American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
- Fire Station Construction Grant (SCG) Program
- Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)
- Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)
Fire Station Construction Grant (SCG) Program
Purpose
The ARRA is an economic stimulus package that was designed to jumpstart the U.S. economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges nationally. Funds received under this Act are intended to support these goals, and unprecedented levels of transparency, oversight, and accountability are required of the expenditure of Act dollars.
The purpose of the FY 2009 ARRA SCG is to create or save jobs in recession-hit areas and achieve other purposes stated in ARRA, and achieve AFG goals of firefighter safety and improved response capability/capacity based on need through the construction, renovation or modification of fire stations.
Eligibility and Funding
Total Funding Available: $210,000,000
Non-Federal Fire Departments and state and local governments that fund/operate fire departments are eligible for SCG.
Additional Information
- Applicants will apply online at portal.fema.gov
- Applicants will answer questions about their request in the online application, and will also provide a narrative
- Guidance (PDF 320KB, TXT 100KB)
- FAQ (PDF 45KB, TXT 5KB)
Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)
Purpose
The ARRA is an economic stimulus package that was designed to jumpstart the U.S. economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges nationally. Funds received under this Act are intended to support these goals, and unprecedented levels of transparency, oversight, and accountability are required of the expenditure of Act dollars.
ARRA TSGP specifically will focus on the use of visible, unpredictable deterrence through the funding of Operational Packages for canine teams, mobile explosives detection screening teams, and Anti-Terrorism Teams both due to their effectiveness in reducing risk to transit systems and their potential for job creation. In addition, funding will be provided for capital projects including Multi-User High-Density Key Infrastructure Protection, Single-User High-Density Key Infrastructure Protection, Key Operating Asset Protection, and Other Mitigation Activities.
Eligibility and Funding
Total Funding Available: $150,000,000
With the exception of ferry systems, those eligible under the FY 2009 TSGP, as well as Amtrak are eligible for FY 2009 ARRA TSGP funds.
Additional Information
- Guidance (PDF 430KB, TXT 162KB)
- FAQ (PDF 53KB, TXT 10KB)
- ARRA TSGP Investment Justification Template (DOC 138KB)
- Vulnerability Assessment and Security Plan Certification Statement (DOC 25KB)
- ARRA TSGP Budget Template (DOC 46KB)
Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)
Purpose
The ARRA is an economic stimulus package that was designed to jumpstart the U.S. economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges nationally. Funds received under this Act are intended to support these goals, and unprecedented levels of transparency, oversight, and accountability are required of the expenditure of Act dollars.
The purpose of the FY 2009 ARRA PSGP is to create a sustainable, risk-based effort to protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism, particularly attacks using explosives and non-conventional threats that could cause major disruption to commerce.
Eligibility and Funding
Total Funding Available: $150,000,000
Seven port areas have been selected as Group I (highest risk), forty-seven port areas have been selected as Group II and thirty-six port areas have been selected as Group III. Each Group I, Group II and Group III port area will compete for funding identified in their corresponding Group. These amounts are based upon the FY 2009 DHS risk analysis model. This will allow applicants to submit Investment Justifications (IJs) for projects without being confined to a set dollar amount, providing DHS the opportunity to conduct field and national reviews of each project and make awards based on the two overarching priorities of the ARRA PSGP, risk-based funding and regional security cooperation, as well as evaluating the extent to which each IJ buys-down risk for their port area.
Ports not identified in Group I, II or III are eligible to apply as an “All Other Port Areas” applicant. “All Other Port Areas” will compete for the funding identified in this Group. “All Other Port Areas” included within Group I, II or III’s Area Maritime Security Plans (AMSP) are allowed to receive grant funds from their geographically proximate higher Group if the project has regional impact across the entire port area, but not from both funding groups for the same project.
Under a fifth group, eligible ferry systems may also apply for funding.
The Fiduciary Agent process will not be utilized in the ARRA PSGP. Eligible applicants will apply directly to FEMA for funding under this program.
Additional Information
- Guidance (PDF 425KB, TXT 162KB)
- FAQ (PDF 48KB, TXT 7KB)
- ARRA PSGP Investment Justification Template (DOC 86KB)
- ARRA PSGP Budget Template (DOC 86KB)
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