Title
Accept FY 2017 Homeland Security Grant Program Funds (Ordinance S-44003)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with the Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS) to accept grant funds up to $5.4 million from the federal Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). Authorization is also requested for the City Treasurer to receive and the City Controller to disburse the funds pursuant to the Subgrantee Agreements. Further authorization is requested to accept and disburse additional funds should they become available.
Report
Summary
The responsibilities of Fire, Police, and the Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (OHS&EM) 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 for 2017 include: Urban Area Security Initiative $4,144,000 and the State Homeland Security Grant Program $522,269. Additional funds may be awarded during the grant performance period due to the efficiency of our jurisdictional partners in completing their projects under budget.
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 with the HSGP: Terrorism Liaison Officer program, Community Emergency Response Teams, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System. The grant program focus on regionalization has forged jurisdictional and multi-discipline collaboration through strong partnerships.
Contract Term
The grant period of performance begins Oct. 1, 2017 and ends June 30, 2020.
Financial Impact
No matching funds are required. Grant funds will be managed through the Police and Fire departments and the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr., the Police and Fire departments, and the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.