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 transit 2015: $0 “Eligible Grant Program agencies were $87,000,000 determined based on daily unlinked 2016: Grant Program: FY 2016 TSGP passenger trips $87,000,000 “The is one of the (ridership) and Department’s grant transit systems that programs that directly serve support transportation historically Urban infrastructure security Areas Security activities. TSGP is Initiative one tool in the urban comprehensive set of areas. Ferry measures authorized systems are eligible by Congress and to participate in the implemented by the FY 2016 TSGP and Administration to receive strengthen the Nation’s funds. However, critical infrastructure any ferry system against risks associated that participated and with potential terrorist accepted awards attacks. TSGP under the FY 2016 provides funds to TSGP are not owners and operators eligible for the FY of transit systems 2016 Port Security (which include Grant Program bus, commuter (PSGP). Likewise, bus, ferries, and all any ferry systems forms of passenger that applied for rail) to protect critical funding under the surface transportation PSGP are not infrastructure and the considered for traveling public from funding under the acts of terrorism and to TSGP.” increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.” TOTAL (FY 2016) $1,617,100,000 $7,603,260 [Please note that this is the total amount of funding for FY 2016, only]
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 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 infrastructure against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. TSGP provides funds to owners and operators of transit systems (which include bus, commuter bus, ferries, and all forms of passenger rail) to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.” “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 awards under the FY 2016 TSGP are not eligible for the FY 2016 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP). Likewise, any ferry systems that applied for funding under the PSGP are not considered for funding under the TSGP.” 2015: $87,000,000 2016: $87,000,000 $0 TOTAL (FY 2016) $1,617,100,000 $7,603,260 [Please note that this is the total amount of funding for FY 2016, only]