Title
Authorization to Apply for FY 2021 Homeland Security Grant Program Funds (Ordinance S-47705)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, and accept, if awarded, up to $5,200,000 from federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 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 request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and for the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security distributes Homeland Security Grant funds to enhance the ability of regional authorities to prepare, prevent and respond to terrorist attacks and other disasters. UASI and SHSGP grant funds are used by the Fire and Police departments to purchase equipment and vehicles, conduct training and exercises, perform assessments of critical infrastructure sites, and implement target hardening measures to protect critical infrastructure. Programs funded under the Homeland Security Grant Program include: Terrorism Liaison Officer program, Community Emergency Response Teams, Rapid Response Task Force and the Metropolitan Medical Response System.
The Fire and Police departments have received Homeland Security Grant awards since 2003. In 2020, the total grant award from both UASI and SHSGP totaled $5,200,000; $4,200,000 from UASI and $1,000,000 from SHSGP.
Contract Term
The grant period of performance begins Oct. 1, 2021 and ends Sept. 30, 2024.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required. Grant funds will be managed through the Fire and the Police departments.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was recommended for approval at the Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee meeting on March 10, 2021.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Jeff Barton, the Fire Department, and the Police Department.