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 $12,350,677 [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: The Fire Management Assistance Program (FMAGP) supports states, local governments, and tribal governments in the mitigation, management, and control of fires on public or private forests or grasslands. Eligible firefighting costs may include for field camps; equipment use, repair, and replacement; “expenses tools, materials, and supplies; and mobilization and demobilization activities.” The purpose of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) is to communities implement hazard “help mitigation measures following a Presidential major disaster declaration.” Hazard mitigation refers to “any action taken to reduce or eliminate long term risk to people and property from natural hazards.” State, tribal, and local governments engage in hazard mitigation planning in order to identify risks associated with natural disasters and to develop strategies for protecting people and property from future “long-term hazard events.”
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.” 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.” TOTAL (FY 2016) $1,617,100,000 $12,350,677 [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: The Fire Management Assistance Program (FMAGP) supports states, local governments, and tribal governments in the mitigation, management, and control of fires on public or private forests or grasslands. Eligible firefighting costs may include “expenses for field camps; equipment use, repair, and replacement; tools, materials, and supplies; and mobilization and demobilization activities.” The purpose of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) is to “help communities implement hazard mitigation measures following a Presidential major disaster declaration.” Hazard mitigation refers to “any action taken to reduce or eliminate long term risk to people and property from natural hazards.” State, tribal, and local governments engage in hazard mitigation planning in order to identify risks associated with natural disasters and to develop “long-term strategies for protecting people and property from future hazard events.”
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