Center for Emergency Management Operations

CNA’s Center for Emergency Management Operations helps our clients develop and implement prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery programs to improve emergency management systems.

Civil Defense

21st-century civil defense includes a focus on protecting critical infrastructure and supply chains, preparing for large-scale cyberattacks, securing elections, and providing public information in a contested environment.

CNA meets these challenges through analysis, planning, and training exercises for modern civil defense preparedness.

CYBERSECURITY FUTURES 2030: NEW FOUNDATIONS

A foresight-focused research initiative that aims to inform cybersecurity strategic plans around the globe.

Active Shooter Exercise Kit

This Active Shooter Exercise Kit guides law enforcement agencies on how to plan, conduct, and evaluate a tabletop exercise for responding to an active shooter incident on U.S. military installations and identify actions for improvement.

Supply Chain Resilience Expertise at CNA

A collection of CNA resources on emergency management planning to ensure that both public and private sector supplies of lifeline commodities reach survivors of a natural disaster.

Supply Chain Resilience

FEMA Partnership

For over 20 years, CNA has provided FEMA with our experience, perspective, data-driven analysis, and resources to improve emergency management across all jurisdictional levels and disciplines.

Logistics Management Directorate, Supply Chain Analysis Network (SCAN)

Learn more about CNA’s work on supply chain analysis capabilities and experience.

National Preparedness Assessment Division, Continuous Improvement Disaster Support

CNA has supported FEMA on several projects including the development of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Initial Assessment Report.

Grants Programs Directorate, Grants Management Modernization Program

CNA supported FEMA in the development of the FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) management system. The system allows users to apply, track and manage all disaster and non-disaster grants.

Grants Management Modernization FAQs

CNA partnered with FEMA in an initiative that began in 2015 to modernize and consolidate all existing FEMA grant management systems.

Independent Assessment of FEMA’s Public Assistance Program

CNA conducted an assessment of FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) PRogram to determine if the PA National Delivery Model and the establishment of the Consolidated Resource Centers were meeting the original design intent from 2017 to standardize PA Program delivery; increase accuracy, efficiency, and simplicity; and improve timeliness and accessibility for processing grants for states, localities, Tribal Nations, and territories (SLTT). A contract to conduct the assessment was secured in early 2022.

The resulting independent report will aid in meeting FEMA’s commitment to simplify and streamline program requirements, reduce the burden on stakeholders/applicants, and expand access to PA grant funding.