From Homeland Security Today, on yesterday's grants announcement:
DHS to distribute $2.7 billion for 13 grant programs Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano presented application instructions for more than $2.7 billion in funds for 13 specific fiscal 2010 grant programs at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), outlining the guidance in remarks at DHS headquarters Tuesday.
"These grants play a major role in our efforts to work with our state, local, tribal and territorial and private sector partners to build a national culture of readiness and resilience," Napolitano said. "This year's guidance focuses on maximizing efficiency and value while prioritizing risk in awarding grants to strengthen our nation's security."
The fiscal 2010 guidance kits incorporate feedback from states, cities, tribes, territories, and private companies, Napolitano added, all of which are eligible to compete for grant allocations under certain programs.
DHS released the guidance kits online at www.fema.gov/grants, enabling all organizations to begin applying immediately.
The 13 specific grant programs emphasize emergency preparedness across a range of specific areas of concentration.
The Homeland Security Grant Program offers a total of $1.78 billion for states and urban areas to build security capabilities. It encompasses five programs: State Homeland Security Program ($842 million) for emergency management in US states; Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) ($832.5 million) for emergency management in large US metropolitan areas; Operation Stonegarden ($60 million) for law enforcement activities in border states; Metropolitan Medical Response System Program ($39.3 million) for regional mass casualty incident response among 124 metropolitan areas; and Citizen Corps Program ($12.4 million) for community preparedness, planning, mitigation, response and recovery activities.
"These grants play a major role in our efforts to work with our state, local, tribal and territorial and private sector partners to build a national culture of readiness and resilience," Napolitano said. "This year's guidance focuses on maximizing efficiency and value while prioritizing risk in awarding grants to strengthen our nation's security."
The fiscal 2010 guidance kits incorporate feedback from states, cities, tribes, territories, and private companies, Napolitano added, all of which are eligible to compete for grant allocations under certain programs.
DHS released the guidance kits online at www.fema.gov/grants, enabling all organizations to begin applying immediately.
The 13 specific grant programs emphasize emergency preparedness across a range of specific areas of concentration.
The Homeland Security Grant Program offers a total of $1.78 billion for states and urban areas to build security capabilities. It encompasses five programs: State Homeland Security Program ($842 million) for emergency management in US states; Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) ($832.5 million) for emergency management in large US metropolitan areas; Operation Stonegarden ($60 million) for law enforcement activities in border states; Metropolitan Medical Response System Program ($39.3 million) for regional mass casualty incident response among 124 metropolitan areas; and Citizen Corps Program ($12.4 million) for community preparedness, planning, mitigation, response and recovery activities.
From WHYY, on protecting our critical infrastructure:
The Department of Homeland Security says it will beef up security on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. The additional funding is part of the the department's Critical Infrastructure Protection Program that includes national icons.
Director of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says national icons like the Liberty Bell should be fully protected.
Napolitano says they don't rank the importance of National Monuments, but are putting additional resources to securing them because they are a prime target for terrorism.
Napolitano: Many times terrorists try to target things that will send a message. For example the 9/11 terrorists targeted the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and when you have things like for example the Liberty Bell that sends a message and that makes it something that could be a potential target.
Secretary Napolitano says they are spending money on surveillance for the monuments and also working with police to make sure their intelligence gathering capability is working well in order to prevent a terrorist attack before it happens.
Director of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says national icons like the Liberty Bell should be fully protected.
Napolitano says they don't rank the importance of National Monuments, but are putting additional resources to securing them because they are a prime target for terrorism.
Napolitano: Many times terrorists try to target things that will send a message. For example the 9/11 terrorists targeted the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and when you have things like for example the Liberty Bell that sends a message and that makes it something that could be a potential target.
Secretary Napolitano says they are spending money on surveillance for the monuments and also working with police to make sure their intelligence gathering capability is working well in order to prevent a terrorist attack before it happens.
Last Updated: 09/20/2018