To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. STATE & LOCAL MANAGERS’ GUIDE TO Homeland Security GRANTS & GRANTS FUNDING The 2009 Homeland Security Grant Programs All quotations are from the FY2009 Homeland Security Program Guidance. Though the deadlines for some programs have passed, next year’s deadlines for the same programs should fall in the same time frame. State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) Funding Agency: DHS Deadline: 3/20/09 Total Funding Available in FY 2009: $861,265,000 Purpose: SHSP is a core assistance program contained within the overarching Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). SHSP provides funds to build capabilities at the state and local levels and to implement the goals and objectives included in State Homeland Security Strategies and initiatives in the State Preparedness Report. Activities implemented under SHSP must support terrorism preparedness by building or enhancing capabilities that relate to the prevention of, protection from, or response to, and recovery from terrorism in order to be considered eligible. Eligible Applicants: Eligible entities for SHSP are all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands. Available funds are distributed to each state based upon the risk and effectiveness scores associated with each application and also on a minimum allocation consistent with the statutory formula set by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will receive 0.365 percent of the total funds. Four territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and the US Virgin Islands) will receive a minimum allocation of 0.08 percent of the total funds. State Homeland Security Program Tribal (SHSP Tribal) Funding Agency: DHS 2009 2008 Deadline: 3/20/09 Total Funding Available in FY 2009: $1,660,000 Purpose: The purpose of this program is to provide supplemental State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to directly eligible tribes to help strengthen the nation against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. Eligible Applicants: A “directly eligible tribe” is defined as: (A) any Indian tribe: (i) that is located in the continental United States; (ii) that operates a law enforcement or emergency response agency with the capacity to respond to calls for law enforcement or emergency services; (iii)(I) that is located on or near an international border or a coastline bordering an ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico) or international waters; (II) that is located within 10 miles of a system or asset included on the prioritized critical infrastructure list or has such a system or asset within its territory; (III) that is located within or contiguous to one of the 50 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States; or (IV) the jurisdiction of which includes not less than 1,000 square miles of Indian country, as that term is defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code; and (iv) that certifies to the secretary that a state has not provided funds under section 2003 or 2004 to the Indian tribe or consortium of Indian tribes for the purpose for which direct funding is sought; and (B) a consortium of Indian tribes, if each tribe satisfies the requirements of (A). sity Urban Areas and to assist them in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from threats or acts of terrorism. At least 25 percent of funds allocated from UASI must build state and local law enforcement terrorism prevention capabilities. Urban Areas must use these funds to employ regional approaches to overall preparedness. Eligible Applicants: Eligible candidates for the UASI program are determined through an analysis of relative risk of terrorism faced by the 100 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States. The seven highest risk urban areas, designated Tier 1 Urban Areas, compete for approximately $439 million or 55 percent of available funds. The remaining urban areas, designated Tier 2 Urban Areas, will compete for approximately $359 million or 45 percent of available funds. Funds will be allocated based on risk analysis and the anticipated effectiveness of proposed investments by the applicants. Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI): Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) Funding Agency: DHS Deadline: 3/20/09 Total Funding Available in FY 2009: $15,000,000 Purpose: The NSGP provides funding support for target-hardening activities to nonprofit organizations that are deemed at high risk of a potential terrorist attack. While this funding is provided specifically to high-risk nonprofit organizations, the program seeks to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. It is also designed to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, state and local government agencies and Citizen Corps Councils. Eligible Applicants: Criteria for determining eligible applicants who are at high risk of terrorist attack include: (1) Identification and substantiation of prior threats or attacks against the nonprofit organization or closely related organizations by a terrorist organization, network or cell; (2) Symbolic value of the site(s) as a highly recognized national or historical institution that renders the site as a Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Funding Agency: DHS Deadline: 3/20/09 Total Funding Available in FY 2009: $798,631,250 Purpose: The UASI program provides financial assistance to address the multi-discipline planning, organization, equipment, training and exercise needs of high-threat, high-den- G10 H S T od ay Guide to Homeland Security Grants 2009