DHS Announces FY 2017 Preparedness Grants
Issue Brief 17-16
On June 2, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released fiscal year (FY) 2017 funding notices for the following preparedness grant programs:
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Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), including:
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State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP)
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Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)
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Operation Stonegarden
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Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP)
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Nonprofit Security Grant Program
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Intercity Passenger Rail Program (Amtrak)
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Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP)
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Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)
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Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)
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Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG)
Funding for the programs listed above totals approximately $1.6 billion, and is a slight increase from FY 2016. Fifty-state allocations were released for two programs (SHSGP and EMPG), and local allocations were released for UASI.