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2013 Preparedness Grants announced by the Department of Homeland Security Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has announced the final allocations for seven FY 2013 DHS preparedness grant programs, including the Homeland Security Grant Program. These allocations total more than $1.5 billion to assist states, urban areas, tribal and territorial governments, non-profit agencies, and the private sector. The FY 2013 grants focus on the United States’ highest risk areas, including urban areas that continue to face the most significant threats. In FY 2013, DHS preparedness grants were subject to mandatory sequestration reductions, totaling $74 million. The Preparedness Grant Program Allocations for Fiscal Year 2013 are: Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP): provides more than $968 million 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 more than $354 million to support the implementation of state homeland security strategies to build and strengthen preparedness capabilities at all levels. The 9/11 Act requires states to dedicate 25 percent of SHSP funds to law enforcement terrorism prevention activities. Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI): provides nearly $559 million to enhance regional preparedness and capabilities in 25 high-threat, high-density areas. The 9/11 Act requires states 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. Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) Program: provides more than $332 million to assist local, tribal, territorial, and state governments in enhancing and sustaining all-hazards emergency management capabilities. 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 $10 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 25 FY 2013 UASI-eligible urban areas. Intercity Passenger Rail - Amtrak (IPR) Program: provides more than $9 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 more than $93 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 more than $83 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. •Date: 27th August 2013 • US •Type: Article • Topic: Emergency planning
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