Fact Sheet: Department of Homeland Security Funding for States and Cities

Release Date: 05/21/03 00:00:00

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 21, 2003

Since Congress passed the FY '03 Budget in February and the FY '03 Supplemental Budget in April, the Department of Homeland Security's Office for Domestic Preparedness has made a significant amount of money available to states and cities to prevent, prepare and respond to terrorism. Nearly $4 billion has been made available to state and local governments to help first responders and offset costs associated with extra security measures.  

GRANTS FOR STATES, CITIES, URBAN AREAS and FIRST RESPONDERS

• March 7, 2003 - $566 million was made available to the states and cities from the FY '03 budget to assist first responders in the form of funding for equipment, training, planning and exercises.  
• March 10, 2003 - $750 million was made available for firefighter assistance grants from the FY '03 Budget to help rural, urban and suburban fire departments better train, prepare and equip themselves.
• April 8, 2003 - $100 million was made available to certain cities as part of the urban area security initiative from the FY '03 Budget to help enhance the local government's ability to secure large population areas and critical infrastructure.  
• April 16, 2003 - $165 million was made available from the FY '03 budget to help state and local governments better prepare for all hazards preparedness activities and emergency management.
• April 30, 2003 - $1.5 billion was made available to the states and localities from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget to help state and local law enforcement personnel pay for equipment, planning, training and exercises and to offset costs associated with enhanced security measures deployed during heightened threat periods.  
• May 14, 2003 - $700 million was made available from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget as part of the urban area security initiative for 30 cities and their contiguous counties and mutual aid partners to enhance the security of urban areas with high density populations and critical infrastructure, ports and mass transit systems:  

 

New York City, New York

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that $125 million from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget will be made available to the City of New York, its contiguous counties and mutual aid partners.  This new money made available is in addition to the $25 million made available to the City of New York from the first round of Urban Area Security Initiative Funds.  In addition, the Office for Domestic Preparedness within the Department of Homeland Security made $26 million available to the State of New York from the FY '03 Budget in the month of March and $70.12 million to the State of New York from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget in April in the form of grants for first responders.    

Washington, D.C.  - National Capital Region

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that an additional $42.4 million will be made available to the National Capital Region, its contiguous counties and mutual aid partners.  These new funds are made available in addition to the $18.20 million announced from the first round of Urban Area Security Initiative funds from the Department of Homeland Security. In addition, the Office for Domestic Preparedness within the Department of Homeland Security made $2.7 million available to Washington, D.C. from the FY '03 Budget in the month of March and $13 million from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget in April in the form of grants for first responders.

Chicago, Illinois

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that an additional $29.97 million will be made available to the City of Chicago, its contiguous counties and mutual aid partners in the form of grants for first responders.  These new funds are made available in addition to the $10.97 million made available for the first round of Urban Area Security Initiative funding.  In addition, the Office for Domestic Preparedness within the Department of Homeland Security made $18.8 million available to Illinois from the FY '03 Budget in the month of March and $50 million to the State from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget in April in the form of grants for first responders.

Houston, Texas

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that an additional $23.77 million will be made available to the City of Houston, its contiguous counties and mutual aid partners in the form of grants for first responders.  These new funds are made available in addition to $8.69 million made available to Houston from the first round of Urban Area Security Initiative funding.  In addition, the Office for Domestic Preparedness within the Department of Homeland Security made $29.5 million available to Texas from the FY '03 Budget in the month of March and $78.2 million to the State from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget in April in the form of grants for first responders.    

Los Angeles, California

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that an additional $18.87 million will be made available to the City of Los Angeles, its contiguous counties and mutual aid partners in the form of grants for first responders.  These new funds are made available in addition to the $12.51 million announced from the first round of Urban Area Security Initiative funding from the Department of Homeland Security.  In addition, the Office for Domestic Preparedness within the Department of Homeland Security made $45 million available to California from the FY '03 Budget in the month of March and $119.3 million to the State from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget in April in the form of grants for first responders.  

San Francisco, California

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that an additional $18.59 million will be made available to the City of San Francisco, its contiguous counties and mutual aid partners in the form of grants for first responders.  These new funds are made available in addition to the $10.42 million made available from the first round of Urban Area Security Initiative funding.  In addition, the Office for Domestic Preparedness within the Department of Homeland Security made $45 million available to California from the FY '03 Budget in the month of March and $119.2 million to the State from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget in April in the form of grants for first responders.

Seattle, Washington

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that an additional $18.18 million will be made available to the City of Seattle, its contiguous counties and mutual aid partners in the form of grants for first responders.  These new funds are made available in addition to the $11.28 million made available from the first round of Urban Area Security Initiative funding.  In addition, the Office for Domestic Preparedness within the Department of Homeland Security made $11.3 million available to Washington from the FY '03 Budget in the month of March and $29.9 million to the State from the FY '03 Supplemental Budget in April in the form of grants for first responders.

