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DHS Announces Fiscal Year 2009 Grant Guidance for over $3 Billion in
Preparedness Grant Programs
Release Date: November 5, 2008
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Contact: 202-282-8010
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency
Management Agency today released Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Application
Guidance for 14 federal grant programs, totaling more than $3 billion
available in federal funding to assist state and local governments in
strengthening community preparedness. More than $27 billion has been
provided since 2002 to strengthen our nation’s ability to prevent,
protect, respond and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters or
other emergencies.
“Several years of investment have taken us largely from capability
building to performance-based planning and investment,” said Homeland
Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. “This year’s funding priorities are
consistent with last year, and reflect a mature and disciplined grants
program. We are now in the position of being able to inform high threat
urban areas of their target allocations ahead of time, which will go a
long way in helping their applications.”
DHS also is announcing for the first time FY 2009 targeted allocations
under the State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security
Initiative. This is the result of direct stakeholder feedback and will
assist states and urban areas in writing investment justifications that
reflect available grant resources. The department will continue to use the
peer review process and applicants’ effectiveness scores in determining
final allocations.
The grant program allocations for FY 2009:
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Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) – $1.7 billion. FY 2009 HSGP
funding priorities are targeted for either states or urban areas, and
reflect capabilities that are most critical to build in those
jurisdictions. At least 25 percent of the total FY 2009 HSGP funding must
be dedicated for activities involving planning, training and exercises in
building or sustaining capabilities. HSGP is comprised of four programs:
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State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) – $861.3 million to strengthen
and build state, territorial and local preparedness capabilities through
planning, equipment, training and exercise activities.
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Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) – $798.6 million to enhance
regional preparedness by strengthening capabilities in 62 high-threat,
high-density urban areas across the country. The seven highest risk urban
areas will compete for approximately $439 million, or 55 percent of
available funds, while the remaining areas will compete for about $359
million, or 45 percent of the funds.
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(Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities—Although the FY 2009
DHS Appropriations Act did not provide a separate appropriation for a Law
Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program, the 9/11 Act requires grantees
to dedicate at least 25 percent from both SHSP and UASI funds for law
enforcement terrorism prevention activities.)
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State Homeland Security Program Tribal (SHSP Tribal) – approximately
$1.7 million will be provided to tribal applicants to build preparedness
and response capabilities, and to implement homeland security plans. This
program provides supplemental funding directly to eligible tribes,
pursuant to the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Act of 2007.
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Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) – $60 million to states to enhance law
enforcement and border security operations. States bordering Canada
(including Alaska), southern states bordering Mexico, and states and
territories with international water borders are eligible for funding
under FY 2009 OPSG. Previous grants were restricted to states located on a
land border.
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Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP) – $15 million to target
resources for security plans, vulnerability assessments, employee security
awareness training and GPS tracking systems for railroad cars transporting
toxic inhalation materials.
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Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) – $388.6 million to protect critical
port infrastructure from terrorism, enhance maritime domain awareness and
risk management capabilities to protect against improvised explosive
devices and other non-conventional weapons; to conduct training and
exercises; and support implementation of the Transportation Worker
Identification Credential.
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Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP) – $48.6 million to increase
preparedness capabilities of jurisdictions responsible for safeguarding
critical infrastructure sites and key resource assets, such as chemical
facilities and nuclear power plants, through planning and equipment
acquisition.
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Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP) – $11.7 million to assist
operators of fixed-route intercity and charter bus services to support
security plans, facility security upgrades, and vehicle and driver
protection.
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Trucking Security Program (TSP) – $7.8 million for eligible applicants
to implement security improvement measures and policies that focus on the
purchase, installation or enhancement of equipment and systems related to
tractor and trailer tracking systems; to help develop a system for DHS to
monitor, collect and analyze tracking information; and to develop plans to
improve the transport and distribution of supplies and commodities during
catastrophic events.
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Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP) – $48.6
million for planning, training, exercises and equipment to states,
territories, local and tribal governments to carry out initiatives
identified in Statewide Communication Interoperability Plans, and improve
interoperable emergency communications for responding to natural disasters
and acts of terrorism.
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Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) – $34 million
to enhance catastrophic incident preparedness in selected high-risk,
high-consequence urban areas and to support technical assistance funding
in FY 2009. RCPGP supports coordination of regional all-hazards planning
for catastrophic events, including the development of plans, protocols,
and procedures.
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Selected preparedness grants, such as the Urban Areas Security
Initiative, are awarded according to a risk assessment methodology that
assesses threat, vulnerability and consequence. The FY 2009 risk
methodology has not changed from FY 2008.
TSGP, PSGP, BZPP, IBSGP, and TSP applications are due no later than
Jan. 13, 2009. Applications for the HSGP programs are due no later than
March 20, 2009. Other program application deadlines are listed in the
program guidance.
The FY 2009 Application Guidance reflects the strategic priorities set
by the Homeland Security Strategy as well as the National Preparedness
Guidelines and National Response Framework.
Further information on preparedness grant programs is available at
www.dhs.gov and www.fema.gov/grants.
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