UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN TARGETED COUNTIES

Fiscal Year 2018 Critical Infrastructure Grant Program seeks applications for up to $50,000 from federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) for critical infrastructure protection. The FY 2018 Critical Infrastructure Grant Program (CIGP) advances a common understanding of risk management. Applicants select a government owned mass gathering site and complete a risk assessment. First responders assess their capability to prevent and protect against attacks on the site. Grant funding is then applied to mitigate vulnerabilities identified in the risk assessment or enhance first responder’s capabilities.

The priority focus for the FY 2018 CIGP is government owned mass gathering sites. Examples of mass gathering sites include, government property, where events including, but not limited to, major community festivals, races, concerts or games are held. These events must be reoccurring (but not necessarily the same event) and located or held on government owned or leased property that have definable geographic boundaries; the event or location must pose special security concerns, such a population surges and other factors that require additional law enforcement or emergency resources.

Only units of local government within targeted counties are eligible to apply for the FY 2018 CIGP. Units of local governments include: counties, cities, towns, and/or villages. Applicants must be located in New York City or one of the following targeted counties: Albany, Broome, Dutchess, Erie, Herkimer, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Tioga, Wayne, Westchester, and Yates. The application must be coordinated with at least two (2) agencies with prevention and/or protection responsibilities at the selected site. These must be law enforcement, fire department, emergency management, or public works agencies.

Applications will be accepted until May 29, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. through the DHSES electronic grants management system (E-Grants).

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the DHSES website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants/targeted.cfm or contact the DHSES Grants Hotline at (866) 837-9133.

ALL NEW YORK STATE COUNTIES AS WELL AS UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Fiscal Year 2018 Cyber Security Grant Program (CSGP) seeks applications for up to $50,000 from federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES). The purpose of this grant opportunity is to aid New York State’s local jurisdictions in enhancing their ability to protect, identify, respond to and recover from cyber incidents through funding of eligible planning, equipment, training and exercise costs.

The five objectives of this grant are to: 1) To provide New York State local jurisdictions with the resources and equipment necessary to prevent disruption of the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their information systems; 2) To assess cyber security risks, identify vulnerabilities and determine capability gaps with the focus of allocating resources to address the most critical needs; 3) To ensure that local jurisdictions are equipped with the knowledge and resources necessary for providing cyber security awareness training to their staff in support of good cyber hygiene at the user level; 4) To develop actionable cyber security plans that focus on response and immediate remediation to a cyber incident, and; 5) To encourage the participation in established cyber security support networks and utilization of the vast amount of resources available to local governments.

All New York State counties as well as units of local government to include cities, towns, and/or villages that are registered members of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) are eligible to apply for the FY2018 CSGP.

Applications will be accepted until May 29, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. through the DHSES electronic grants management system (E-Grants).

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the DHSES website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants or DHSES’s Grant Hotline at (866) 837-9133.

LOCAL COUNTY AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Fiscal Year 2018 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program seeks applications for up to $50,000 from federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) for programs to develop and support explosive detection canine team capabilities.

The six primary objectives of this grant are: 1.) The advancement of explosive detection canine team capabilities; 2.) The certification of explosive detection canine teams and compliance with annual re-certification requirements; 3.) Participation in DHS’s Office for Bombing Prevention’s (DHS-OBP) Explosive Detection Canine Capability Analysis Program; 4.) Alignment to New York State’s thirteen FBI Accredited bomb squads; 5.) Use of the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS); and, 6.) Promotion of regional partnerships in the development of mutual explosive detection canine team capabilities. Grants will be awarded to support local, county and Tribal law enforcement agencies with an active road patrol component of their law enforcement operations and who currently and/or previously managed a DCJS or NYSP certified explosive detection canine team within the last five (5) years.

Applications will be accepted until May 29, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. through the DHSES electronic grants management system (E-Grants).

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the DHSES website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants/targeted.cfm or contact DHSES’s Grants Hotline at (866) 837-9133.

STATE-LEVEL AGENCIES, FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CERTAIN PRIVATE NON-PROFITS (PNPs)

The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) is pleased to announce the availability of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Project funds for Presidential Declaration: DR-4397: Severe Storms and Flooding.

What is the HMGP?

After a Presidential declaration, New York receives HMGP funds to administer grant programs that support mitigation planning and long-term hazard mitigation measures that enhance the State’s resiliency posture, avoid loss of life, and reduce damages to improved property.

• The State of New York, acting through DHSES, is the applicant for FEMA’s HMGP;

• Eligible subapplicants: State-level agencies, Federally-recognized Indian Tribal Governments, local governments (to include State-recognized Indian Tribes and authorized Indian Tribal organizations), and certain Private Non-Profits (PNPs) that perform a government-like function. Agencies and groups determined to be eligible applicants under FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) program, which helps rebuild facilities and infrastructure after a disaster, are also eligible subapplicants under the HMGP;

• Ineligible subapplicants for HMGP assistance include: private individuals, businesses and institutions; however, eligible subapplicants may apply on their behalf;

• FEMA’s planning requirement must be met by all subapplicants at the time of project approval, and applications must document that the project is identified in that plan;

• HMGP-funded projects must be cost-effective through verification that future benefits (losses avoided) are equal to or greater than the project’s cost;

• HMGP provides up to 75% reimbursement of eligible costs, not to exceed the award, with the remaining funds provided through non-Federal sources. In-kind services or materials may be used toward the 25% non-Federal match; while most Federal funds cannot be used for the non-Federal match, there are some exceptions¹;

• When preparing budgets, potential subapplicants and/or property owners should assume that they will provide at least the 25% non-federal share, and any overruns;

• Information about the HMGP and all program requirements are available in FEMA’s FY 2015 Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Unified Guidance and Addendum².