Additional cities:

            Boston, Massachusetts                     $ 16.72 million

            Denver, Colorado                              $ 15.57 million

            Philadelphia, Pennsylvania                $ 14.21 million

            Miami, Florida                                   $ 13.18 million

            Detroit, Michigan                              $ 12.27 million

            Newark, New Jersey                         $ 11.89 million

            San Diego, California                        $ 11.36 million

            Phoenix, Arizona                                $ 11.03 million

            Baltimore, Maryland                         $ 10.90 million

            Dallas, Texas                                     $ 10.39 million

            Buffalo, New York                             $ 10.27 million

            St. Louis, Missouri                            $ 9.85 million

            Kansas City, Missouri                       $ 9.69 million

            Cincinnati, Ohio                                 $ 7.99 million

            Sacramento, California                      $ 6.91 million

            Honolulu, Hawaii                                $ 6.87 million

            Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                   $ 6.82 million

            Portland, Oregon                                $ 6.77 million

            Long Beach, California                      $ 6.46 million

            New Orleans, Louisiana                    $ 6.28 million

            Memphis, Tennessee                        $ 6.07 million

            Cleveland, Ohio                                 $ 5.86 million

            Tampa, Florida                                   $ 5.77 million

$75 Million in Port Security Grants

$75 million would be provided directly to selected high threat ports in the country and certain Liberty Shield port areas.

Allowable uses of funds for the ports would include, but not be limited to operational activities conducted during ORANGE alert from January 2003 through April 2003, critical infrastructure security, security enhancements, training, exercises, equipment, planning, and information sharing.

Each port would allocate funds based on an approved Transportation Security Administration and/or United States Coast Guard vulnerability self-assessments in accordance with the Maritime Transportation Security Act.  

Port Security Grants

Port                                               Amount

New York/New Jersey               $9,371,218

Seattle                                           $6,765,724

Miami                                             $6,595,000

Port Canaveral, FL                      $4,352,378

San Juan, PR                               $1,605,958

Los Angeles/Long Beach          $9,076,700

Charleston                                    $5,124,554

Hampton Roads                         $6,600,000

Houston                                        $6,546,492

Philadelphia                                $6,450,211

New Orleans                               $6,400,200

Beaumont                                    $5,611,565

Valdez (Individual Facility)            $250,000

LA LOOP (Individual Facility)       $250,000

Grand Total                               $75,000,000

 

$65 Million for Mass Transit Security

$65 million will be provided through the States to the highest risk transit systems in the country. States could use 20 percent of the award for each transportation agency to complement state assets at those sites.  Allowable uses of funds would include:

• Installation of physical barricades,
• Area monitoring systems such as; video surveillance, motion detectors, thermal/IR imagery and chemical/radiological material detection systems,
• Integrated communications systems
• Prevention planning, training and exercises.
• Operational activities conducted during ORANGE alert from January 2003 through April 2003 (overtime, limited to 10 percent of the gross award).

If not already completed, each transit system would be required to conduct an assessment and preparedness plan on which to base resource allocations.  

Ridership Ranking of Transit Agencies in the Top 20 Metropolitan Areas

 $65MM

1.  New York City Transit                                                                          26,662,867

2.  Chicago Transit Authority                                                                      5,117,019

3.  Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority                         4,577,600

4.  Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority                                    3,783,396

5.  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority                               3,709,839

6.  Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority   (SEPTA)      3,388,959

7.  San Francisco Municipal Railway                                                        2,411,395

8.  New Jersey Transit Corporation                                                          2,346,366

9.  Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority                                      1,781,362

10. New York City Department of Transportation                                   1,389,057

11. Mass Transit Administration – Maryland DOT                                  1,225,952

12. Long Island Rail Road                                                                          1,120,414

13. King County Department of Transportation (WA)                             1,098,027

14. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (TX)                        1,062,847

15. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District                                    976,498

16. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation (OR)                                       926,394

17. Miami-Dade Transit                                                                                   896,544

18. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (NY/NJ)                              877,356

19. Regional Transportation District (CO)                                                   825,119

20. Port Authority of Allegheny County (PA)                                                  822,987

Total                                                                                                               65,000,000

 

$35 Million for Radiological Defense Systems

$35 million will be used for grants to implement a radiological defensive system in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area ($30 million), and the Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area ($5 million).  The proposed $35 million in funding would be part of the Radiological Dispersion Device/Improvised Nuclear Device Project run out of Border and Transportation Security within DHS.  

This program would immediately enhance the radiological detection capabilities of these areas and begin the process of establishing a layered and linked system of fixed radiological sensors around the heart of each region.  This program would work with Federal, state and local partners to improve detection, prevention, response, mitigation, and recovery through training, equipping, and coordinating from a broad perspective.

$15 Million for Pilot Projects

$15 million will be made available through a discretionary grant program for the development of projects that would affect high density urban areas, high-threat areas, and for the protection of critical infrastructure.  

$10 Million for Technical Assistance to State and Local Jurisdictions

$10 million dollars would be allocated to provide technical assistance to those State and local jurisdictions receiving funding under this program.  This assistance would be in the form of direct services and would include, but not be limited to, interoperable communications assistance, assistance with conducting assessments, assistance with developing emergency operations and site security plans, implementation of the radiological defense system, and development and conduct of exercises.

FUTURE FUNDING

The President has requested over $3.5 billion in the FY '04 budget for grants to states and cities to better prevent, prepare and respond to terrorism.  

 

 

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