About Grant on daily unlinked 2016: Program: passenger trips $87,000,000 “The FY 2016 TSGP (ridership) and is one of the transit systems Department’s grant that serve programs that historically Urban directly support Areas Security transportation Initiative infrastructure urban security areas. Ferry activities. TSGP is systems are one tool in the eligible to comprehensive set of participate in the measures authorized FY 2016 TSGP and by Congress and receive implemented by the funds. However, Administration to any ferry system strengthen the that participated Nation’s critical and accepted infrastructure awards under the against risks FY 2016 TSGP are associated with not eligible for the potential terrorist FY 2016 Port attacks. TSGP Security Grant provides funds to Program (PSGP). owners and Likewise, any ferry operators of transit systems that systems (which applied for include intra-city funding under the bus, commuter bus, PSGP are not ferries, and all forms considered for of passenger rail) to funding under the protect critical TSGP.” 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 $7,453,146 [Please note that this is the total amount of funding for FY 2016, only] Additional DHS-FEMA grants with potential application to various states may include:
About Grant Program: “The FY 2016 TSGP is one of the Department’s grant programs that directly support transportation infrastructure 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.” on daily unlinked passenger trips (ridership) and transit systems that serve historically Urban Areas Security Initiative urban areas. Ferry systems are eligible to 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.” 2016: $87,000,000 TOTAL (FY 2016) $1,617,100,000 $7,453,146 [Please note that this is the total amount of funding for FY 2016, only] Additional DHS-FEMA grants with potential application to various states may include:
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