1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Preparedness in Higher Education Act . 2. Higher education institution emergency preparedness grant program (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of FEMA shall establish a grant program within FEMA to create or expand programs at higher education institutions that foster, promote, and increase programs, initiatives, and opportunities for higher education institutions and emergency management and preparedness among higher education institutions. (b) Applications A higher education institution seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Administrator an application that contains a description of— (1) the need for and proposed use of grant funds to promote emergency management and preparedness among students, administrators, and faculty at such higher education institution; (2) how the programs, initiatives, or opportunities created or expanded with the grant funds will provide support to students, administrators, and faculty at such higher education institution who— (A) seek support for an established emergency management concern; or (B) need assistance in establishing an emergency management concern; and (3) how the higher education institution will create or expand programs, initiatives, or opportunities that— (A) increase higher education institutions recovery efforts to disasters or emergencies; (B) expand access to construction, replacement, renovation, and operations costs resulting from the disaster or emergency; (C) assist enrolled students displaced from disasters and emergencies which operations were disrupted by a disaster or emergency