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Preparedness Grant Programs FEMA, Grant Programs Directorate Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference Chicago, IL October 31,2008. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Overview. Welcome/Introduction/Background

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  1. Preparedness Grant ProgramsFEMA, Grant Programs DirectorateTechnologies for Critical Incident Preparedness ConferenceChicago, ILOctober 31,2008 U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  2. Overview • Welcome/Introduction/Background • DHS/FEMA/Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) • GPD Integration with States • Homeland Security Grant Programs Overview • Grant Program Details • Allowable Funding Categories • Questions 2

  3. DHS Organizational Chart 3

  4. FEMA Organizational Chart 4

  5. State Administrative Agency (SAA) Each State and territory has a gubernatorial-appointed contact responsible for managing all GPD funds and associated program requirements The SAA should be the main point of contact as they are the initial recipient of all grant awards More information: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/contact_state.htm 5

  6. Grants Support Core National Preparedness Goal Priorities • Regional Collaboration • Focus Area: Integrate and Synchronize Preparedness Programs and Activities • NIMS/NRP Implementation • National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) Implementation • Focus Area: Build and Sustain a Statewide Critical Infrastructure/Key Resource (CI/KR) Protection Program • Information Sharing • Focus Area: Enable Information/Intelligence Fusion • Communications and Interoperability • Focus Area: Enhance Statewide Communications Interoperability • CBRNE Detection, Response, and Decontamination • Focus Area: Strengthen Preventive Radiological/Nuclear Detection Capabilities • Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis • Citizen Preparedness • Planning • Focus Area: Enhance Catastrophic Planning to Address Nationwide Plan Review Results

  7. Grant Programs Overview • Programs Grouped into Two Broad Categories • Overarching Homeland Security Programs that Provide Funding for a Broad Set of Activities in Support of the Four Homeland Security Mission Areas and the Goal (NPG) • Protect • Prevent • Respond • Recover • Targeted Infrastructure Protection Programs for Specific Critical Infrastructure Protection Initiatives Within Identified Jurisdictions 7

  8. FY 2008 Grant Programs Homeland Security Grant Programs (HSGP) State Homeland Security Program - SHSP Urban Areas Security Initiative Program - UASI Metropolitan Medical Response System - MMRS Citizen Corps Program – CCP Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs (CISP) Transit Security Grant Program - TSGP Port Security Grant Program - PSGP Intercity Bus Security Grant Program - IBSGP Trucking Security Program - TSP Buffer Zone Protection Program - BZPP 8

  9. FY 2008 HSGP • State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) • Builds capabilities at the State and local levels through planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise activities in support of the National Preparedness Guidelines • Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) • Supports the unique planning, equipment, organization, training and exercise needs of high-threat, high-density urban areas in support of the National Preparedness Guidelines • Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) • Supports local preparedness efforts to respond to all-hazards mass casualty incidents, including CBRNE terrorism, epidemic disease outbreaks, natural disasters and large-scale hazardous materials incidents • Citizen Corps Program (CCP) • Brings community and government leaders together to coordinate community involvement in emergency preparedness, planning, mitigation, response and recovery

  10. Allowable Funding Categories • Planning • Training • Exercises • Equipment • Organization • Management and Administration

  11. Allowable Equipment Categories • Grantees may purchase first responder equipment in the following categories (number of categories has increased every year): • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). • Detection Equipment • Decontamination Equipment • Interoperable Communications Equipment • Terrorism Incident Prevention Equipment • Explosive Device Mitigation and Remediation Equipment • Physical Security Enhancement Equipment • Medical Supplies/Pharmaceuticals • CBRNE Logistical Support Equipment • CBRNE Incident Response Vehicles/ Aircraft/Watercraft • CBRNE Search & Rescue Equipment • CBRNE Reference Materials • Agricultural Terrorism Prevention, Response & Mitigation • Cyber Security • Intervention Equipment • Citizen Corps specific equipment

  12. Planning • Establishment and development of mutual aid agreements • Development or enhancement of response and recovery plans • Coordination of citizen and family preparedness plans and programs, including donations programs and volunteer initiatives • Development or enhancement of continuity of operations and continuity of government plans • Conducting vulnerability assessments • Planning resources and templates available at the Department of Homeland Security’s Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov) portal

