infrastructure, as determined by the Under Sec-
retary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure 
Protection based on its analysis under subsection (e) 
of threat-related information from all sources pursu-
ant to its authority under section 202. 
‘‘(2) GRANT ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section an applicant must be— 
‘‘(A) a State; or 
‘‘(B) a region. 
‘‘(3) CONSISTENCY.—Any grant awarded under 
this section shall be used to supplement and support, 
in a consistent and coordinated manner, activities 
described under subsection (f) in accordance with a 
homeland security plan specified in the application 
for the grant. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any State or eligible re-
gional entity may apply for a grant under this sec-
tion by submitting to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) POINT OF CONTACT.—The Office for State 
and Local Government Coordination shall be the sole 
point-of-contact between the Department and appli-
cants for grants under this section. 
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‘‘(3) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each appli-
cation for a grant under this section must include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Details of the purpose for which 
grant funds are sought and the reasons why the 
applicant needs the grant, including specifica-
tion of what the applicant expects to purchase 
or accomplish with the grant funds. 
‘‘(B) Identification of the entity that will 
expend the grant funds. 
‘‘(C) A detailed capital budget showing 
how the grant funds will be allocated and spent. 
‘‘(D) A statement of whether a mutual aid 
agreement applies to the use of the grant funds. 
‘‘(E) A description of the source of the 
threat to which the proposed grant relates, in-
cluding the type of attack for which the appli-
cant is preparing for in seeking the grant fund-
ing. 
‘‘(F) A statement of why the proposed use 
of funds is not a traditional first responder mis-
sion. 
‘‘(G) A description of how the applicant in-
tends to meet the matching requirement under 
subsection (g)(2), and a statement of whether 
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the applicant will commit to provide more 
matching funds than the amount required 
under that subsection. 
‘‘(e) THREAT-BASED EVALUATION OF GRANT APPLI-
CATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Under Secretary, shall evaluate and 
prioritize applications for grants under this section 
based on an objective determination and exhaustive 
assessment of the threat to the population or assets 
covered by the application. 
‘‘(2) CATEGORIES OF THREATS TO BE CONSID-
ERED.—In evaluating and prioritizing applications 
for grants under this section, the Under Secretary 
for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protec-
tion’s risk analysis shall include consideration of 
whether and the degree to which threats within the 
following categories are applicable at that time to 
the State or region for which the application is 
made: 
‘‘(A) Threats to the population of the 
State or region, including military and tourist 
populations. 
‘‘(B) Threats to specific economic sectors 
or private sector facilities. 
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