Homeland Security Grants

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State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Funder Type: Federal Government	Award Amount: Varies
Deadlines: 04/19/10	Status: Active
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Award Description:
On October 28, 2009, Congress passed the Homeland Security appropriation bill. The FY 2010 amount appropriated for the State Homeland Security Grant Program is $950,000,000, of which $60,000,000 will fund Operation Stonegarden. Total Funding available in FY 2010 for the State Homeland Security grant program is $842 Million. Each state will receive a minimum allocation under SHSP using the thresholds established in the 9/11 Act. FY 2010 SHSP Allocations are provided in the HSGP consolidated program guidance: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/government/grant/2010/fy10_hsgp_kit.pdf. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will receive 0.36 percent of the total funds allocated for grants under Sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended by the 9/11 Act for SHSP and UASI programs; four territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands) will receive a minimum allocation of 0.08 percent.
Eligibility Description:
The Governor of each State is required to designate a State Administrative Agency (SAA) to apply for and administer SHSP funds. The SAA from each of the 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and Virgin Islands submit SHSP investment justifications as part of their Homeland Security Grant Program application. Each SAA (including Puerto Rico) is responsible for obligating SHSP funds to local units of government and other designated recipients within 45 days after receipt of funds. Additionally, no pass-through requirements will be applied to the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. For a complete list of SAAs visit www.dhs.gov/xgovt/grants/.
Summary:
The State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) is a core assistance program contained within the overarching Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). The HSGP is an important part of the Administration's larger, coordinated effort to strengthen homeland security preparedness. 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. However, many capabilities which support terrorism preparedness simultaneously support preparedness for other hazards. Grantees must demonstrate this dual-use quality for any activities implemented under this program that are not explicitly focused on terrorism preparedness. FY 2010 SHSP funds will be allocated based on three factors: minimum amounts as legislatively mandated, DHS' risk methodology, and effectiveness. Use of SHSP funds must be consistent with and supportive of implementation of the State Homeland Security Strategy and State Preparedness Report. In addition, SHSP supports the implementation of the National Preparedness Guidelines, the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and the National Response Framework (NRF). DHS expects State, local, and tribal partners to be familiar with the national preparedness architecture and to incorporate elements of this architecture into their planning, operations and investments. One of the Department's most important initiatives in FY 2010 is support for the maturation of the Information Sharing Environment (ISE), and specifically, the continued enhancement of State and Major Urban Area fusion centers to include support for implementation of the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI). In leading the effort to secure America from the many threats it faces, DHS has undertaken five main areas of responsibility to help it achieve its mission. The first four of these areas are applicable to HSGP: (1) Guarding against Terrorism; (2) Securing our Borders; (3) Enforcing our Immigration Laws; (4) Improving Readiness for, Response to and Recovery from Disasters. Above and beyond its own mission and four main areas of supporting responsibility, DHS believes that the eight National Priorities as identified in the National Preparedness Guidelines are instrumental in guiding State, local, tribal, and territorial, stakeholders in meeting the Nation's most urgent needs. The eight National Priorities include the following: (1) Expand Regional Collaboration; (2) Implement the National Incident Management System and National Response Framework; (3) Implement the National Infrastructure Protection Plan; (4) Strengthen Information Sharing and Collaboration Capabilities; (5) Strengthen Interoperable and Operable Communications Capabilities; (6) Strengthen CBRNE Detection, Response, and Decontamination Capabilities; (7) Strengthen Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis Capabilities; (8) Community Preparedness: Strengthening Planning and Citizen Capabilities. In FY 2009 HSGP grantees were limited to writing investments that applied to four of the eight national priorities from the National Preparedness Guidelines. In FY 2010 grantees have the flexibility to write investments that apply towards all eight national priorities. States are required to ensure that at least 25% of their SHSP award funds are dedicated towards law enforcement terrorism prevention-oriented planning, organization, training, exercise, and equipment activities. DHS requires State and local governments to include emergency medical services (EMS) providers in their State and security plans. Inclusion should take place with respect to planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise efforts. Response disciplines include, but are not limited to: governmental and nongovernmental emergency medical, firefighting, and law enforcement services; public health; hospitals; emergency management; hazardous materials; public safety communications; public works; and governmental leadership and administration personnel. Allowable Investments made in support of the funding priorities discussed above as well as other capability-enhancing projects must fall into one of the following six categories: (1) Planning, (2) Organization, (3) Equipment, (4) Training (5) Exercises, or (6) Personnel. A full list of allowable costs for each of these categories is available in the official program guidance. The 21 allowable equipment categories and equipment standards for SHSP are listed on the web-based version of the Authorized Equipment List (AEL) on the Responder Knowledge Base (RKB), at www.rkb.us.

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Centralized Scheduling & Information Desk (CSID) Help Line.
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Address:
500 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20472

Telephone: (800) 368-6498
E-Mail: askcsid@dhs.gov
URL: http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/hsgp/index.shtm#1
Misc Info: SAA contacts can be found at www.dhs.gov/xgovt/grants/. Consolidated HSGP guidance: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/government/grant/2010/fy10_hsgp_kit.pdf

Date Added: 02/06/08