Emergency Repatriation Planning, Training, and Exercises

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response, is soliciting applications under Notice of Funding Opportunity HHS-2026-ACF-OHSEPR-RR-0009 to enhance state and territorial readiness for emergency repatriation operations under the U.S. Repatriation Program. This cooperative agreement aims to build capacity by supporting planning, training, and exercises that culminate in an updated State Emergency Repatriation Plan aligned with OHSEPR’s Emergency Repatriation doctrine, including the National Emergency Repatriation Framework, the Emergency Repatriation State Capabilities Framework, and HSEEP standards. Applicants must conduct at least one training and one exercise—either discussion-based or operations-based—with accompanying documentation such as attendance rosters, course materials, agendas, and HSEEP-compliant after-action reports. A project performance evaluation plan must be submitted in the first quarter, and the updated draft SERP is due by the end of the one-year project period beginning September 30, 2026. Total program funding is $750,000, with two awards of $375,000 each, and all costs must be necessary, reasonable, and allocable, with no funding permitted for construction, real property purchases, renovations, or pre-award expenses. All applicants must comply with the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements under 2 CFR 200 as of October 1, 2025, and adhere to additional federal statutes including 42 U.S.C. 1313 and 45 CFR parts 211-212. Applications require adherence to strict formatting rules including a 60-page limit, Times New Roman 12-point font, one-inch margins, and submission via Grants.gov in PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or image formats. Required documents include the SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B, SF-LLL, and SF-P/PSL forms, as well as organizational charts, resumes for key personnel, job descriptions for vacant positions, a letter from a state executive confirming agency commitment and non-recency of OHSEPR funding, proof of nonprofit or for-profit status, an indirect cost agreement, and an ACF priorities alignment attestation. Salary payments cannot exceed Executive Level II rates, and no funding may be used for DEI/DEIA