Emergency Mitigation and Preparedness Grant

The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH), with the support of the State of Louisiana, is offering grant opportunities to support cultural organizations in ongoing efforts to mitigate previous impacts from emergency events and prepare for future threats. 

Purpose: Natural disasters, like hurricanes, floods, and a range of other types of emergency events, pose serious threats to Louisiana’s critical cultural infrastructure. The Emergency Mitigation and Preparedness Grant will help organizations better prepare for and respond to potential threats, reducing vulnerability and putting in place clear and current strategies for mitigating the effects of future emergencies. 

Allowable costs must clearly and directly support emergency mitigation and preparedness activities that will reduce the effects of past or future natural disaster damage. Examples include (but are not limited to):

• Hire consultants to develop, update, or guide grantee staff in developing written emergency plans;
• Underwrite staff time to create, update, and implement written emergency plans;
• Support staff training, such as workshops or other professional development opportunities, directly related to emergency planning and implementation; 
• Coverage or partial coverage of insurance storm deductible;
• IT support to underwrite moving servers and other local systems vulnerable to onsite flooding to the cloud; and 
• Physical repairs or improvements that reduce vulnerability.

Please note:

1. If your organization does not currently have an emergency plan in place or in development, a portion of the proposed budget should be allocated to plan development. If your organization did not receive a 2023 Emergency Planning Grant, you may request emergency planning costs of up to $5,000
2. If your organization received a 2023 Emergency Planning Grant, your proposed budget under this grant may not include planning costs. Proposed costs may focus on plan implementation and execution efforts but may not duplicate costs covered by your active grant.