FY 2008 Grant Program Information

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released guidance on the federal grant application process on February 1, 2008. The guidance includes information on the Urban Area Security Grant Process (UASI). Visit the 2008 documents folder for a copy of the announcement and the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) UASI Application Kit.

General FEMA grant information may be found on the FEMA Web site. Additional documents for the HSGP are are also located on FEMA site.

FY 2007 UASI Process for Governments

Please visit the UASI 2007 page for documents and background on the 2007 process.

FY 2006 UASI

Please visit the UASI 2006 page for documents and thorough detail.

Interoperability Program Releases Draft Guidelines

June 2006- The NCR Interoperability Program has completed a new draft set of technical requirements for the Data Exchange Hub (DEH). The document provides an initial set of guidelines based on current government and industry open standards and practices, both nationally and within the NCR. PLEASE NOTE that this document is DRAFT pending review by the COG CIO Committee. View the document (PDF 518 KB).

Public Awareness Campaign

"Be Ready, Make a Plan" - Ongoing area government public awareness campaign to increase emergency preparedness in the National Capital Region.

NCR Strategic Plan

September 2006 - The region has released an updated Strategic Plan for Homeland Security. View the brochure and full document.

Procedure to Request Training and Exercises

The NCR Exercise and Training Oversight Panel (ETOP) serves as a point-of-contact for agencies and organizations in the NCR with exercise and training requirements. The ETOP
has released a procedure to apply for training and exercise UASI funding. Please read the instructions.

Enhanced Homeland Security Calendar

COG hosts an enhanced web-based NCR Homeland Security Events Calendar. Events are searchable by state and event type. Get your event on the calendar. Submit events to the master calendar for review and posting.

Report on the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina released

February 2006 - The Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina releases: A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (PDF)