program for the receive Urban protection of Area Security intercity bus systems Initiative (UASI) and the traveling funding under the public from FY 2016 terrorism. The Homeland Security program seeks to Grant assist operators of Program. Charter fixed-route intercity companies and charter bus must make a services in obtaining minimum of 50 the resources trips annually to required to support one or more UASI security measures jurisdictions to be such as enhanced eligible. All planning, facility owner/operators security upgrades that meet the basic and vehicle ad driver eligibility protection.” criteria were eligible to apply. In order to be eligible to receive FY 2016 IBSGP grant funding, all operators must have completed a vulnerability assessment and developed a security plan as required by Section 1531 of the 9/11 Act (6 U.S.C. § 181).” Transit Security transit 2015: Alabama did not “Eligible Grant Program agencies were $87,000,000 receive funding in FY determined based 2016 under this About Grant on daily unlinked 2016: program Program: passenger trips $87,000,000 FY 2016 TSGP (ridership) and “The 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
program for the protection of intercity bus systems and the traveling public from terrorism. The program seeks to assist operators of fixed-route intercity and charter bus services in obtaining the resources required to support security measures such as enhanced planning, facility security upgrades and vehicle ad driver protection.” receive Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funding under the FY 2016 Homeland Security Grant Program. Charter companies must make a minimum of 50 trips annually to one or more UASI jurisdictions to be eligible. All owner/operators that meet the basic eligibility criteria were eligible to apply. In order to be eligible to receive FY 2016 IBSGP grant funding, all operators must have completed a vulnerability assessment and developed a security plan as required by Section 1531 of the 9/11 Act (6 U.S.C. § 181).” Transit Security Grant Program 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 “Eligible transit agencies were determined based 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 2015: $87,000,000 2016: $87,000,000 Alabama did not receive funding in FY 2016 under this program
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