Grants

Following is information about grant programs specifically targeted to transit, public safety and EMS agencies. More information about each program can be obtained by visiting the web sites (see links by program).

2011 Homeland Security Grant Programs 
GRANT PURPOSE ELIGIBILITY
Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)
FY 2011: $662.6 million
(The 31 highest risk urban areas will be eligible.)		 The UASI program focuses on enhancing regional preparedness – including prevention, protection, response, and recovery — in major metropolitan areas. The 31 highest risk Urban Areas are eligible for funding.
State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)FY 2011: $526.8 million 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. Eligible entities for SHSP are all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and US Territories.
Metropolitan Medical Response Systems (MMRS)FY 2011: $34.9 million MMRS supports the integration of emergency management, health, and medical systems into a coordinated response to mass casualty incidents caused by any hazard. 124 cities are eligible for MMRS funding.
Operation Stonegarden (OPSG)FY 2011: $54.9 million The OPSG is intended to enhance law enforcement preparedness and operational readiness along the borders of the United States. Eligible recipients include local county governments and federally-recognized tribal governments in the states bordering Canada (including Alaska), Mexico, and states and territories with International water borders.
Other FEMA and Homeland Security Grants for 2011
GRANT PURPOSE ELIGIBILITY
Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)
FY 2010: $810 million ($405 million to support Fire and EMS operations and safety grants; $405 million to support SAFER grants. To attend a 2011 grant workshop, click here.		 The AFG provides funding for firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical services organizations. Funding can be used for equipment, vehicles, training and other purposes. Fire departments and non-affiliated EMS organizations. The term “non-affiliated” means that the EMS organization cannot be affiliated with a hospital. State agencies are not eligible..
Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG)FY 2011: $329 million

All 50 states, the DC, and Puerto Rico will receive a base amount of 0.75 percent of the total available grant funding. The balance of EMPG funds will be distributed based on population.

 EMPG assists State and local governments in enhancing and sustaining all-hazards emergency management capabilities. State Administrative Agencies or EMA’s must apply for and administer the EMPG funds.
Emergency Operations Grant Center (EOC)FY 2011: $14 million EOC Grant Program is intended to improve emergency management and preparedness capabilities by supporting flexible, sustainable, secure, and interoperable Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) with a focus on addressing identified deficiencies. State Administrative Agencies must apply for and administer the EMPG funds.
Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP)FY 2011: TBA

 

 IECGP provides governance, planning, training and exercise, and equipment funding to States to improve interoperable emergency communications. All proposed activities must be integral to interoperable emergency communications and must be aligned with the grantee’s approved Statewide Communication Interoperability Plans (SCIP). State Administrative Agencies must apply for and administer the EMPG funds.
Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP)FY 2011: $14 million RCPGP supports coordination of regional all-hazard planning for catastrophic events. Eligible applicants include the existing Regional Catastrophic Planning Teams and associated sites.
Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)FY 2011: $200 million TSGP provides funds to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism.  Awards will be made directly to public transit agencies bus, ferry and rail systems. TSGP eligibility determinedd based on daily unlinked passenger trips (ridership) and transit systems that serve historic UASI jurisdictions. Operational projects prioritized over capital projects.
Passenger Rail Assistance and Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP)FY 2011: $10 million This will fund security training for frontline employees, the completion of vulnerability assessments, the development of security plans within the freight rail industry and GPS tracking systems for railroad cars transporting toxic inhalation materials (TIH). Railroad carriers meeting FEMA’s eligibility guidelines.
Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR)FY 2011: $19.9 million IPR is intended to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies within the Amtrak rail system. Amtrak only.
Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP)FY 2011: $5 million IBSGP provides funding to protect the intercity bus systems and the traveling public from terrorism. The program assists operators of fixed-route intercity and charter bus services in obtaining the resources required to support enhanced planning, facility security upgrades, and vehicle and driver protection. Eligible applicants under the IBSGP, are owners and operators of fixed route intercity and charter buses that serve UASI jurisdictions. Charter companies must make a minimum of 50 trips annually to UASI jurisdictions to be eligible.

 

Department of Justice Grants
GRANT PURPOSE ELIGIBILITY
Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG)
Visit websiteFY 2010: $519 million		 JAG allows states and local governments to support a broad range of activities – including technology enhancements — to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system. Based on a congressionally allocated minimum allocation, with additional funding based on population and initiatives. Once the state funding is calculated, 60 percent of the allocation is awarded to the state and 40 percent to eligible units of local government.
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