  13. Training • Comprehensive training programs to develop individual and community capacity for complex, multiple/all-hazards threats • Training based on professional standards, conducted in residence, on-site, or through distance education • Training facilities and courses offered through National Domestic Preparedness Consortium • Provide grant funds to institutionalize training at the State level • Coordinated development of new courses through the Competitive Training Grant Program and our existing training academies • Develop a Performance-Based Training, Exercise, and Evaluation Management System

  14. Exercises • Assist in design, development, conduct, and evaluation of terrorism exercises • Exercise grant funding and direct support to States to establish exercise programs and conduct exercises • National Exercise Program, including: • Top Officials (TOPOFF) Exercise Series • Regional Exercise Program • National Special Security Event (NSSE) Exercise Program • Direct Exercise Support • Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) • Coordinate with Federal, State, and local partners to implement performance and threat-based, peer-evaluated National Exercise Program (NEP)

  15. State Risk Formula Total State Risk New for FY08 Threat (20%) Vulnerability & Consequence (80%) x Population Index (40%) Economic Index (20%) National Infrastructure Index (15%) National Security Index (5%) + + + State Population State Density Gross State Product Tier I Assets (3x) Tier II Assets (1x) Military Personnel x + + DIB Count Census + + Border Index Commuters + Visitors Borders Coastlines Border Crossings 15

  16. FY08 UASI Urban Areas Tier 1 – 7 (55% of available funding) Tier 2 – 53 (45% of available funding)

  17. Projected Funding and Timeline FY 2007 FY 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program State Homeland Security Program $ 509,250,000 $ 862,925,000* Urban Areas Security Initiative Program $ 746,900,000 $ 781,630,000* Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities $ 363,750,000 Metropolitan Medical Response System Program $ 32,010,000 $ 39,831,500 Citizen Corps Program $ 14,550,000 $ 14,572,500 $ 1,666,460,000 $ 1,698,959,000 1/23/08 5-Day Cong. Briefing Mid Term Review 5/1/08 Peer Review 7/30/08 8/29/08 2/1/08 HSGP Applications Submitted to DHS Awards Issued Appropriations Enacted (12/26/07) Guidance Published Allocations Announced * Does not include funding for NSGP ($15 million) and OSGP ($60 million)

  18. Additional FEMA Preparedness Grant Programs

  19. FY 2008 Non-Profit Security Grant Program (NSGP) • Provides $15,000,000 in funding support for target hardening activities to nonprofit organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code) that are at high-risk of international terrorist attack • Seeks to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness, public and private efforts

  20. FY 2008 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) grant • Purpose • Improve emergency management and preparedness capabilities • Support flexible, sustainable, secure, and interoperable EOCs • Focus on addressing identified deficiencies and needs • Funding • $14,572,500 available to eligible applicants • Up to $1,000,000 for construction or $250,000 for renovation projects • 75 percent Federal and 25 percent grantee cost share cash- or in-kind match requirement • Eligibility • Primary State, local, and tribal government EOCs • SAAs were the only entities eligible to apply for funding

  21. FY 2008 EOC Funding Allocations

  22. Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program • Fire Grants • Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) • Fire Prevention and Safety Grants http://www.firegrantsupport.com/

  23. Other preparedness grants in FY08 • Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP) • Regional Catastrophic Planning Grant Program (RCPGP) • Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) • Operation Stonegarden Grant Program (OPSG) • Many others (21 grants in all)

  24. Responder Knowledge Base • http://www.rkb.us • Web-Based Tool for the Emergency Responder Community • Funded by DHS • Information Clearinghouse • Grant Guidance • Unbiased Product Information • Authorized Equipment List (AEL) • Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CDAP) • Over 56,000 Registered Users • More than 1,300 Contributing Organizations 24

  25. Responder Knowledge Base 25

  26. Authorized Equipment List (AEL) 26

  27. Authorized Equipment List (AEL) 27

  28. Alexander R. Mrazik Jr. FEMA/Grant Programs Directorate alexander.mrazik@dhs.gov www.fema.gov/grants 28

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