The grant could provide up to $79,000,000.
The NDPC is a professional alliance sponsored through the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA National Preparedness Directorate. It is a partnership of several nationally recognized organizations. The consortium is made up of seven members: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Energetic Materials and Research Testing Center; Louisiana State Universitys National Center for Biomedical Research and Training; Texas A&M Universitys National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, Texas Engineering Extension Service; the Transportation Technology Center, Inc., National Center for Emergency Response in Surface Transportation; the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center at the University of Hawaii; the Counter-Terrorism Operations Support Center for Radiological/Nuclear Training at the Nevada National Security Site; and the Center for Domestic Preparedness.
