National Infrastructure Protection Plan

The 2009 National Infrastructure Protection Plan

The National Infrastructure Protection Plan provides the unifying structure for the integration of a wide range of efforts for the enhanced protection and resiliency of the nation's critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) into a single national program.

The overarching goal of the NIPP is to build a safer, more secure, and more resilient America by preventing, deterring, neutralizing, or mitigating the effects of deliberate efforts by terrorists to destroy, incapacitate, or exploit elements of our nation's CIKR and to strengthen national preparedness, timely response, and rapid recovery of CIKR in the event of an attack, natural disaster, or other emergency.

The 2009 NIPP replaces the 2006 version and reflects changes and updates to program elements and concepts. It captures the evolution and maturation of the processes and programs first outlined in 2006 without changing the underlying policies. The revised NIPP integrates the concepts of resiliency and protection, and broadens the focus of NIPP-related programs and activities to an all-hazards environment.

• Read the 2009  National Infrastructure Protection Plan (PDF, 188 pages -  4.5 MB)

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Sector-Specific Plans

Each Sector-Specific Agency is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan (SSP), which details the application of the NIPP framework to the unique characteristics and conditions of their sector.  Read More

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More on the National Infrastructure Protection Plan

• NIPP Overview (PDF, 2 pages - 432 KB)
• NIPP Education and Awareness (PDF, 2 pages - 656 KB)
• NIPP Information Sharing (PDF, 2 pages - 2.6 MB)
• International Issues for CIKR Protection (PDF, 2 pages - 1.3 MB)
• National CIKR Protection Annual Report (PDF, 2 pages - 1.3 MB)

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Training Courses

FEMA Independent Study Program Courses:

• Course IS-860, National Infrastructure Protection Plan - provides an introduction to the National Infrastructure Protection Plan.
• Course IS-821, Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Support Annex - focuses on the integration of CIKR protection as a key element of the nation’s unified approach to domestic incident management.

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Authorities

• The National Strategy for Homeland Security  
• Homeland Security Act of  2002  
• National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace  
• National Strategy for Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7: Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection

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