H.R. 4058 — Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act

This section requires the FEMA Administrator to provide ongoing stakeholder outreach, engagement, education, technical assistance, and support—prior to, during, and after awarding grants under the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI, which assists high-risk urban areas in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism) and the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP)—including by (1) conducting annual surveys to collect feedback from state, local, tribal, and territorial stakeholders on grant awards and outreach effectiveness; (2) publishing summaries of the surveys and other feedback, along with descriptions of how such feedback was incorporated into subsequent notices of funding opportunities; and (3) implementing other feedback mechanisms as appropriate. This section further directs the Comptroller General to submit to the FEMA Administrator and congressional homeland security committees, not later than two years after enactment, a report assessing the effectiveness of these outreach efforts; and requires the FEMA Administrator to submit to the committees, not later than three years after enactment, a report detailing actions taken pursuant to these requirements, including with respect to the surveys and summaries.