2025 Summer Intern, Disaster Management Consulting (FEMA)

Let’s work together to help disaster impacted communities recover and re-build for future resilience. ICF’s growing Disaster Management division seeks interns to support our project activities. As an intern, you will provide support to specific recovery projects and functions for the Division. You will also work alongside project teams, helping state and local clients administer United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and United States Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funded programs.  You will be exposed to a wide variety of experts across the firm including those who address issues related to infrastructure, disaster planning and recovery, financial literacy, energy efficiency, green building, and job training.  This is an outstanding opportunity to work with talented and passionate individuals and to grow with a firm that believes in nurturing talent and developing long-term career success.  

Our 2025 Summer Internship is a 10-week, full-time program that generally begins in early June and concludes in mid-August. The internship can be fully remote from any U.S. location or hybrid from an ICF office depending on location/availability. At this time, we are unable to provide relocation nor housing assistance.

Responsibilities:

• Provide disaster recovery and grant monitoring services for the FEMA Public Assistance Programs and other federal Programs.

• Support disaster recovery program design and implementation and pre-disaster risk mitigation measures.

• Collect and process damage data, invoices, estimates, and documentation requests from ICF Clients, FEMA, Recipients, and sub-recipients.

• Conduct research for new funding opportunities and grant applications.

Basic Qualifications:  

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis on Emergency Management, Homeland Security or similar field (with an anticipated graduation of August 2025 or later).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a Master's degree program with an emphasis on Emergency Management, Homeland Security or similar field (with an anticipated graduation of August 2025 or later).

• Prior experience as an intern focused on Disaster Management, FEMA or related area

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills 

• Experience conducting research, organizing, and analyzing information 

• Experience writing detailed guidance, proposals, and procedural materials 

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities  

• Data-entry experience

• Strong time management skills  

• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) 

Our work is done in a professional, collegial, and intellectual environment that allows individuals to pursue their passions, grow their careers, and generate meaningful results on behalf of our clients. 

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email Candidateaccommodation@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. Read more here: Requesting an Accommodation for the ICF interview process.

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$32,591.00 - $67,040.00

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