Fiscal Year 2008 Preparedness Grants
In Fiscal Year 2008, the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) will award more than $3 billion in grants to states,
territories, urban areas, and transportation authorities under
14 programs to bolster national preparedness capabilities and
protect critical infrastructure. Fiscal year 2008 grant
programs provide $376.3 million over last year to enhance
the nation’s ability to prevent, protect against, respond to and
recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters and other
emergencies. This includes the Department’s two largest
grant programs: the Homeland Security Grant Program
(HSGP) totaling $1.69 billion and the Infrastructure
Protection Program (IPP) totaling $852.3 million.
In Fiscal Year 2008, DHS will award
over $3 billion in grants to improve
the nation’s ability to prevent,
protect against, respond to and
recover from terrorist attacks,
major disasters and other
emergencies.
Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) - $1.69 billion
HSGP is a wide-reaching program that funds planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise activities
in support of the National Preparedness Guidelines and related plans and programs, such as the National Incident
Management System (NIMS), National Response Framework (NRF), and the National Infrastructure Protection
Plan (NIPP). This year, 25 percent of the overall funding must address preparedness planning and mitigating the
threat of improvised explosive devices. Tier I and II urban areas will be eligible to use up to 25 percent of UASI
funds to support counterterrorism personnel costs and up to 15 percent of SHSP funds for personnel costs. This
responds to the needs of cities, giving them additional flexibility in how they choose to use the funding, provided
it meets DHS criteria. HSGP includes:
State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) - $862.9 million. SHSP supports building and sustaining
capabilities at the state and local levels through planning, equipment, training