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FY08=20 Guidance for Over $3 Billion in Grant Programs

Fact Sheet: Fiscal Year 2008 Preparedness Grants

Release Date: February 1, 2008

In Fiscal Year 2008, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will = award=20 more than $3 billion in grants to states, territories, urban areas, and=20 transportation authorities under 14 programs to bolster national = preparedness=20 capabilities and protect critical infrastructure. Fiscal year 2008 grant = programs provide $376.3 million over last year to enhance the nation's = ability=20 to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from terrorist = attacks,=20 major disasters and other emergencies. This includes the Department's = two=20 largest grant programs: the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) = totaling $1.69 billion and the Infrastructure Protection Program (IPP) = totaling=20 $852.4 million.

What's New for Fiscal Year 2008

The department focuses on three funding priorities for FY 2008:=20
- measuring progress against the National Preparedness Guidelines=20
- strengthening preparedness planning=20
- strengthen IED prevention, protection and recovery
Law Enforcement Activities will become part of both the State = Homeland=20 Security Program (SHSP) and Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) = programs,=20 with a requirement to spend at least 25 percent of each award on these = important prevention and protection activities. This wil result = in an=20 increase of more than $66 million dollars from FY 2007 on prevention=20 activities alone=20
The department is more narrowly focusing the funding priorities = this year,=20 with the goal of targeting funding where the largest gaps reside=20
As a result of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, = the 10=20 FEMA regions will have an enhanced role in grant activities=20
The burden on grantees will be reduced as the Enhancement Plan = portion of=20 the application has been replaced by the State Preparedness Report=20
The department's risk methodology for the grants has been revised = to=20 reflect input from the 9/11 Act, including the use of Metropolitan = Statistical=20 Areas=20
The department's port-wide risk management activities have = expanded this=20 year, and include ports in Group 2, instead of only Group 1=20
The department is also releasing many grant programs on the same = day, with=20 the goal of getting application materials out to the eligible = applicants=20 approximately two weeks sooner than last year's = timeline

Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) - $1.69 billion

HSGP is a wide-reaching program that funds planning, organization, = equipment,=20 training, and exercise activities in support of the National = Preparedness=20 Guidelines and related plans and programs, such as the National Incident = Management System (NIMS), National Response Framework (NRF), and the = National=20 Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). This year, 25 percent of the = overall=20 funding must address preparedness planning and mitigating the threat of=20 improvised explosive devices. Tier I and II urban areas will be eligible = to use=20 up to 25 percent of UASI funds to support counterterrorism personnel = costs and=20 states may use up to 15 percent of SHSP funds for counterterrorism = personnel=20 costs. This responds to the needs of cities, giving them = additional=20 flexibility in how they choose to use the funding, provided it meets DHS = criteria. HSGP includes:

State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) - $862.9 = million. SHSP=20 supports building and sustaining capabilities at the state and local = levels=20 through planning, equipment, training, and exercise activities and = helps=20 states to implement the strategic goals and objectives included in = state=20 homeland security strategies. SHSP provides funding to all 56 = states and=20 territories based on a combination of formula, risk, and = effectiveness.

Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) - $781.6 = million. UASI=20 addresses the unique multi-disciplinary planning, operations, = equipment,=20 training, and exercise needs of high-threat, high-density urban = areas. =20 This program provides funding to high-risk urban areas based on risk = and=20 effectiveness.

Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention = Activities. In=20 addition, the department is directing that at least 25 percent of = funds=20 allocated from both SHSP and UASI build state and local law = enforcement=20 terrorism prevention capabilities.

Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) - $39.8 = million. =20 MMRS assists designated metropolitan areas to sustain and further = enhance=20 regionally integrated all-hazards mass casualty preparedness and = response=20 capabilities to achieve: progress in meeting designated target = capabilities;=20 increased integration with statewide mass casualty initiatives and=20 capabilities; and effective coordination with mutually supportive = program=20 guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services and other = relevant=20 federal agencies. This program provides funding on a formula = basis to=20 124 MMRS jurisdictions.

Citizen Corps Program (CCP) - $14.5 million. CCP = supports=20 Citizen Corps Councils in efforts to engage citizens in personal = preparedness,=20 exercises, ongoing volunteer programs, and surge capacity response, in = order=20 to better prepare citizens to be fully aware, trained, and practiced = on how to=20 prevent, protect/mitigate, prepare for, and respond to all threats and = hazards. This program provides funding on a formula basis to all = 56=20 states and territories.

Infrastructure Protection Program (IPP) - $852.4 million

IPP supports specific activities to protect critical infrastructure, = such as=20 ports, mass transit, highways, rail and transportation. IPP grants fund = a range=20 of preparedness activities, including strengthening infrastructure = against=20 explosive attacks, preparedness planning, equipment purchase, training,=20 exercises, and security management and administration costs. IPP = is=20 comprised of five separate grant programs:

Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) - $388.6 = million. TSGP=20 supports sustainable, risk-based efforts to protect critical transit=20 infrastructure from terrorism, especially explosives and = non-conventional=20 threats that would cause major disruption to commerce and significant = loss of=20 life. Funding is provided to owners and operators of the = nation=E2=80=99s critical=20 transit infrastructure, including rail, intra-city bus, ferry systems, = and=20 Amtrak. For the highest risk urban areas, this funding is = provided as a=20 regional allocation; for other urban areas, funding is awarded on a=20 competitive basis.

