U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Office of State and Local Government 

Coordination and Preparedness 

Washington, DC 20531 

www.dhs.gov 

 

SLGCP Information Bulletin 

No. 194 October 27, 2005 

TO: All State Administrative Agency Heads 

All State Administrative Agency Points of Contact 

All State Homeland Security Directors 

FROM: Andrew T. Mitchell 

 Director, Office for Domestic Preparedness 

SUBJECT: SLGCP Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) 

The Systems Support Division (SSD) within SLGCP is launching the next phase of the 

Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) to provide smaller law 

enforcement and other emergency responder agencies working in task forces with 

equipment items that will enhance and support regional response, mutual aid, and 

interoperability of responder equipment. Equipment available in this phase includes 

defensive and protective equipment, detection, search and rescue equipment, information 

sharing and risk assessment software, and interoperable communications technology. 

Eligible applicants include agencies and departments not currently receiving funding from 

UASI. Agencies and departments in suburban, rural and border areas are encouraged to 

apply for equipment that will be used to respond through mutual aid and to protect 

infrastructure in those areas. 

Applications for this phase will be received on line at the SLGCP Responder Knowledge 

Base (RKB), hosted by the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) from 

November 7, 2005 through January 13, 2006. The CEDAP on line application is user 

friendly and easy to complete. Applicants will have the ability to store and edit their 

applications before making a final submission. The head of the applicant agency will 

receive an automated email notifying them that an application has been filed on behalf of 

their agency. The agency head will then have an opportunity to review the application and 

certify that their agency is making an official request for assistance from the U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security through the CEDAP program. 

The SAA will also receive automated e-mail notifications regarding CEDAP applications 

submitted to SLGCP from their states. SAA’s are required to either concur or non-concur 

that the equipment request is consistent with the state homeland security strategy. In 

order for SAA’s to log into the RKB web site and view pending applications from their 

state, the SAA must be a registered user of the RKB. To register, SAA’s should access 

www.rkb.mipt.org and follow the online registration instructions. In the event that the 

SAA does not concur with the application, CEDAP will notify the applicant and give them 

an opportunity to revise their submission. The SAA will then have the opportunity to 

review the revised application and either concur or non-concur. 
U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Office of State and Local Government 

Coordination and Preparedness 

Washington, DC 20531 

www.dhs.gov 

SLGCP will notify successful applicants and schedule them for the required training and 

delivery conference, which will be held in the spring of 2006. 

If you have any questions about the CEDAP program, please contact your preparedness 

officer or the SLGCP CSID Helpline at 1-800-368-6498.