Deadline: 13-Jun-22
The Department of Homeland Security – FEMA is seeking applications for the 2022 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) to support increased port-wide risk management and protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies.
Provide funding to port authorities, facility operators, and state, local, and territory agencies for activities associated with implementing Area Maritime Security Plans (AMSP), facility security plans, and other port-wide risk management efforts.
Priorities
The following are second-tier priorities that help recipients implement a comprehensive approach to securing critical maritime transportation infrastructure:
- Effective planning;
- Training and awareness campaigns;
- Equipment and capital projects; and
- Exercises.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $100,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $100,000,000
- Period of Performance: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
- All entities subject to an AMSP, as defined by 46 U.S.C. § 70103(b), may apply for PSGP funding.
- Eligible applicants include but are not limited to port authorities, facility operators, and state and local government agencies.
- A facility operator owns, leases, or operates any structure or facility of any kind located in, on, under, or adjacent to any waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
- A Port Area is a location on a coast, shore, or inland waterway containing one or more harbors where vessels can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land.
- For the purpose of PSGP, the presence of MTSA-regulated facilities is the primary consideration of harbors that define a Port Area.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=340309