DHS Announces FY 2019 Preparedness Grants
Issue Brief 19-16
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released fiscal year (FY) 2019 funding notices for the following preparedness grant programs:
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Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), including:
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State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP, $415 million)
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Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI, $590 million)
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Operation Stonegarden ($90 million)
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Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program ($10 million)
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Non-profit Security Grant Program (NSGP, $60 million))
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Intercity Passenger Rail Program (Amtrak, $10 million)
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Intercity Bus Security Grant Program ($2 million)
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Port Security Grant Program ($100 million)
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Transit Security Grant Program ($88 million)
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Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG, $350 million)
Funding for these programs totals more than $1.7 billion. State allocations were released for SHSGP and EMPG, and local allocations for UASI. Target allocations also were announced for the state set-aside within the NSGP.