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.” Operation “The SAA is the 2015: Maryland did not Stonegarden – only entity eligible $55,000,000 receive funding under Embedded within to apply to FEMA this program in FY the Homeland for OPSG funds. 2016: 2016. Security Grant Local units of $55,000,000 Program government at the county level and About Grant Program: tribal “The OPSG program governments in the supports enhanced states bordering cooperation and Canada, southern coordination among states bordering Customs and Border Mexico, and states Protection (CBP), and territories United States Border with International Patrol (USBP), and water borders are local, tribal, eligible to apply for territorial, state, and FY 2016 OPSG Federal law funds through their enforcement SAA. All applicants agencies. The OPSG must have active Program funds ongoing USBP investments in joint operations efforts to secure the coordinated United States’ through a CBP borders along routes sector office to be of ingress from eligible for OPSG international borders funding.” to include travel corridors in states bordering Mexico and Canada, as well as states and territories with International water borders.”
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.” 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 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.” “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 coordinated through a CBP sector office to be eligible for OPSG funding.” 2015: $55,000,000 2016: $55,000,000 Maryland did not receive funding under this program in FY 2016.