Title
Authorization to Apply for FY 2020 Homeland Security Grant Program Funds (Ordinance S-46410)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for FY 2020 Department of Homeland Security grant funds that include the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) through the Arizona Department of Homeland Security. Further authorizing the City Treasurer to accept funds.
Report
Summary
The responsibilities of the Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (OHSEM), Fire, and Police departments are to enhance regional capabilities to detect and prevent terrorist attacks, reduce the vulnerability to all critical hazards, minimize damages and expedite recovery that affect the safety, well-being, and economic security of Phoenix residents and the surrounding area.
Grant awards received for 2019 include: UASI $4,000,000 and the SHSGP $1,000,000.
Grant funds are used to purchase equipment and vehicles, conduct training and exercises, perform assessments of critical infrastructure sites, and implement target-hardening measures to protect critical infrastructure. The following programs are also funded under the Homeland Security Grant Program: Terrorism Liaison Officer program, Community Emergency Response Teams, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System. The grant program focus on regionalization has forced jurisdictional and multi-discipline collaboration through strong partnerships.
Contract Term
The grant period of performance begins Oct. 1, 2020 and ends June 30, 2023.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required. Grant funds will be managed through the OHSEM, Fire, and Police departments.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was recommended for approval at the Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee meeting on Feb. 12, 2020, by a vote of 4-0.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr., the Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Fire, and Police departments.