participate in the risk management; FY 2016 PSGP enhance maritime and receive domain awareness; funds. However, support maritime any ferry security training systems and exercises; and that participate to maintain or and accept reestablish awards under maritime security the FY 2016 mitigation PSGP are not protocols that eligible for the support port FY 2016 Transit recovery and Security Grant resiliency Program (TSGP). capabilities. PSGP Likewise, any investments ferry systems must address Coast that apply for Guard and Area funding under Maritime Security TSGP will not be Committee considered for identified funding under vulnerabilities in the PSGP. By port security and law, DHS must support the direct these prevention, funds to the detection, response, highest Nation’s and/or recovery risk ports. Eligible entities from attacks within other Port involving Areas covered improvised by an AMSP are explosive devices also able to (IED) and other apply for PSGP non-conventional funds.” weapons.” Intercity “The National 2015: Passenger Rail Passenger $10,000,000 Railroad About Grant Corporation 2016: Program: (Amtrak) is the $10,000,000 “The IPR Program only entity provides funds to eligible to apply the National for funding under Passenger Railroad the FY 2016 IPR Corporation Program.” (Amtrak) to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to
risk management; enhance maritime domain awareness; support maritime security training and exercises; and to maintain or reestablish maritime security mitigation protocols that support port recovery and resiliency capabilities. PSGP investments must address Coast Guard and Area Maritime Security Committee identified vulnerabilities in port security and support the prevention, detection, response, and/or recovery from attacks involving improvised explosive devices (IED) and other non-conventional weapons.” participate in the FY 2016 PSGP and receive funds. However, any ferry systems that participate and accept awards under the FY 2016 PSGP are not eligible for the FY 2016 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP). Likewise, any ferry systems that apply for funding under TSGP will not be considered for funding under the PSGP. By law, DHS must direct these funds to the Nation’s highest risk ports. Eligible entities within other Port Areas covered by an AMSP are also able to apply for PSGP funds.” Intercity Passenger Rail About Grant Program: “The IPR Program provides funds to the National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to “The National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) is the only entity eligible to apply for funding under the FY 2016 IPR Program.” 2015: $10,000,000 2016: $10,000,000
Georgia_njm_2017.docx