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Browse this page for listings of which FEMA federal financial assistance programs are and are not subject to the "Buy America" preference, as well as definitions of key terms.



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Subject to "Buy America" Preference



The FEMA federal financial assistance programs in the below table ARE subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA)'s "Buy America" preference.



Return to the "Buy America" webpage for information about applying and interpreting the guidance.



**FEMA Grant Program****Assistance Listing Number**Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP)97.044Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)97.047Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP)97.040Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP – Regular & Humanitarian)97.024Emergency Management Performance Grant Program (EMPG)97.042Emergency Operations Center Grant Program (EOCGP)97.052Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S)97.044Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) (including Swift Current)97.029Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)97.067Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP)97.057Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR)97.075Next Generation Warning System (NGWS)97.138Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)97.008Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)97.056Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)97.047Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams (HHPD)97.041Shelter and Services Program (SSP)97,141Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)97.083State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP)97.137Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)97.075Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (TCGP)97.137Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP)97.067Urban Search & Rescue (US&R)97.025NOT Subject to "Buy America" Preference



The FEMA federal financial assistance programs in the below table are NOT subject to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA)'s "Buy America" preference.



**FEMA Grant Program****Assistance Listing Number**Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Case Management Pilot Program (CMPP)97.102Community Assistance Program – State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE)97.023Community Disaster Loans (CDL)97.030Continuing Training Grant - Mississippi Grant University (CTG-MSU)97.005Continuing Training Grant - National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (CTG-NCPC)97.005Continuing Training Grant (CTG)97.005Cooperating Technical Partners Grant Program (CTP)97.045Crisis Counseling Program (CCP)97.032Disaster Case Management (DCM)97.088Disaster Legal Services97.033Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)97.034Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant (EMBAG)97.131Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAG)97.046Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)97.039Homeland Security Preparedness Technical Assistance Program (HSPTAP)97.007Individuals and Households Program – Housing (IHP – HA)97.048Individuals and Households Program – Other Needs Assistance (IHP – ONA)97.050Interoperable Communications Grant97.055National Dam Safety Program (NDSP)97.041National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC)97.005National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program - Individual State Earthquake Assistance (NEHRP-ISEA)97.082National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program - Multi-State and National Earthquake Assistance (NEHRP-MSNEA)97.082National Incident Management System (NIMS)97.107Presidential Residence Protection Assistance Program (PRPA)97.134Public Assistance Grant Program (PA)97.036Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP)97.111Safeguarding Tomorrow Through Ongoing Risk Mitigation (STORM) Act revolving loan fund97.139State Fire Training Systems Grant Program (SFTS)97.043Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP)97.132Key Definitions



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      Buy America PreferenceThe “domestic content procurement preference” set forth in section 70914 of the Build America, Buy America Act, which requires the head of each federal agency to ensure that none of the funds made available for a federal award for an infrastructure project may be obligated unless all of the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials incorporated into the project are produced in the United States. See 2 C.F.R. Part 184.3.
    Construction MaterialsArticles, materials, or supplies that consist of only one of the items listed in paragraph (1) of this definition, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this definition. To the extent one of the items listed in paragraph (1) contains as inputs other items listed in paragraph (1), it is nonetheless a construction material.
    Domestic Content Procurement PreferenceAll iron and steel used in the project are produced in the United States; the manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States; or the construction materials used in the project are produced in the United States. *See*BABAA § 70912(2).
    Federal Financial AssistanceAssistance that non-federal entities receive or administer in the form of grants, cooperative agreements, non-cash contributions or donations of property, direct assistance, loans, loan guarantees, and other types of financial assistance.
    InfrastructurePublic infrastructure projects in the United States, which include, at a minimum, the structures, facilities, and equipment for roads, highways and bridges; public transportation; dams, ports, harbors and other maritime facilities; intercity passenger and freight railroads; freight and intermodal facilities; airports; water systems, including drinking water and wastewater systems; electrical transmission facilities and systems; utilities; broadband infrastructure; and buildings and real property; and structures, facilities and equipment that generate, transport and distribute energy including electric vehicle (EV) charging.
    Infrastructure ProjectAny activity related to the construction, alteration, maintenance or repair of infrastructure in the United States regardless of whether infrastructure is the primary purpose of the project. See also paragraphs (c) and (d) of 2 C.F.R. 184.4. *See* 2 C.F.R. Part 184.3.
    Iron or Steel ProductsArticles, materials or supplies that consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both. *See*2 C.F.R. Part 184.3.
    Manufactured ProductsArticles, materials, or supplies that have been processed into a specific form and shape or combined with other articles, materials or supplies to create a product with different properties than the individual articles, materials or supplies.
    Predominantly of Iron or Steel or a Combination of BothThe cost of the iron and steel content exceeds 50% of the total cost of all its components. The cost of iron and steel is the cost of the iron or steel mill products (such as bar, billet, slab, wire, plate, or sheet), castings or forgings used in the manufacture of the product and a good faith estimate of the cost of iron or steel components. *See*2 C.F.R. Part 184.3.
    Produced in the United StatesFor iron or steel products, all manufacturing processes from initial melting stage through application of coatings must occur in the United States; for manufactured products, the product was manufactured in the United States, the cost of product components that are mined, produced or manufactured in the United States is at least 55% of the total cost of all components; and for construction materials, it means all manufacturing processes occurred in the United States. *See*BABAA § 70912(6).
    ProjectThe construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of infrastructure in the United States. BABAA § 70912(7).
    Section 70917(c) MaterialsCement and cementitious materials; aggregates such as stone, sand or gravel; or aggregate binding agents or additives. See Section 70917(c) of the Build America, Buy America Act. *See*2 C.F.R. Part 184.3.
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