FEMA Private Sector Advisory
DHS ANNOUNCES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR FY 2017
PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
Today,
Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly announced the release of Fiscal Year
(FY) 2017 Notices of Funding Opportunity for 10 DHS preparedness grant programs
totaling more than $1.6 billion. The grant programs provide funding to
state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as transportation
authorities, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, to improve the
nation’s readiness in preventing, protecting against, responding to, recovering
from and mitigating terrorist attacks, major disasters and other
emergencies. The grants reflect the Department’s focus on funding for
programs that address our nation’s immediate security needs and ensure public
safety in our communities.
The
FY 2017 grant guidance will continue to focus on the nation’s highest risk
areas, including urban areas that face the most significant threats. For
FY 2017, the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) will enhance regional
preparedness and capabilities by funding 33 high-threat, high-density urban
areas. This represents Congressional intent to limit FY 2017 UASI funding
to those Urban Areas that represent up to 85 percent of the nationwide risk, as
stated in the Explanatory Statement accompanying the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub. L. No. 1154-31).
Consistent
with previous grant guidance, dedicated funding is provided for law enforcement
and terrorism prevention throughout the country to prepare for, prevent and
respond to pre-operational activity and other crimes that are precursors or
indicators of terrorist activity.
Grant
recipients are encouraged to use grant funding to maintain and sustain current
critical core capabilities through investments in training and exercises,
updates to current planning and procedures, and lifecycle replacement of
equipment. New capabilities that are built using homeland security grant
funding must be deployable if needed to support regional and national
efforts. All capabilities being built or sustained must have a clear
linkage to the core capabilities in the National Preparedness Goal.
Preparedness Grant Program Allocations for Fiscal Year 2017:
Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)—provides more than $350
million to assist state, local, tribal, territorial governments in
enhancing and sustaining all-hazards emergency management capabilities.
Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)—provides more than
$1 billion for states and urban areas to prevent, protect against,
mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other threats.
State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)—provides $402
million to support the implementation of risk-driven,
capabilities-based State Homeland Security Strategies to address capability
targets. States are required to dedicate 25 percent of SHSP funds to law
enforcement terrorism prevention activities.
Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)—provides $580
million to enhance regional preparedness and capabilities in 33
high-threat, high-density areas. States and Urban Areas are required to
dedicate 25 percent of UASI funds to law enforcement terrorism prevention activities.
Operation Stonegarden (OPSG)—provides $55
million to enhance cooperation and coordination among local, tribal,
territorial, state and federal law enforcement agencies to jointly enhance
security along the United States land and water borders.
Since
the enactment of the 9/11 Act, FEMA has required states to ensure that at least
25 percent of the total funds awarded to them under SHSP and UASI are dedicated
toward law enforcement terrorism prevention activities (LETPA). The total
LETPA allocation can be satisfied from SHSP, UASI or both. In addition, states
must obligate at least 80 percent of the funds awarded under SHSP and UASI to
local or tribal units of government within 45 days of receipt of the funds.
Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP)—provides $10
million to eligible tribal nations to implement preparedness
initiatives to help strengthen the nation against risk associated with
potential terrorist attacks and other hazards.
Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)—provides $25
million to support target hardening and other physical security
enhancements for nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist
attack and located within one of the FY 2015 UASI-eligible urban areas.
Intercity Passenger Rail - Amtrak (IPR) Program—provides $10
million to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and
the traveling public from acts of terrorism and increase the resilience of the
Amtrak rail system.
Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)—provides $100
million to help protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism,
enhance maritime domain awareness, improve port-wide maritime security risk
management, and maintain or reestablish maritime security mitigation protocols
that support port recovery and resiliency capabilities.
Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)—provides $88
million to owners and operators of transit systems to protect critical
surface transportation and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to
increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.
Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP)—provides $2
million to owners and operators of intercity bus systems to protect
critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from
acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit
infrastructure.
All
preparedness Notices of Funding Opportunities can be found at www.grants.gov.
Further
information on DHS’s preparedness grant programs is available at www.dhs.gov and http://www.fema.gov/grants.
