Notice2026-02681
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request; FEMA's Grants Reporting Tool (GRT)
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Published
February 11, 2026
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the extension of this Information Collection Activities for the Grants Reporting Tool (GRT). The GRT is a web-based reporting system designed to help State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) grant recipients meet all reporting requirements as identified in the grant guidance of FEMA's portfolio of preparedness grants managed by the FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), to include the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), the Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP), and the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6243-6244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02681]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2025-0245; OMB No. 1660-0117]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request; FEMA's Grants Reporting Tool (GRT)
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of extension and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension
of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the extension of this Information Collection
Activities for the Grants Reporting Tool (GRT). The GRT is a web-based
reporting system designed to help State, local, Tribal, and territorial
(SLTT) grant recipients meet all reporting requirements as identified
in the grant guidance of FEMA's portfolio of preparedness grants
managed by the FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), to include the
Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), the Nonprofit Security Grant
Program (NSGP), the Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP), and
the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket ID FEMA-2025-0245.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the Agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used to submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Moore, GRT System Owner, FEMA
Resilience Grants Technology Directorate, 202-531-0572, and
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee9c878d868f9c8ac08381819c8bc0dcae888b838fc08a869dc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dba9b2b8b3baa9bff5b6b4b4a9bef5e99bbdbeb6baf5bfb3a8f5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a>. You may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
information at email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#185e5d55593551767e776a75796c717776355b7774747d7b6c7177766b35557976797f7d757d766c587e7d7579367c706b367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0244474f432f4b6c646d706f63766b6d6c2f416d6e6e6761766b6d6c712f4f636c6365676f676c764264676f632c666a712c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GRT is a web-based reporting system
designed to help SLTT grant recipients meet all reporting requirements
as identified in the grant guidance of FEMA's portfolio of preparedness
grants sponsored by FEMA's GPD. The purpose of the GRT collection is to
satisfy FEMA's statutory requirement to monitor the use of FEMA grant
funds by its SLTT grant recipients.
Title 2 CFR part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, establishes
uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit
requirements for FEMA. Title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the FEMA
Administrator, to provide grants to assist SLTT governments in
preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts
of terrorism. Recipients use the GRT to submit annual investment
justifications and biannual progress reports. Further, section 2022 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 612) mandates that FEMA
review grants awarded to States and high-risk urban areas at least
every two years and requires that recipients submit annual reports on
the use of funds awarded under sections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604, 605, respectively). Section 2022
also provides the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the authority
to have full access to information regarding activities carried out
under any grant DHS administers.
Additionally, Section 662 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management
Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA), as amended, (Pub. L. 109-295) (6 U.S.C.
762); the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act, as amended (Pub. L. 93-288) (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); the
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (Pub. L. 95-124)
(42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.); and the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968,
as amended (Pub. L. 90448) (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) authorize FEMA to
administer the EMPG Program. Recipients use the GRT to submit biannual
progress reports.
Collection of Information
Title: FEMA's Grants Reporting Tool (GRT).
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0117.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-207-FY-22-121, Biannual Strategy
Implementation Report (BSIR).
Abstract: The GRT is a web-based reporting system designed to help
State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) and directly eligible SLTT
Governments
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meet all reporting requirements as identified in the grant guidance of
FEMA's portfolio of preparedness grants sponsored by FEMA's Grant
Programs Directorate (GPD). The information enables FEMA to evaluate
applications and make award decisions, monitor ongoing performance, and
manage the flow of Federal funds, and to appropriately close out
grants. GRT supports the information collection needs of each grant
program processed in the system.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 81.
Estimated Number of Responses: 162.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,471.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $130,741.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $1,281,820.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Nigel S. Allicock,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2026-02681 Filed 2-10-26; 8:45 am]
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