Directorate of Defense, Infrastructure & Disaster Response

This directorate embodies physical resilience, structural endurance, and the capacity to protect and rebuild. Its focus is on homeland security, law enforcement, heavy engineering, and comprehensive disaster management.
1. Disaster Management & Response
Focusing on immediate crisis response, public safety, community preparedness, and recovery from catastrophic events.
Active Shooter Preparedness
Business Preparedness & Continuity of Operations
Disaster Declarations
Disaster Resilience
Explosions Preparedness & Response
Hazard Mitigation Assistance
Individual & Public Assistance Programs
Make a Plan / Build a Kit (Civilian Preparedness)
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
National Preparedness Goal
Preparedness Grants & Firefighters Grants
2. Defense & Security
Focusing on national and global security, border integrity, and the prevention of terrorism and hostile threats.
Arms Control & Nonproliferation
Border Security
Combating Drugs & Crime
Homeland Security & Public Safety
Immigration & Customs Enforcement
National Security & Terrorism
Preventing Terrorism
Strategic Resilience
3. Law Enforcement & Crime
Focusing on combating illicit trade, dismantling organized criminal networks, and supporting foundational community policing.
Corruption Investigations
Drug Trafficking Interdiction
Firearms Trafficking Interdiction
Gang Involvement Prevention
Organized Crime
Police & Firefighter Organizations Support
Vehicle Crime
4. Infrastructure & Heavy Engineering
Focusing on the physical development, protection, remediation, and structural endurance of critical systems and defense hardware.
Brownfields, Landfills & Superfund Cleanup
Buildings & Construction
Civil & Mechanical Manufacturing
Infrastructure Development & Transportation
Kinetic Weapons Development
Naval Materials & Structures
Sea Warfare & Weapons Systems
Underground Storage Tanks Management
Undersea Weapons Systems
5. Veterans & Warfighter Support
Focusing on the well-being, training, and operational performance of military personnel and veterans.
Veterans & Military Services
Warfighter Performance
Warfighter Training Systems