Download or read book Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities written by Shawn Reese and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Historical Development of Fed. Homeland Security Assistance; (3) Summary of Grant Programs: (a) Terrorism Preparedness: State Homeland Security; Urban Area Security; Transit Security; Port Security; Freight Rail Security; Amtrak; Intercity Bus Security; Trucking Security; Buffer Zone Protection; Commercial Equipment; (b) All-Hazards Prepared. Grant Programs: Metro. Med. Response; Firefighters Assistance; Regional Catastrophic Prepared.; Citizen Corps; Emerg. Mgmt.; Public Safety Interoperable Commun.; Emerg. Oper. Center; (c) Other DHS Assistance; (d) Legal Citations; (4) Issues for the 111th Congress: Purpose and No. of Assistance Programs; Eval. of Funding; Eligible Grant Recipients; Funding Amounts. Illus.
Download or read book Homeland Security written by William O. Jenkins, Jr. and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the National Capital Region (NCR), comprising jurisdictions including the District of Columbia and surrounding jursidictions in Maryland and Virginia, has been recognized as a significant potential target for terrorists. This report examines (1) what federal funds have been allocated to NCR jurisdictions for emergency preparedness; (2) what challenges exist within NCR to organizing and implementing efficient and effective regional preparedness programs; (3) what gaps, if any, remain in the emergency preparedness of NCR; and (4) what has been the role of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in NCR as of May 2004. Tables and figure. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Homeland security written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book FEMA Preparedness Grants Manual Version 2 February 2021 written by Fema and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FEMA has the statutory authority to deliver numerous disaster and non-disaster financial assistance programs in support of its mission, and that of the Department of Homeland Security, largely through grants and cooperative agreements. These programs account for a significant amount of the federal funds for which FEMA is accountable. FEMA officials are responsible and accountable for the proper administration of these funds pursuant to federal laws and regulations, Office of Management and Budget circulars, and federal appropriations law principles.
Download or read book To establish an intergovernmental grant program to identify and develop homeland security information equipment capabilities technologies and services to further the homeland security needs of the United States and to address the homeland security needs of federal state and local governments written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security written by Paul L. Psner and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges posed in strengthening homeland security exceed the capacity and authority of any one level of government. Protecting the nation calls for a truly integrated approach bringing together the resources of all levels of government. The Council on Foreign Relations study--Emergency Responders: Drastically Underfunded, Dangerously Unprepared--states that in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, the United States must prepare based on the assumption that terrorists will strike again. Although it acknowledges the nation's preparedness has improved, the Council's report highlights gaps in preparedness including shortfalls in personnel, equipment, communications, and other critical capabilities. Given the many needs and high stakes, it is critical that the design of federal grants be geared to fund the highest priority projects with the greatest potential impact for improving homeland security. This testimony discusses possible ways in which the grant system for first responders might be reformed. The federal grant system for first responders is highly fragmented, which can complicate coordination and integration of services and planning at state and local levels. In light of the events of September 11, 2001 and the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, the 108th Congress faces the challenge of redesigning the homeland security grant system. In so doing, Congress must balance the needs of our state and local partners in their call for both additional resources and more flexibility with the nation's goals of attaining the highest levels of preparedness. Given scarce federal resources, appropriate accountability and targeting features need to be designed into grants to ensure that the funds provided have the best chance of enhancing preparedness. Addressing the underlying fragmentation of grant programs remains a challenge for our federal system in the homeland security area. Several alternatives might be employed to overcome problems fostered by fragmentation in the federal aid structure, including consolidating grant programs through block grants, establishing performance partnerships, and streamlining planning and administrative requirements. Grant programs might be consolidated using a block grant approach, in which state and local officials bear the primary responsibility for monitoring and overseeing the planning, management, and implementation of activities financed with federal grant funds. While block grants devolve authority for decisions, they can be designed to facilitate accountability for national goals and objectives. Congress could also choose to take a more hybrid approach that would consolidate a number of narrowly focused categorical programs while retaining strong standards and accountability for discrete federal performance goals. One example of this model involves establishing performance partnerships, exemplified by the initiative of the Environmental Protection Agency in which states may voluntarily enter into performance agreements with the agency's regional offices covering the major federal environmental grant programs. Another option would be to simplify and streamline planning and administrative requirements for the grant programs. Whatever approach is chosen, it is important that grants be designed to target funds to states and localities with the greatest need, discourage the replacement of state and local funds with federal funds, and strike the appropriate balance between accountability and flexibility.
Download or read book Funding for First Responders written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Homeland Security and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Evolving West written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security Grants written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security Grants Observations on Process DHS Used to Allocate Funds to Selected Urban Areas written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Funding for Homeland Security written by Matthew Schmit and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tragic events of September 11, 2001, have brought increased Congressional and public interest in federal spending for homeland security. Funding for those activities is split among 200 different appropriation accounts within the federal budget and involves many different functional areas of the government. Furthermore, most of the funding resides within accounts that primarily finance programs that are not classified as homeland security activities. That accounting arrangement makes it difficult for budget analysts to distinguish and track homeland security spending. Most of the current data on funding for homeland security are provided in annual reports to the Congress by the Administration's Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Largely on the basis of those reports, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that federal resources dedicated to homeland security activities will total about $41 billion in 2004 -- roughly double the amount allotted to those activities before September 11. For 2005, the Administration has proposed increasing homeland security funding to $47 billion, or about 14 percent above the current level. This Issue Brief presents the Executive Branch's definition of homeland security, homeland security and the federal budget, the Department of Homeland Security, homeland security activities in other federal agencies, trends in homeland security funding, and the President's budget request for 2005. Tables provide the following: (1) dollar amounts for total federal resources budgeted (or requested) for homeland security for the years 2001-2005, and (2) funding for homeland security by federal agency for the years 2001-2005. A figure shows the amount of funding for the Department of Homeland Security and for government-wide homeland security for 2004.
Download or read book Homeland Security Federal Efforts are Helping to Address Some Challenges Faced by State and Local Fusion Centers written by Eileen R. Larence and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following 9/11, state and local gov¿ts. formed fusion centers, collaborative efforts to detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to criminal or terrorist activity. Recognizing that the centers are a critical mechanism for sharing info., the fed. gov¿t. -- incl. the Dept. of Homeland Security, Dept. of Justice, and the Program Manager for the Info. Sharing Environ. -- is taking steps to partner with fusion centers. This testimony focuses on: (1) the characteristics of fusion centers as of 9/07; and (2) fed. efforts to help alleviate challenges centers identified. This report is based on an 10/07 report on 58 fusion centers and related fed. efforts to support them as well as updated info. obtained by reviewing plans describing selected fed. efforts. Includes recommend. Illus.
Download or read book The Need for Grant Reform and the Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2005 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Funding for Homeland Security an Update written by Mike Waters and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Homeland Security written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeland Security: Reforming Federal Grants to Better Meet Outstanding Needs
Download or read book Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act of 2003 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grant Reform written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
