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 S WITH ANY HOMELAND A SECURITY FUNDING Interoperability funders STRATEGY, ONCE THE FULL THE INTEROPERABLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS GRANT PROGRAM (IECG) EXTENDED THE BILLION-DOLLAR PUBLIC SAFETY INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM INTO 2012, AND CONGRESS AUTHORIZED $400 MILLION FOR THE PROGRAM EACH YEAR FROM 2009 THROUGH 2012. HOWEVER, THE IECG ISN’T THE ONLY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT INTEROPERABILITY . ON THE CONTRARY , THE MAJORITY OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAMS WILL FUND INTEROPERABILITY IF THE APPLICANT CHOOSES TO USE HIS ALLOCATION—OR POTENTIAL AWARD, IN THE CASE OF COMPETITIVE GRANTS—FOR THAT PURPOSE. The Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) and Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program are two examples of this. The PSGP has established interoperable communications as one of its funding priorities in 2009, seeking to establish or enhance communications linkages between port officials and the wider public safety and emergency management community. The Assistance to Firefighters Grants’ Regional Projects area also commonly funds interoperability projects that are undertaken on a region-wide basis, between fire departments across a region, as well as among fire departments and law enforcement, hospitals, emergency medical agencies and others. Moreover, the Hospital Preparedness Program from the Department of Health and Human Services requires both interoperable and redundant communications systems between acute care hospitals and emergency management service providers. Funders are generally not as concerned with the method of achieving interoperability, be it bridging, Internet protocol-based solu11/18/08 8:55 AM Page 1 HSToday_CorpAd1208:HSToday-ZOLL0708 2009 2008 RANGE OF APPROPRIATE FUNDING PROGRAMS FROM THE FULL COMPLEMENT OF AGENCIES HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, COORDINATION IS KEY TO ENSURING THAT COMMUNITIES AND REGIONS ARE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR INTEROPERABILITY. tions or a combination of approaches. They generally defer to local strategies and state plans (notably, the mandatory statewide communications interoperability plans) to drive implementation. As with any homeland security funding strategy, once the full range of appropriate funding programs from the full complement of agencies has been identified, coordination is key to ensuring that communities and regions are able to maximize the available resources for interoperability. HST CIRCULA TION SUSCI FLUID RE TAT I O N PA C I N G You want to improve survival rates. ZOLL® wants to help. We know code events in military-unique environments are complex. We also believe that products and solutions that encompass multiple facets of resuscitation, and work as a system, can help you improve survival rates. You can feel confident that every ZOLL product provides superior performance independently, and as part of our vision of a fully integrated resuscitation system. And with our Guidelines Guarantee, you can be sure that our products will take you into the future. We invite you to join us, to the benefit of patients, in advancing resuscitation today, both in our homeland and to the forward edge. For more information contact your ZOLL Sales Representative, call 1-800-804-4356, or visit ww.zoll.com/homelandsecurity. E Series® AutoPulse® ZOLL® Infuser R Series® V E N T I L AT I O N D E F I B R I L L AT I O N D O C U M E N TAT I O N I N F O R M AT I O N M ANAGEMENT AED Pro® AED Plus® CodeNet® M Series® CCT ©2008 ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA, USA. “Advancing Resuscitation. Today.” , AED Plus, AED Pro, AutoPulse, CodeNet, E Series, M Series, R Series and ZOLL are registered trademarks of ZOLL Medical Corporation. 2 009 Guide to Homeland Security Grants H ST o da y G15