terrorism and other catastrophic events.” Urban Area The SAA is the 2015: $0 N/A Security Initiative only entity eligible $587,000,000 (UASI) Embedded to apply to FEMA – within the for UASI funds. As 2016: Homeland Security of FY 2013, there $580,000,000 Grant Program were a total of 25 high-threat, About Grant urban Program: areas eligible for UASI program funding under the “The funds addressed the UASI program. unique risk driven Eligible candidates and for the FY 2016 based planning, UASI program are organization, “determined equipment, training, through an and exercise needs of analysis of relative high-threat, risk of terrorism urban areas faced by the 100 based on the most 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 SAA is the 2015: $180,000 N/A “The Stonegarden only entity eligible $55,000,000 – Embedded within to apply to FEMA the Homeland for OPSG funds. 2016: Security Local units of $55,000,000 Program government at the county level and About Grant Program: recognized tribal OPSG program governments in “The supports enhanced the states cooperation and bordering Canada, coordination southern states Customs and Border bordering Mexico, Protection (CBP), and states and United States Border territories with
terrorism and other catastrophic events.” 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 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 high-threat, 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 $0 N/A Operation Stonegarden – Embedded within the Homeland Security Program About Grant Program: “The OPSG program supports enhanced cooperation and coordination Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Border “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 2015: $55,000,000 2016: $55,000,000 $180,000 N/A based recognized
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