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FY 2009 UASI Process for Governments

Please visit the UASI 2009 page for documents and background on the 2009 process.

FY 2008 UASI Grant Award to NCR

July 2008 - The National Capital Region will receive $59.8 million in federal homeland security funds from the Urban Area Security Initiative Program (UASI) for fiscal year 2008.

The money was awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This year the region requested $95.5 million in UASI funds based on the needs identified by its strategic plan and risk assessments. Read more in the press release.

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).

FY 2009 UASI Nonprofit Funding Availability

The District of Columbia’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency announces the availability of federal grant funds through the 2009 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). The deadline for applications is January 13, 2009. Please view the announcement, request for applications, and other related information in the documents folder. Direct questions to Siobhan Edwards at 202.727.8181.

FY 2008 UASI

August 2008 - The National Capital Region has selected Homeland Security Projects for funding with the FY08 UASI grant. There are two focused goals for this year’s funding. The first is to increase the ability of health and medical systems to treat large numbers of critically injured people following an attack, such as a dirty bomb. The second is to invest in technology to help police prevent homemade or radioactive bomb attacks. View the press release for more information.

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.

Procedure to Request the NCR Radio Cache

The NCR Radio Cache is funded through a Department of Homeland Security UASI grant, and consists of 1,250 portable radios and ancillary support equipment. It is available to support public safety communications within the NCR for emergency and/or scheduled events. Within two hours of receiving an emergency deployment request, the radio cache will be en-route to the requesting agency with a support staff that includes a NIMS qualified Communications Unit Leaders (COML) and communications technicians (COMT). Please click here for the request forms.

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)

Public Awareness Campaign

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