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Transit Security Grant Program Tier I FY 2009

Grants Programs 2009

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  • Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP) 2009 2008 2007 2006 Freight Rail Security Grant Program FRSGP) 2009 2008 Trucking Security Program (TSP) 2009 2008

    Transit Security Grant Program Tier I (TSGP Tier I) 2009 2008 2007 2006 Transit Security Grant Program Tier II (TSGP Tier II) 2009 2008 2007 2006

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  • Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP) 2006 - 2009 Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP) 2008-2009 Trucking Security Program (TSP) 2008 2009

    Transit Security Grant Program Tier I (TSGP Tier I) 2006 - 2009 Transit Security Grant Program Tier II (TSGP Tier II) 2006 - 2009

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will provide $388 million to the owners and operators of transit systems under the Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. Transit systems include passenger rail, intracity and commuter bus networks, and ferry systems. Also included in the $388 million for the TSGP is security funding to the National Passenger Rail Corporation (Amtrak) ($25 million) and freight railroad industry ($15 million). Separate guidance documents are available for each of these grant programs. The program provides funds to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism.

As the highest risk transit regions in the country, Tier I regions receive the vast majority of TSGP funding. Tier I regions are: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, the National Capital Region, New York, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) meets with a Regional Transit Security Working Group (RTSWG) in each region to establish a Cooperative Agreement that identifies projects that will have the greatest security impact based on national priorities.

FY 2009 TSGP priorities include security training of frontline employees, operational deterrence initiatives, drills and exercises, and public awareness programs. The TSGP also funds anti-terrorism measures that help protect underwater/underground infrastructure, high density elevated operations, multi-user high density stations and terminals, interoperable communications, evacuation plans, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

Click here for the FY 2009 Transit Security Grant Program Fact Sheet (PDF, 271 KB)

Click here for the FY 2009 Transportation Security Grant Program Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 75 KB)

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