State Priorities

The HMGP allows NYS to establish priorities that target damaged areas and enhance its resiliency posture by promoting strategies and activities identified in the NYS Standard Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. Preference will be given as follows:

• Acquisition of properties for demolition or relocation of structures that are in the 1% annual Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) on the current effective or preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM);

• Elevation of primary structures that are in the 1% annual Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) on the current effective or preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM);

• Prioritize mitigation of Severe/Repetitive Loss and substantial-damage properties, NFIP-insured properties before uninsured properties, primary residences before secondary homes, residences before income-producing properties; properties in the 1% annual flood zone before others; projects that mitigate the largest number of NFIP-insured properties.

Preference will be given to eligible planning activities that evaluate risk in counties that:

• Do not have a current, FEMA approved Hazard Mitigation Plan;

• Do not have secured grant funding in place for development of a Hazard Mitigation Plan;

• Do not have anticipated funding in place for development of a Hazard Mitigation Plan;

• Have existing plans that expire prior to the plans of other sub-applicants.

Ineligible Activities

Applications will not be processed for the following activities in this grant cycle (not all-inclusive):

• Projects active under NY Rising or NYC Recovery Programs, or another FEMA grant;

• Substantially-damaged properties already repaired and not to current floodplain code;

• Elevation projects that would raise a home higher than required by local floodplain ordinance (generally the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) + 2’ height), unless there is a more restrictive local ordinance or if it can be shown the structure received flooding at a higher elevation;

• Elevation projects that would increase habitable space, or change the footprint of the home or of appurtenances like stairs and decks;

• Projects at sites under litigation, in foreclosure, or where physical work has begun.

How to Apply

To provide more time for application development, DHSES will not be requiring you to submit a Letter of Intent as in the past. We are going right to the application stage of the process. There are three (3) application package types: Acquisition, Elevation and Planning. Choose the appropriate application package that relates to your activity and provide all the requested information in detail. Application packages must be submitted no later than 12:00 p.m., June 6, 2019. To ensure your submittal is received by the deadline, we encourage that you use a service that provides tracking and delivery receipt. Please mail three (3) complete application packages (two (2) paper and one (1) on USB or Disc) to the below address:

NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Hazard Mitigation Section 1220 Washington Avenue Building 7a, 4th Floor Albany, New York 12242

Applications and required documents for each application can be found at www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/.

Webinars for application development will be scheduled in the near future. Please refer to our website for dates and times to register, or send an email to the address below indicating your interest in participating.

Questions

Please submit any questions to: [email protected]

To disseminate program information to the widest possible audience, DHSES places program information on its website and asks that County Emergency Managers, Mitigation Coordinators, and other recipients of this notice forward the information to interested eligible subapplicants. For more information, please visit www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/

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¹ Exceptions include Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) payouts from a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy, and many HUD funds. See www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/mitigation/documents/FY-2015-HMA-Unified-Guide.pdf (section C.1, pg. 28)

² See http://www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/mitigation/documents/FY-2015-HMA-Unified-Guide.pdf and http://www.dhses.ny.gov/recovery/mitigation/documents/FY-2015-Addendum-HMA-Unified-Guide.pdf

LOCAL COUNTY AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Fiscal Year 2018 Tactical Team Grant Program seeks applications for up to $100,000 from federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES). The primary focus of this year’s grant opportunity is to improve a tactical team’s response capabilities through the attainment and sustainment of the SWAT Team Standards that were developed and approved by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) through the Municipal Police Training Council (MPTC).

Grants will be awarded to local, county, and tribal law enforcement agencies with an active tactical team as part of their law enforcement operations that responds to calls for service outside of a correctional setting AND have been certified by DCJS or have a pending application for certification with DCJS. The four primary objectives of this grant are to: 1) Advance tactical team capabilities through the attainment and sustainment of the minimum standards within this community; 2) Encourage and support training among law enforcement specialty teams to include bomb squads and explosive detection canine teams; 3) Promote regional partnerships in the development and build-out of mutual tactical team capabilities, and 4) Participate in DHS’s Office for Bombing Prevention’s (DHS-OBP) SWAT Capability Analysis Program.

Applications will be accepted until May 29, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. through the DHSES electronic grants management system (E-Grants).

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the DHSES website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants/targeted.cfm or contact DHSES’s Grant Hotline at (866) 837-9133.

LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS

Fiscal Year 2018 Technical Rescue & USAR Team Grant Program seeks applications for up to $225,000 from federal State Homeland Security Program funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES). The focus of this grant opportunity is to develop and support Technical Rescue & USAR team capabilities.

Grants will be awarded to counties on behalf of local emergency response teams that provide Technical Rescue & USAR services countywide or regionally. The three primary objectives of this grant are to: 1) Advance Technical Rescue & USAR capabilities statewide; 2) Develop Regional Response Partnerships to enhance multi-county response capabilities; 3) Encourage the development and maintenance of county-level Technical Rescue/USAR plans; and 4) Assess and standardize Technical Rescue and USAR Resources through participation in the DHSES Office of Fire Prevention and Control’s Technical Rescue/USAR Accreditation program.

Applications will be accepted until May 29, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. through the DHSES electronic grants management system (E-Grants).

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the DHSES website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants/targeted.cfm or contact DHSES’s Grants Hotline at (866) 837-9133.