience Australia

Development of Flood Vulnerability Models for Non-residential Properties

$130,000

Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre

Development of Simulation and Gaming Software

$27,500

Public Safety Business Agency (Queensland)

Capability Development Sub-Committee Project Officer

$120,000

Ministry for Police and Emergency Services (NSW)

Community Engagement Sub-Committee Project Officer

$120,000

State Emergency Management Committee Secretariat (Western Australia)

Risk Assessment, Measurement and Mitigation Sub-Committee Project Officer

$120,000

Department of the Chief Minister (Northern Territory)

Recovery Sub-Committee Project Officer

$120,000