DOE Awards $2.4 Million Financial Assistance Grant to South Carolina Emergency Management Division

CINCINNATI - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a non-competitive financial assistance grant (Number DE-EM0005306) to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) to fund emergency preparedness in the state as it pertains to DOE and the Savannah River Site (SRS).

SCEMD's mission is to provide financial support for the emergency management activities for the state of South Carolina including the Aiken, Allendale, and Barnwell counties' emergency management divisions. SCEMD will maintain off-site emergency preparedness plans, training and operations support to provide reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the populace within areas affected by incidents at SRS are protected.

The total estimated value of the grant is $2,407,546 with a period of performance of five years from July 5, 2024, through June 30, 2029.

For more than 30 years, the DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) has remained focused on addressing the environmental legacy of nuclear weapons development and nuclear energy research that helped end World War II, win the Cold War and position the United States as a leader in clean nuclear energy. Collectively, EM is delivering results that are protecting the environment, supporting communities and enabling a concerted focus on safely completing the mission sooner and more efficiently.