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Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Funder Type: Federal Government	Award Amount: Varies
Deadlines: 04/19/10	Status: Active
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Award Description:
On October 28, 2009, Congress passed the Homeland Security appropriation bill. The FY 2010 amount appropriated for the Urban Area Security Initiative is $832,520,000, of which $19,000,000 will fund Non-profits. The ten highest risk urban areas, designated Tier I Urban Areas, will be eligible for $524,487,600. The remaining 54 urban areas, designated Tier II Urban Areas, will be eligible for $308,032,400. Funds will be allocated based on DHS' risk methodology and effectiveness. Allocation amounts are provided in this program's guidance. Any UASI funds retained by the State must be used in direct support of the Urban Area. In FY 2010, grantees may provide an optional cost share; however, an applicant's willingness to contribute an optional cost share will not impact allocation amounts.
Eligibility Description:
The SAA is the only entity eligible to apply to FEMA for UASI funds. Prospective recipients for the UASI program include the 64 highest risk Urban Areas. The Governor of each State and Territory is required to designate a State Administrative Agency (SAA) to apply for and administer these funds as part of the state's Homeland Security Grant Program application. Each SAA is responsible for obligating UASI funds to local units of government and other designated recipients within 45 days after receipt of funds. For a complete list of SAAs visit www.dhs.gov/xgovt/grants/. For FY10 there are 64 eligible UASI areas as opposed to 62 in FY09. In FY10 3 areas have been changed from Tier II to Tier I. They are; Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, and Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington Area. Bakersfield, CA was added to Tier II, which was not a UASI in FY10. Omaha, NE was also added to Tier II for FY10 which was not a UASI in FY09.
Summary:
The UASI program is one of five Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Homeland Security Grant Programs (HSGPs). The HSGP is an important part of the Administration's larger, coordinated effort to strengthen homeland security preparedness. The UASI program provides financial assistance to address the unique multi-discipline planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat, high-density Urban Areas, and to assist them in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism. At least 25 percent of funds allocated from UASI must build law enforcement terrorism prevention-oriented planning, organization, training, exercise, and equipment activities, including those activities which support the development and operation of fusion centers. The UASI program is intended to enhance regional preparedness efforts. Urban Areas must use these funds to employ regional approaches to overall preparedness and are encouraged to adopt regional response structures whenever appropriate. UASI program implementation and governance must include regional partners and should have balanced representation among entities with operational responsibilities for prevention, protection, response, and recovery activities within the region. In some instances Urban Area boundaries cross State borders. States must ensure that the identified Urban Areas take an inclusive regional approach to the development and implementation of the UASI program and involve the contiguous jurisdictions, mutual aid partners, port authorities, rail and transit authorities, campus law enforcement, State agencies, Citizen Corps Council(s), and MMRS jurisdictions in their program activities. UASI funds may be used for a broad range of homeland security expenditures including: (1) Planning Activities, (2) Organizational Activities, (3) Equipment Activities, (4) Training Activities, (5) Exercise Activities, and (6) Personnel. In leading the effort to secure America from the many threats it faces, DHS has undertaken five main areas of responsibility to help it achieve its mission. The first four of these areas are applicable to HSGP: (1) Guarding against Terrorism; (2) Securing our Borders; (3) Enforcing our Immigration Laws; (4) Improving Readiness for, Response to and Recovery from Disasters. DHS is aligning the focus of the HSGP in order to support these responsibilities. DHS believes that the eight National Priorities as identified in the National Preparedness Guidelines are instrumental in guiding State, local, tribal, and territorial, stakeholders in meeting the Nation's most urgent needs. The eight National Priorities include the following: (1) Expand Regional Collaboration; (2) Implement the National Incident Management System and National Response Framework; (3) Implement the National Infrastructure Protection Plan; (4) Strengthen Information Sharing and Collaboration Capabilities; (5) Strengthen Interoperable and Operable Communications Capabilities; (6) Strengthen CBRNE Detection, Response, and Decontamination Capabilities; (7) Strengthen Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis Capabilities; (8) Community Preparedness: Strengthening Planning and Citizen Capabilities. In FY 2009 HSGP grantees were limited to writing investments that applied to four of the eight national priorities from the National Preparedness Guidelines. In FY 2010 grantees have the flexibility to write investments that apply towards all eight national priorities. Eligible candidates for the UASI program have been determined through an analysis of relative risk of terrorism faced by the 100 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States. The following 64 Urban Areas are eligible to apply for funding under the FY10 UASI program: Tier I UASIs: (CA) Los Angeles/Long Beach; Bay Area; (MA) Boston; (NJ) Jersey City/Newark; (NY) New York City, (PA) Philadelphia; (DC) National Capital Region, (TX) Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington Area; (IL) Chicago. Tier II UASIs: (AZ) Phoenix, Tucson; (CA) Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, Anaheim/Santa Ana, Oxnard Area, Bakersfield; (CO) Denver; (CT) Bridgeport, Hartford; (FL) Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa; (GA) Atlanta; (HI) Honolulu; (IN) Indianapolis; (KY) Louisville; (LA) Baton Rouge, New Orleans; (MD) Baltimore; (MI) Detroit; (MN) Twin Cities Area; (MO) Kansas City, St. Louis; (NC) Charlotte; (NE) Omaha (NV) Las Vegas; (NY) Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse; (OH) Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo; (OK) Oklahoma City, Tulsa; (OR) Portland; (PA) Pittsburgh; (PR) San Juan; (RI) Providence; (TN) Memphis, Nashville; (TX) Austin, El Paso, San Antonio; (UT) Salt Lake City; (VA) Richmond, Norfolk; (WA) Seattle; (WI) Milwaukee. Urban Areas must utilize their Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy as the basis for requesting funds to support Investments identified in their UASI IJ. There must be a clear correlation between the goals, objectives, and priorities identified in the Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy and proposed FY 2010 UASI program activities. In addition, the Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy must also be consistent with and supportive of the State Homeland Security Strategy. Refer to the HSGP guidance for additional information. A link to the guidance is provided in the contact information section of this summary.

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Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk
US Department of Homeland Security
Office of Grants and Training

Address:
245 Murray Lane
Building 410
Washington, DC 20528

Telephone: (800) 368-6498
Fax: (202) 786-9920
E-Mail: askcsid@dhs.gov
URL: http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/hsgp/index.shtm
Misc Info: Contact the State Administrative Agency in your state for local information. A complete list of SAAs can be found at www.dhs.gov/xgovt/grants/

Date Added: 01/24/07