Kentucky Disaster Resources 2025

What is FEMA?

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for managing federal emergency response to natural disasters. Click here to learn more about how FEMA operates and how they partner with local businesses in disaster relief efforts.

 

If you are contacting FEMA seeking to do business in support of a disaster recovery effort, please be aware that in accordance with the Stafford Act (specifically Section 307), FEMA’s goal is to seek local companies within the disaster area for services related to a specific disaster when practical and feasible.  We encourage your business to review the information below.

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FEMA's Response to the April 2025 Kentucky Storms

Visit FEMA's dedicated disaster web page for up-to-date information and resources on FEMA's disaster response.

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Prepare to Do Business with FEMA

Interested in doing business with FEMA? There are a few prerequisite steps required before doing business with the federal government (including FEMA):

• Ensure your business is government-contracting ready, with a capability statement, past experience, etc.

• Register your business with the System for Award Management (SAM.gov)

• To work with FEMA, you will also need to register your business with the Disaster Response Registry

 

Kentucky APEX Accelerator procurement consultants offer guidance on completing these steps and moving forward through the contracting process with FEMA. If you are already a Kentucky APEX Accelerator client, please contact your regional procurement consultant for assistance. If you are a Kentucky business that has not yet registered as a Kentucky APEX Accelerator client, please apply here. Non-Kentucky businesses should contact their local APEX Accelerator  for assistance.

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Monitor Contracting Opportunities

SAM.gov is the authoritative location for finding federal government contract opportunities.  It features a free web-based portal that allows vendors to review federal procurement opportunities.

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Kentucky APEX Accelerator clients can also learn of potential contracting opportunities through Kentucky APEX Accelerator market research and bid matching tools.  Learn more about our services here, or submit your client application here.  If you are already a client, contact your regional procurement consultant for more information. 

 

Request a Meeting with a FEMA Representative

FEMA's ILP Vendor Profile Form (VPF) can serve as a secondary market research resource or Vendor Presentation Meeting (VPM) request. Information supplied should not be proprietary or sensitive in nature. 

 

1. Complete the ILP Vendor Profile form

2. For a VPM, please select “Vendor Presentation Meeting” in the Reason for contacting FEMA in section (#8) of the form

3. Please be specific about how your company’s product(s) and/or service(s) can support FEMA’s mission

4. Submit to fema-industry@fema.dhs.gov (File name structure: Company Name_State_MMDDYY; i.e.: Best Vendor_DC_123117)

 

Learn More about FEMA

• FEMA Home Page

• FEMA Mission

• FEMA Advanced Contracts

• FEMA Industry Liaison Program (ILP)

• FEMA Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)

• FEMA Small Business Program

• FEMA Transportation Program: The types of transportation services procured by FEMA includes truckload, less truckload, air charter, barge, air freight, air ambulance, heavy hauler, ocean, freight, rail, power only, limousine, chartered bus, vehicle rental, truck rental, travel trailers, and mobile homes. Please email questions to FEMA-Transportation-Programs@fema.dhs.gov.

• National Response Framework (NRF)

• Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act