based on the statistical areas in capability targets the United States, identified during the in accordance with THIRA process and the 9/11 Act.” 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.” Operation SAA is the 2015: Utah did not receive “The Stonegarden only entity eligible funding under this – $55,000,000 Embedded within to apply to FEMA program in FY16 for OPSG funds. the Homeland Security Grant Local units of Program government at the 2016: county level and $55,000,000 recognized tribal About Grant governments in Program: the states bordering Canada, OPSG program “The southern states supports enhanced bordering Mexico, cooperation and and states and coordination among territories with Customs and Border International Protection (CBP), water borders are United States Border eligible to apply Patrol (USBP), and for FY 2016 OPSG local, tribal, funds through territorial, state, and their SAA. All Federal law applicants must enforcement have active agencies. The OPSG ongoing USBP Program funds operations investments in joint coordinated efforts to secure the through a CBP United States’ sector office to be borders along routes eligible for OPSG of ingress from funding.” international borders to include travel corridors in states bordering Mexico and Canada, as well as states and
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.” 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 “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 Utah did not receive funding under this program in FY16 recognized
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