This grant section includes the program guidelines and application materials for
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Transit Security Grant Program
for Fiscal Years (FY) 2006 and FY 2005.
The FY 2006 DHS Appropriations Act, which was signed into law on October 18,
2005, provided $150 million for a discretionary grant program to address security
and preparedness enhancements for transit systems, as well as inter-city passenger
and freight rail. On July 6, 2006, the Department of Homeland Security announced
that it would allocate $136 million of the $150 million in funding for transit
security grants.
Similarly, the FY 2005 DHS Appropriations Act, which was signed into law on
October 18, 2004, provided $150 million for a discretionary grant program to
address security and preparedness enhancements for transit systems, as well
as inter-city passenger and freight rail. In the spring of 2005, the Department
of Homeland Security announced that it would allocate $130 million in funding
for transit security grants and an additional $5 million for ferries from another
account.
Transit Security Grants From FY 2004 and FY 2003
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