Issue Brief 18-21
May 25, 2018
Summary 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released fiscal year (FY) 2018 funding notices for the following preparedness grant programs:

  • Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), including:
    • State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP, $402 million)
    • Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI, $580 million)
    • Operation Stonegarden ($85 million)
  • Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program ($10 million)
  • Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP, $60 million))
  • Intercity Passenger Rail Program (Amtrak, $10 million)
  • Intercity Bus Security Grant Program ($2 million)
  • Port Security Grant Program ($100 million)
  • Transit Security Grant Program ($88 million)
  • Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG, $350 million)

Funding for these programs totals more than $1.6 billion. State allocations were released for SHSGP and EMPG, and local allocations for UASI. In addition, target allocations were announced for a new $10 million state set-aside within the NSGP.