ODP Information Bulletin
No. 74 June 18, 2003
The following guidance supplements information provided in the Fiscal Year 2003 State Homeland Security
Grant Program (SHSGP) - Part I and II application kits:
TO:
All State Administrative Agency Heads All State Administrative Agency Points of Contact FROM:
Andrew T. Mitchell Acting Director SUBJECT:
Additional Guidance for the Recipients of Fiscal Year 2003 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) - Part I and II Grants
SHSGP funding allocations for first responder preparedness may be used to acquire early alert systems.
These systems are defined to include some or all of the following: hazard prediction and assessment
capability software; threat modeling; nationwide databases of first responder assets, civil authorities,
and communications means; and citizen warning capabilities.