The Department of Homeland Security – FEMA is accepting applications for its Intercity Bus Security Grant Program.
Donor Name: Department of Homeland Security – FEMA
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/18/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
The Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP) is one of four grant programs that constitute the DHS/FEMA’s focus on transportation infrastructure security activities. These grant programs are part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS to help strengthen the nation’s critical infrastructure against potential terrorist attacks. The IBSGP provides funds to intercity bus companies to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the travelling public from acts of terrorism.
DHS is focused on the criticality of information sharing and collaboration to building a national culture of preparedness and protecting against terrorism and other threats to their national security. DHS and its homeland security mission were born from the “failures among federal agencies and between the federal agencies and state and local authorities to share critical information related to the threat of terrorism” prior to the September 11, 2001, attacks.1 The threat profile has changed in the past two decades; they now face continuous cyber threats by sophisticated actors, threats to soft targets and crowded places, threats to our democratic election process and threats from new and emerging technologies.
Objectives
Provide funds to eligible private operators of intercity, over-the-road bus transportation systems to protect critical transportation infrastructure and the travelling public from acts of terrorism, and to increase the resilience of the transportation infrastructure itself.
Priorities
Given the evolving threat landscape, it is incumbent upon DHS/FEMA to continuously evaluate the national risk profile and set priorities that help ensure appropriate allocation of scarce security dollars. In assessing the national risk profile for FY 2023, two priority areas pose the most concern:
- Enhancing cybersecurity; and
- Enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places.
Likewise, there are several enduring security needs that crosscut the homeland security enterprise. The following are second-tier priorities that help recipients implement a comprehensive approach to securing critical transportation infrastructure:
- Effective planning;
- Training and awareness campaigns;
- Equipment and capital projects; and
- Exercises
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Period of Performance
24 months
Eligible Applicants
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: Private over-the-road bus companies
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
