UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN TARGETED COUNTIES

Description:

The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to solicit applications for up to $40,000 in State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funding made available by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) for critical infrastructure protection. There is a total of $200,000 in funding available under this RFA and funding will be awarded competitively based upon the submission of completed applications.

The FY 2012 Critical Infrastructure Grant Program (CIGP) promotes a common understanding of risk management. Applicants select a critical infrastructure site and complete a risk assessment for that site. 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 FY2012 CIGP is government owned critical infrastructure sites. Examples of government owned sites include, but are not limited to, government office buildings (city/town halls, courthouses), emergency services (emergency operations centers, 911 centers, police or fire stations), and water systems (water treatment facilities, water distribution, wastewater treatments).

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS:

Only units of local government within targeted counties are eligible to apply for the FY 2012 Critical Infrastructure Grant Program. Units of local governments include: counties, cities, towns, and/or villages. Privately owned and not-for-profit sites are not eligible to participate.

Targeted counties are: Albany; Dutchess; Erie; Livingston; Madison; Monroe; Nassau; New York City; Niagara; Onondaga; Ontario; Orange; Orleans; Oswego; Putnam; Queens; Rensselaer; Rockland; Saratoga; Schenectady; Schoharie; Suffolk; Wayne; and Westchester.

The application must be coordinated with at least two (2) first responder agencies with prevention and/or protection responsibilities at the selected site. These must be law enforcement, fire department, or emergency management agencies.

Applications will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on March 21, 2013 via e-mail to [email protected]. For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) website at https://www.dhses.ny.gov/oct or DHSES's Grant Hotline at (866) 837-9133.

Contact: Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, 1220 Washington Ave., State Office Campus, Bldg. 7A, Albany, NY 12242, e-mail: [email protected], 1-866-837-9133

LOCAL, COUNTY AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Fiscal Year 2012 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program seeks applications for up to $50,000 in 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 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.

Applications will be accepted until March 7, 2013 through the State’s Electronic Grants Management System (E-Grants).

For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants or call DHSES’s Grant Hotline at (866) 837-9133.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES

The purpose of this request for grant applications is to invite eligible public safety organizations to apply for grant funds under the State Technical Rescue & Urban Search and Rescue Grant Program. Grants will be awarded for local emergency response teams that provide technical rescue and urban search and rescue (USAR) related services.

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS: Applications will be accepted from local governmental entities.

Applications will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on March 6, 2013 through the State’s Electronic Grants Management System (E-Grants). For the Request for Applications (RFA) please visit the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) website at http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants/rfa-tr-usar.cfm or DHSES’s Grant Hotline at (866) 837-9133.