security activities. TSGP is one tool in the participate in the FY 2016 TSGP and $87,000,000 comprehensive set of measures authorized receive funds. However, any ferry by Congress and implemented by the system that participated and Administration to strengthen the Nation’s accepted awards under the FY 2016 critical infrastructure against risks TSGP are not eligible for the FY 2016 associated with potential terrorist Port Security Grant Program (PSGP). attacks. TSGP provides funds to owners Likewise, any ferry systems that and operators of transit systems (which applied for funding under the PSGP include intra-city bus, commuter bus, are not considered for funding under ferries, and all forms of passenger rail) to the TSGP.” protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.” TOTAL (FY 2016) $1,617,100,000 $7,550,119 Additional DHS-FEMA grants with potential application to various states may include: The Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) supports states, local governments, and tribal governments in the mitigation, management, and control of fires on public or private forests or grasslands. Eligible firefighting costs may include “expenses for field camps; equipment use, repair, and replacement; tools, materials, and supplies; and mobilization and demobilization activities.” The purpose of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) is to “help communities implement hazard mitigation measures following a Presidential major disaster declaration.” Hazard mitigation refers to “any action taken to reduce or eliminate long term risk to people and property from natural hazards.” State, tribal, and local governments engage in hazard mitigation planning in order to identify risks associated with natural disasters and to develop “long-term strategies for protecting people and property from future hazard events.” The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program provides funding to states, territories, federally-recognized tribes, and local communities for “projects and planning that reduces or eliminates long-term risk of flood damage to structures insured under the NFIP [National Flood Insurance Program].”
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 intra-city 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.” 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.” $87,000,000 TOTAL (FY 2016) $1,617,100,000 $7,550,119 Additional DHS-FEMA grants with potential application to various states may include: The Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) supports states, local governments, and tribal governments in the mitigation, management, and control of fires on public or private forests or grasslands. Eligible firefighting costs may include “expenses for field camps; equipment use, repair, and replacement; tools, materials, and supplies; and mobilization and demobilization activities.” The purpose of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) is to “help communities implement hazard mitigation measures following a Presidential major disaster declaration.” Hazard mitigation refers to “any action taken to reduce or eliminate long term risk to people and property from natural hazards.” State, tribal, and local governments engage in hazard mitigation planning in order to identify risks associated with natural disasters and to develop “long-term strategies for protecting people and property from future hazard events.” The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program provides funding to states, territories, federally-recognized tribes, and local communities for “projects and planning that reduces or eliminates long-term risk of flood damage to structures insured under the NFIP [National Flood Insurance Program].”