TSGP to intracity sytems - $348.6 million. TSGP = provides=20 funding to owners and operators of transit systems, which include = intracity=20 bus, rail, and ferry systems, focused on employee training, = infrastructure=20 protection (e.g. intrusion detection, hardening of tunnel ventilation = and=20 drainage systems) and deterrence activities like canine teams. = Eligible=20 systems and the amount of funding available to those systems is based = on a=20 formula that includes ridership, track miles, number of stations, and = threat.=20
Intercity Passenger Rail Security - $25 million. TSGP = provides funding to Amtrak to harden underground and underwater track = and=20 tunnels against IEDs, train key employees in counter-terrorism, and = expand=20 visible deterrence activities.=20
Freight Rail Security - $15 million. TSGP provides = funding to=20 freight railroad carriers and owners of railroad cars used in the=20 transportation of Security-Sensitive Material (SSM) to improve freight = rail=20 security. Funds may be used to conduct vulnerability = assessments,=20 develop security plans, and security awareness and emergency response = training=20 for frontline employees.

Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) - $388.6 = million. =20 PSGP supports sustainable, risk-based efforts to enhance access = control and=20 credentialing, protect against IED and other non-conventional attacks, = and=20 conduct disaster-response scenarios. PSGP funds are awarded on the = basis of=20 risk and competition to eligible ports, as well as eligible ferry = systems.

Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP) - $48.5 = million. =20 BZPP supports the development and implementation of Buffer Zone Plans = for=20 preventing and protecting the perimeter of critical infrastructure = sites,=20 including chemical facilities, nuclear and electric power plants, = dams,=20 stadiums, arenas and other high-risk areas from terrorist site = surveillance or=20 attacks with a focus on public-private partnership and fusion center=20 coordination. This program provides funding to states and territories = with=20 eligible critical infrastructure and key resource (CI/KR) sites.

Trucking Security Program (TSP) - $15.5 million. TSP = provides=20 funding to identify and recruit highway professionals (carriers, = drivers,=20 first responders, highway workers) to actively participate in an=20 anti-terrorism and security awareness program, as well as implement = program=20 training and 24/7 call center support.

Intercity Bus Security Grants (IBSGP) - $11.1 = million. =20 IBSGP focuses on vulnerability assessments, security plans and = preparedness=20 exercises for explosives and non-conventional threats. Program=20 priorities include facility, driver and vehicle security enhancements; = emergency communications technology; coordinating with local police = and=20 emergency responders; training and exercises; and passenger and = baggage=20 screening programs in defined UASI service areas. IBSGP provides = funding=20 competitively to eligible charter and fixed route intercity bus = systems=20 servicing UASI urban areas.

Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) - $291.4 million

EMPG is a cost-share program that assists state and local governments = in=20 sustaining and enhancing the effectiveness of their emergency management = programs. This program provides funding on a formula basis to all = 56=20 states and territories, as well as the Federated States of Micronesia = and the=20 Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Operation Stonegarden Grants (OPSG) - $60 million

OPSG is an element of the FY 2008 State Homeland Security Grant=20 Program. OPSG funds land border jurisdictions=E2=80=99 efforts to = improve border=20 security, encourage local operational objectives and capabilities to = enhance=20 federal and state Homeland Security strategies, and improve capabilities = required for border security and protection.

Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCP) - $60 million =

RCP provides funding to advance catastrophic incident preparedness to = Tier I=20 and designated Tier II Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)=20 Jurisdictions. The goal of RCP is to support an integrated = planning system=20 that enables regional all-hazard planning for catastrophic events and = the=20 development of necessary plans, protocols, and procedures to manage a=20 catastrophic event.

Tier 1: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles/Long Beach, National Capital = Region,=20 Jersey City/Newark, New York, San Francisco Bay Area=20
Tier 2: Boston, Honolulu, Norfolk, Seattle

REAL ID Systems Integration and Data Verification Grant Program = =E2=80=93 $48.5=20 million

This program addresses a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission = Report to=20 enhance the security and protections that are needed to enhance the = integrity=20 and reliability of drivers=E2=80=99 licenses and identification = cards. The REAL ID=20 program will help states improve ID issuance capabilities and position = states to=20 work collectively to develop more secure systems to verify a = person=E2=80=99s=20 identity. With this funding, states can enhance ID issuance, = security=20 features and safeguards to protect against fraud and identity = theft.

Urban Areas Security Initiative Nonprofit Security Grant Program = (UASI-NSGP)=20 - $15 million

UASI-NSGP provides funding to support target-hardening activities by=20 nonprofit organizations that are considered at high risk for = international=20 terrorist attack. While this funding is provided specifically to = high-risk=20 nonprofit organizations, the program seeks to integrate nonprofit = preparedness=20 activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. Nonprofit=20 organizations that are at high risk of international terrorist attack = and are=20 located within one of the specific UASI-eligible urban areas must apply = to the=20 SAA for funds.

This page was last reviewed/modified on February 1, = 2008.

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