Atlanta Area Urban Area The SAA is the 2015: $5,430,000 Security Initiative only entity $587,000,000 (UASI) – eligible to apply Embedded within to FEMA for UASI 2016: the Homeland funds. As of FY $580,000,000 Security Grant 2013, there were Program a total of 25 About Grant urban Program: areas eligible for “The UASI program funding under funds addressed the UASI the unique risk program. Eligible driven and candidates for capabilities-based the FY 2016 UASI planning, program are organization, “determined equipment, through an training, and analysis of exercise needs of relative risk of high-threat, terrorism faced urban areas by the 100 most based on the populous capability targets metropolitan identified during statistical areas the THIRA process in the United and associated States, in assessment efforts; accordance with and assists them in the 9/11 Act.” building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.” Operation “The SAA is the 2015: Georgia did not Stonegarden – only entity $55,000,000 receive funding under Embedded within eligible to apply this program in FY the Homeland to FEMA for OPSG 2016: 2016. Security Grant funds. Local units $55,000,000 Program of government at the county level About Grant and Program: tribal “The OPSG program governments in supports enhanced the states cooperation and bordering coordination Canada, southern
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 capabilities-based 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 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 Atlanta Area $5,430,000 Operation Stonegarden – Embedded within the Homeland Security Grant Program About Grant Program: “The OPSG program supports enhanced cooperation and coordination “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 2015: $55,000,000 2016: $55,000,000 Georgia did not receive funding under this program in FY 2016.