FEMA is seeking public feedback for the National Qualification System Implementation Objectives. This national engagement period will open on April 13 and conclude at 5 p.m. ET on May 13. National engagement provides an opportunity to comment on the draft implementation objectives to ensure they are relevant for all implementing partners.

FEMA will host two, 30-minute webinars to discuss the draft implementation objectives and answer related questions.

Each webinar will cover the same information, so please choose the session most convenient for you. To see other session options, visit https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/nims.

Comments made during the webinars are for discussion purposes only. FEMA will only formally adjudicate comments submitted using the feedback form. The draft NIMS and feedback form are located at https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/nims.

Background:

The objectives reflect the concepts and principles to promote consistency in the National Qualification System implementation nationwide.

The implementation objectives clarify the National Qualification System requirements in the 2021 Emergency Management Performance Grant funding notice. Performance grants recipients are strongly encouraged to implement National Qualification System components with their grant funding. Beginning in October 2021, FEMA intends to leverage the Emergency Management Performance Grant program to make the implementation of the National Qualification System a requirement of eligibility for program funding. Jurisdictions will need to achieve or work toward achieving each of the objectives.

The objectives aim to develop organizational qualification procedures, certification program and credentialing standards in alignment with the National Incident Management System Guideline for the National Qualification System. These indicators serve as actionable activities that jurisdictions can use to demonstrate National Qualification System implementation. The indicators are a tool to assist jurisdictions and organizations in meeting the new implementation objectives.

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