IMPORTANT
Please review and follow the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant guidance document. FEMA/DHS expects all grant recipients and subrecipients to utilize the Homeland Security Grant (HSG) funding to address the high priority-low capacity core capabilities. SHSP provides financial support to build and deliver core capabilities that improve the ability of jurisdictions to prepare for and prevent terrorism and other catastrophic events.
The Grant Program Guidance document provides information on the top priorities for the coming years HSG project applications. The State of Montana solicits projects that will measurably improve these high priority-low capacity capabilities and increase our resiliency all across the State.
Overview
The purpose of this fiscal year's HSGP is to support state and local efforts to prevent terrorism and other terrorist related catastrophic events and to prepare the nation for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of the United States. This year's HSGP provides funding to implement investments that build, sustain, and deliver the 32 core capabilities essential to achieving the national preparedness goal of a secure and resilient nation. The building, sustainment, and delivery of these core capabilities are not exclusive to any single level of government, organization, or community, but rather, require the combined effort of the whole community, inclusive of children, individuals with disabilities and other with access and functional needs, diverse communities, and people with limited English proficiency. This year's HSGP supports the core capabilities across the five mission areas of Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery based on allowable costs.
• Prevent a threatened or an actual act of terrorism;
• Protect citizens, residents, visitors, and assets against the greatest threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the United States;
• Mitigate the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of future catastrophic events caused by terrorism;
• Respond quickly to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs in the aftermath of a catastrophic incident caused by terrorism;
• Recover through a focus on the timely restoration, strengthening, accessibility and revitalization of infrastructure, housing, and a sustainable economy, as well as the health, social, cultural, historic, and environmental fabric of communities affected by a catastrophic incident caused by terrorism; and do so in a manner that engages the whole community while ensuring the protection of civil rights.