About Grant high-density Program: urban areas eligible “The UASI program for funding under funds addressed the the UASI program. unique risk driven and Eligible candidates capabilities-based for the FY 2016 planning, UASI program are organization, “determined equipment, training, through an analysis and exercise needs of of relative risk of high-threat, terrorism faced by urban areas the 100 most based on the populous capability targets metropolitan identified during the statistical areas in THIRA process and the United States, associated in accordance with assessment efforts; the 9/11 Act.” and assists them in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.” $345,000 Operation “The SAA is the 2015: Stonegarden – only entity eligible $55,000,000 Embedded within the to apply to FEMA 2016: Homeland Security for OPSG funds. Grant Program Local units of $55,000,000 government at the About Grant county level and Program: “The OPSG program recognized tribal supports enhanced governments in the cooperation and states bordering coordination among Canada, southern Customs and Border states bordering Protection (CBP), Mexico, and states United States Border and territories with Patrol (USBP), and International water local, tribal, borders are eligible territorial, state, and to apply for FY 2016 Federal law OPSG funds enforcement through their SAA. agencies. The OPSG All applicants must Program funds have active ongoing investments in joint USBP operations
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.” high-density 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.” Operation Stonegarden – Embedded within the Homeland Security Grant Program About Grant Program: “The OPSG program supports enhanced cooperation and coordination among Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Border Patrol (USBP), and local, tribal, territorial, state, and Federal law enforcement agencies. The OPSG Program funds investments in joint “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 International water borders are eligible to apply for FY 2016 OPSG funds through their SAA. All applicants must have active ongoing USBP operations 2015: $55,000,000 2016: $55,000,000 $345,000 recognized