FY 2025 Project Concept Proposals

The Northern Virginia Emergency Response System (NVERS) Steering Committee is accepting project concept proposals for fiscal year (FY) 2025 funding consideration.

Proposals submitted in response to this call require formal endorsement from discipline committees as a prerequisite for consideration by the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee strongly recommends that project sponsors engage their discipline leadership, and representatives on the Steering Committee, to ensure proposals are in the best interest of the sub-region and align with strategic priorities. As outlined in the evaluation criteria, projects that build preparedness and response capability and/or capacity across disciplines and jurisdictions may receive more favorable evaluations. Conversely, projects of limited benefit to a single discipline, or have been developed without attempts to engage discipline leadership or Steering Committee representatives, may not be favorably evaluated. The Steering Committee encourages project sponsors to align their proposals with gaps, risks, and priorities illustrated through the NVERS Casebook scenarios. 

The Steering Committee has approved two Project Concept Proposal Worksheets (Appendix A and B) to provide project sponsors with a standardized approach when submitting proposals for consideration. Please see the Call for FY 2025 Project Concept Proposals linked below for full details and instructions. Project sponsors may request technical assistance from NVERS staff in compiling their proposals by sending an email to fy25@nvers.org .

Important Dates:

  • December 2024: Discipline committee review of project concept proposals
  • December 2, 2024: Preliminary Project Concept Proposal Worksheets (Appendix A) due to NVERS staff
  • December 9, 2024: Project sponsors provide project briefing (Appendix C) to NVERS Steering Committee 
  • January 10, 2025: Final Project Concept Proposal Worksheets (Appendix B) due to NVERS staff
  • January 27, 2025: Review and recommendation of project concept proposals by NVERS Steering Committee
  • February-March 2025: NVERS Board of Directors' review of Steering Committee recommendations

Important Documents: