What Emergency Manager Project does

Emergency Manager Project (EMP) is a privately-held New Jersey LLC founded in 2014 that operates a portfolio of emergency management training programs and an accreditation program. Its core offerings are three progressive courses — Emergency Manager 1 (EM1), a 138-hour foundational program priced at $675 per participant; Emergency Manager 2 (EM2), a 57-hour advanced course at $575; and Emergency Manager 3 (EM3), a month-long immersive virtual simulation priced at $350 — delivered virtually via Zoom. The company also administers the Emergency Management Accreditation New Jersey (EMANJ) program, a voluntary accreditation mechanism for NJ municipal, county, state, private sector, and non-governmental emergency management offices, with fees tiered by population served ($1,500–$2,500 per four-year cycle) plus a $600 annual PowerStandards by PowerDMS subscription.

The business serves two distinct customer groups: individual emergency management practitioners seeking foundational and advanced training aligned with NJCEM and CEM credentialing requirements, and government emergency management offices seeking formal accreditation. GTM is hybrid — community-led through partnerships with NJEMA, IAEM, and Fairleigh Dickinson University, alongside a sales-led accreditation application process administered by EMP. The curriculum integrates FEMA HSEEP certification and supports academic credit articulation, generating a referral pipeline where graduates are hired by FEMA, HHS, FDNY, and state, county, and municipal OEMs. Beyond training, EMP runs the Robert Gregory Jr. Emergency Manager Scholarship and branded apparel.

Revenue mechanics rely primarily on per-participant course fees with a small, recurring accreditation subscription line. The company is organized as an LLC with 6 employees, no disclosed external funding, and operates from Brick, New Jersey. Its primary technology stack is intentionally lightweight — Zoom for delivery, PowerStandards by PowerDMS for accreditation documentation, and Wufoo for registration — with no AI/ML components disclosed.

Name

Emergency Manager Project

Legal name

Emergency Manager Project, LLC

Website

https://emergencymngr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Emergency Manager Project is a New Jersey-based LLC that delivers progressive emergency management training courses (EM1/EM2/EM3) and administers the New Jersey-specific EMANJ accreditation program for government emergency management offices. It serves aspiring and current emergency managers via virtual instruction aligned to NJCEM and CEM credentials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Management Training & Accreditation

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Management, Disaster Response & Incident Command Training (EDAOAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Management & Incident Command Planning (EOP, ICS) (EDAEACAD), Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE)

Keywords

• Emergency management training
• Professional certification courses
• Accreditation services
• Disaster preparedness education
• Public safety training

Headquarters

HQ city

New Jersey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Emergency Manager 1 Course Registration: 138-hour academic program with instructor-led education, weekly sessions, weekend sessions, and asynchronous coursework. Fee is $675 per participant.
2. Emergency Manager 2 Course Registration: 57-hour advanced program with one 3-hour lecture/activity each week and two 8-hour weekend activities over ten weeks. Fee is $575 per participant.
3. Emergency Manager 3 Course Registration: Month-long, 24/7 immersive virtual experience. Fee is $350 per participant.
4. EMANJ Accreditation Fees: One-time accreditation fees based on population served: Less than 50,000 population $1,500, 50,000 to 100,000 $2,000, 100,000 and greater $2,500, valid for four-year cycle. Plus PowerStandards subscription of $600 annually.
5. Scholarship Processing: Robert Gregory Jr. Emergency Manager Scholarship awards $1,000 grants to qualifying students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Emergency Manager Project delivers a progressive three-tier emergency management training curriculum (Emergency Manager 1, 2, and 3) along with the Emergency Management Accreditation New Jersey (EMANJ) voluntary accreditation program for government emergency management offices. Coursework is delivered virtually with alignment to NJCEM and CEM professional certifications, complemented by a Water hazards course and the Robert Gregory Jr. scholarship program.

Product overview

Emergency Manager Project offers a comprehensive portfolio of emergency management training programs and services. The core educational offerings consist of three progressive courses: Emergency Manager 1 (EM1), a 138-hour foundational program; Emergency Manager 2 (EM2), a 57-hour advanced course; and Emergency Manager 3 (EM3), a month-long immersive simulation. These programs are complemented by the Emergency Management Accreditation New Jersey (EMANJ) voluntary accreditation program, the Emergency Management Threats and Hazards - Water specialized course, the Robert Gregory Jr. Emergency Manager Scholarship for students, and branded apparel. The portfolio is designed to support individuals from entry-level training through professional certification and agency accreditation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Manager 1 (EM1) A 138-hour foundational academic program for aspiring and current emergency managers, delivered via weekly 3-hour sessions and four 8-hour weekend sessions over approximately four months, covering introduction to emergency management, fundamentals, and applications. Includes FEMA HSEEP certification.
• Emergency Manager 2 (EM2) A 57-hour advanced course delivered over ten weeks with weekly 3-hour lectures/activities and two 8-hour weekend activities, focusing on document creation, planning theories, exercise design, and disaster documentation for reimbursement. Prerequisites: EM1 or FEMA Basic/Advanced/Executive certification.
• Emergency Manager 3 (EM3) A month-long, 24/7 immersive virtual experience simulating real-life emergency management scenarios, where participants navigate challenges resembling public sector realities as assigned jurisdiction emergency management teams. Prerequisites: EM2 graduation.
• Emergency Management Accreditation New Jersey (EMANJ) A voluntary accreditation program that provides New Jersey municipal, county, private sector, non-governmental, and state agency emergency management offices with a mechanism to evaluate and enhance agency proficiency, including a formal review by an Accreditation Council and on-site assessments using the PowerStandards by PowerDMS platform.
• Emergency Management Threats and Hazards - Water A 50-hour virtual course spanning 15 weeks that bridges emergency management practice with academic research on water-related incidents, covering threats from air, ocean, land, water quality hazards, water quantity hazards, and complex water incidents.
• Robert Gregory Jr. Emergency Manager Scholarship A scholarship program awarding $1,000 grants to EM1 graduates and their children pursuing degrees in emergency management, disaster management, or closely related fields at accredited institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• EM1 graduates have been hired by FEMA, Health and Human Services, State OEM, State DEP, State DOT, State Department of Health, FDNY, Hospital Emergency Management, County OEMs, and Municipal OEMs

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PowerDMS (PowerStandards)coreTechnology or IntegrationPowerStandards by PowerDMS is the web portal used for EMANJ accreditation documentation review. EMOs upload documentation to the platform for pre-assessment review. Assessors review documentation in PowerStandards. EMOs pay $600 annually for PowerStandards subscription as part of accreditation costs.
• Fairleigh Dickinson UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEM1 course can be used for undergraduate and/or graduate academic credit at Petrocelli College of Fairleigh Dickinson University. Undergraduates receive 3 credits for Personnel Management for Emergency Services (PADM 4516). Graduates receive 3 credits as substitute for Theory and Practice of Administration (MADS 6600) with additional assessment.
• New Jersey Emergency Management Association (NJEMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNJEMA administers the NJCEM (New Jersey Certified Emergency Manager) credential. EM1, EM2, EM3, and Water courses satisfy training hours required for NJCEM certification and recertification. EMP courses provide pathways toward NJCEM credential.
• International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAEM administers the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) credential. All EMP courses (EM1, EM2, EM3, Water) can be used as training hours required for both initial and recertification requirements per IAEM USA Training Allocation Chart.
• FEMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEM1 curriculum includes FEMA's HSEEP (Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program). Students complete the actual FEMA HSEEP course and receive FEMA HSEEP certificates directly from FEMA. Prerequisites include FEMA IS-100c, IS-230e, and IS-700b courses.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TEEX (Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service): One of the largest U.S. providers of emergency management and first responder training through the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, offering curriculum and certifications that directly overlap with EMP's EM1/EM2/EM3 portfolio for the same target audience of emergency managers and OEM personnel.
• Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS): Naval Postgraduate School-based homeland security and emergency management graduate program offering certificate, master's, and executive programs that compete with EMP's more advanced/academic offerings for the same emergency management professional audience.
• National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC): University-based (University of Hawaii) FEMA training center delivering disaster preparedness courses to emergency management professionals nationwide; differs from EMP in being federally funded and university-anchored, but competes for the same EM practitioner audience and credentials.
• Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP): The national voluntary accreditation program for emergency management programs, against which EMP explicitly positions EMANJ as a separate, NJ-specific program. Most directly comparable to the accreditation side of EMP's business and a potential expansion template for multi-state rollout.

Emerging players

• Disaster Ready (formerly DisasterReady.org): Online learning platform offering free and low-cost disaster preparedness and emergency management courses to humanitarian and development professionals; competes with EMP specifically for the asynchronous, online delivery model of EM1/EM2/EM3.
• Hagerty Consulting: Emergency management and disaster recovery consulting firm that provides training, planning, and exercise design services to government clients, overlapping with EMP's exercise design and disaster documentation curriculum (EM2) and serving the same OEM customer base.
• Witt O'Brien's (now part of Aldridge Electric): Emergency management and disaster response consulting firm with training and exercise-planning offerings targeting the same OEM and government customer set that EMP serves, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI): FEMA's primary training arm for emergency management professionals, delivering foundational and advanced courses used by the same NJCEM/CEM-credentialing pathway that EMP courses feed into. Operates as a public-sector incumbent at no direct cost, making it the dominant free competitor for EM1/EM2-style foundational training.
• Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP): FEMA's advanced training facility delivering hands-on, immersive emergency response training for state, local, and tribal responders. Closest analog to EMP's EM3 immersive simulation, but operating at national scale with federal funding.

Others

• International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM): Professional association that administers the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) credential, which EMP courses feed into. Not a direct training competitor but a key ecosystem partner whose credentialing authority underpins EMP's value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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