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<br />Attachment A
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<br />FY05 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM
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<br />I. ELIGIBLE ApPLICANTS AND FUNDING AVAilABILITY
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<br />A. Eligible Applicants
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<br />The Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) integrates the
<br />State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI),
<br />the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP), the Citizen Corps
<br />Program (CCP), the Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG), and the
<br />Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Program Grants into a single
<br />application kit. Funding from this combined program will significantly enhance the ability
<br />of states, territories, urban areas, and local agencies to prevent, deter, respond to, and
<br />recover from threats and incidents of terrorism. The Governor of each State 1 has
<br />designated a State Administrative Agency (SAA) to apply for and administer the funds
<br />under HSGP. The SAA is the only agency eligible to apply for HSGP funds and is
<br />responsible for obligating HSGP funds to local units of governmenf and other
<br />designated recipients.
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<br />B. Funding Availability
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<br />In accordance with the FY05 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act,
<br />FY05 allocations in Table 1 below for SHSP, LETPP, and CCP were determined by a
<br />formula using a base amount of 0.75% of the total allocation for each state (including
<br />the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico), and 0.25% of the total
<br />allocation for each U.S. Territory with the balance of funds being distributed on a
<br />population-share basis3.
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<br />FY05 UASI funding allocations were determined by a formula based on credible threat,
<br />presence of critical infrastructure, vulnerability, population, population density, law
<br />enforcement investigative and enforcement activity, and the existence of formal mutual
<br />aid agreements. Table 2 lists FY05 UASI funding, including homeland security
<br />assistance for nonprofit organizations that will be provided through the states to the
<br />urban areas.
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<br />Per Congressional direction, FY05 EMPG funds were allocated consistent with FY04
<br />EMPG. Pursuant to the Compact of Free Association, $50,000 each may be available
<br />for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The
<br />FY05 MMRS allocation is $227,592 for each of the 124 MMRS jurisdictions as listed in
<br />Table 3.
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<br />1 As defined in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the term "State" means "any State of the United States. the District of Columbia. the
<br />Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonweallh of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any
<br />possession of the United States"
<br />2 As defined in the Conference Report accompanying the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2005, the term "local unit of
<br />government" means "any county, city, village, town, district, borough, port authority, transit authority, intercity rail provider, commuter rail
<br />system, freight rail provider, water district, regional planning commission, council ofgovemment, Indian tribe with jurisdiction over Indian
<br />country, authorized tribal organization, Alaska Native village, independent authority, special district, or other political subdivision of any state."
<br />3 Population figures were determined using 2000 U.S. Bureau of the Census data.
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<br />DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY I OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS
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