Grant Program Eligible Applicants FY 2015 & FY 2016 Grant Program Allocations Mississippi’s FY 2016 Allocations Additional Notes – Specific to Mississippi’s FY 2016 Grant Allocations Homeland Security Program (SHSP) – Embedded within the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) About Grant Program: “The SHSP assists tribal and local preparedness activities that address high-priority preparedness gaps across all core capabilities and mission areas where a nexus to terrorism exists. SHSP supports the implementation of risk driven, capabilities-based approaches to address capability targets set in urban area, state, and regional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (THIRAs). The capability targets are established during the THIRA process, and assessed in the State Preparedness Report (SPR) and inform planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of “The State Administrative Agency (SAA) is the only entity eligible to apply to FEMA for SHSP funds. Eligible applicants include all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.” 2015: $402,000,000 2016: $402,000,000 $3,734,500 N/A
terrorism and other catastrophic events.” Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) – Embedded within the Homeland Security Grant Program About Grant Program: “The UASI program funds addressed the unique risk driven and planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat, urban areas based on the capability targets identified during the THIRA process and associated assessment efforts; and assists them in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.” The SAA is the only entity eligible to apply to FEMA for UASI funds. As of FY 2013, there were a total of 25 high-threat, urban areas eligible for funding under the UASI program. Eligible candidates for the FY 2016 UASI program are “determined through an analysis of relative risk of terrorism faced by the 100 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States, in accordance with the 9/11 Act.” 2015: $587,000,000 2016: $580,000,000 $0 N/A Operation Stonegarden – Embedded within the Homeland Security Program About Grant Program: “The OPSG program supports enhanced cooperation and coordination Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Border “The SAA is the only entity eligible to apply to FEMA for OPSG funds. Local units of government at the county level and tribal governments in the states bordering Canada, southern states bordering Mexico, and states and territories with 2015: $55,000,000 2016: $55,000,000 $180,000 N/A based recognized
Patrol (USBP), and local, tribal, territorial, state, and Federal law enforcement agencies. The OPSG Program funds investments in joint efforts to secure the United States’ borders along routes of ingress from international borders to include travel corridors in states bordering Mexico and Canada, as well as states and territories with International water borders.” International water borders are eligible to apply for FY 2016 OPSG funds through their SAA. All applicants must have active ongoing USBP operations coordinated through a CBP sector office to be eligible for OPSG funding.” Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program About Grant Program: “The FY 2016 THSGP is one tool among a comprehensive set of initiatives authorized by Congress and implemented by the Administration to help strengthen the Nation against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. THSGP supports the building, sustainment and delivery of core capabilities to enable tribes to strengthen their capacity to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from potential terrorist Per 6 U.S.C. § 601(4), see the definition of "directly eligible tribe" detailed within the referenced source (see footnote). 2015: $10,000,000 2016: $10,000,000 $0 N/A
preparedness system.” The Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) About Program Grant: “The FY 2015 PSGP is one of the Department’s grant programs that directly support maritime transportation infrastructure security activities. PSGP is one tool in the comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by the Administration to strengthen the Nation’s critical infrastructure against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. The vast majority of U.S. maritime critical infrastructure is owned and operated by state, local, and private sector maritime industry partners. PSGP funds available to these entities are intended to improve port-wide maritime security risk management; enhance maritime domain awareness; support maritime security training and exercises; and to maintain or reestablish maritime “Pursuant to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, as amended (MTSA), DHS established a risk grant program to support maritime security risk management. Funding is directed towards the implementation of Area Maritime Security Plans (AMSP) and Facility Security Plans (FSP) among port authorities, facility operators, and state and local government agencies that are required to provide port security services. In administering the grant program, national, economic, energy, and strategic defense concerns based upon the most current risk assessments available were considered. Ferry systems are eligible to participate in the FY 2016 PSGP and receive funds. However, any ferry systems that participate and accept awards under the FY 2016 PSGP are not 2015: $100,000,000 2016: $100,000,000 $2,053,034 For FY 2016, the of Mississippi received a total of $2,053,034 through the PSGP. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety – Motor Carrier Safety Division (Gulfport port area) received $129,282; Chevron Products Company in Pascagoula (Pascagoula port area) received $1,000,000; the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (Tishomingo port area) received $477,172; Ergon BioFuels (Vicksburg port area) received $11,458; Ergon Refining (Vicksburg port area) received $24,999; the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (Vicksburg port area) received $24,939; and Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (Vicksburg port area) received $385,184.
security mitigation protocols that support port recovery and resiliency capabilities. PSGP investments must address Coast Guard and Area Maritime Security Committee identified vulnerabilities in port security and support the prevention, detection, response, and/or recovery from attacks involving improvised explosive devices (IED) and other weapons.” eligible for the FY 2016 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP). Likewise, any ferry systems that apply for funding under TSGP will not be considered for funding under the PSGP. By law, DHS must direct these funds to the Nation’s highest risk ports. Eligible entities within other Port Areas covered by an AMSP are also able to apply for PSGP funds.” Intercity Passenger Rail About Grant Program: “The IPR Program provides to the National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of the Amtrak rail system.” “The National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) is the only entity eligible to apply for funding under the FY 2016 IPR Program.” 2015: $10,000,000 2016: $10,000,000 -- N/A Intercity Bus Security Grant Program Grant Program: “The FY 2016 provides funding to create a sustainable program for the “Eligible applicants the FY 2016 IBSGP are owners and operators of fixed route intercity and charter buses that serve urban areas designated to receive Urban Area Security 2015: $3,000,000 2016: $3,000,000 $22,015 Coach Ride, LLC received $22,015 as part of this grant program in FY 2016. This was the only entity in Mississippi to receive an IBS grant in FY 2016.
protection of intercity bus systems and the traveling public from terrorism. The program seeks to assist operators of fixed-route intercity and charter bus services in obtaining the resources required to support security measures such as enhanced planning, facility security upgrades and vehicle ad driver protection.” Initiative (UASI) funding under the FY 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program. Charter companies must make a minimum of 50 trips annually to one or more UASI jurisdictions to be eligible. All owner/operators that meet the basic eligibility criteria were eligible to apply. In order to be eligible to receive FY 2016 IBSGP grant funding, all operators must have completed a vulnerability assessment and developed a security plan as required by Section 1531 of the 9/11 Act (6 U.S.C. § 181).” Transit Security Grant Program About Grant Program: “The FY 2016 TSGP is one of the Department’s grant programs that directly support transportation infrastructure security activities. TSGP is one tool in the comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by the Administration to strengthen the Nation’s critical “Eligible transit agencies were determined based on daily unlinked passenger trips (ridership) and transit systems that serve historically Urban Areas Security Initiative urban areas. Ferry systems are eligible to participate in the FY 2016 TSGP and receive funds. However, any ferry system that participated and accepted 2015: $87,000,000 2016: $87,000,000 $0 N/A