FEMA ADVISORY – June 30, 2020
As part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s
(DHS) ongoing efforts to support state, local, tribal, and territorial
partners, Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf today announced final allocations of
$385 million for seven Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 DHS competitive preparedness grant
programs. These allocations, together with the more than $1.3 billion in
non-competitive grant funding announced by DHS in February and April, total
nearly $1.8 billion in FY 2020 granted to assist states, local areas, tribal and
territorial governments, nonprofit agencies, and the private sector with their
preparedness efforts.
The FY2020 grant guidance continues to focus on the
nation’s highest risk areas and national priorities. Grant recipients under the
State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) and Urban Area Security Initiative
(UASI) will be required to dedicate a minimum of 20 percent of awards to
address four priority areas: cybersecurity (5 percent); soft target and crowded
places (5 percent); information and intelligence sharing (5 percent); and
emerging threats (5 percent).
The full DHS announcement is available
on the DHS website. Further information on DHS preparedness grant programs
is available at www.dhs.gov
and www.fema.gov/grants.
