• State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)
• Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)
• Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETTP)
• Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS)
• Citizen Corps Program (CCP)

In 2006, $1.22 billion was allocated for these grants.  The HSGP Program Guidance and Application Kit provides full details on qualifying for and applying for these grants, and is available on http://www.grants.gov/.

In 2006, grants were awarded based on applications that helped meet the National Interim Preparedness goals, the target capabilities list and the National Preparedness Goals, defined as “risk-based target levels of capability to prevent, protect against, respond  to and recover from major events, and to minimize their impact on lives, property, and the economy.”

Grants were awarded based on the following key criteria:

• Credible threat to your region
• Presence of critical infrastructure
• Population
• Vulnerability
• Cooperation of multiple jurisdictions in preparing domestic preparedness plans
• Should address the state and urban areas homeland security strategies.

Program Guidelines designate that 2006 awardees must have demonstrated that they met the 2005 NIMS requirements.  Applicants were also required to establish a senior advisory committee to coordinate with the following departments:

• the US Department of Health and Human Services
• Center for Disease control and Prevention
• Bioterrorism Cooperative Agreement
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program

Online applications may be submitted via http://www.grants.gov/, and in most cases, require submission and coordination with the applicants SAA (State Administrative Officer).  In general, most grant requests require project goals and detailed plans for tracking those goals, as well as budget detail worksheets, and implementation plans.  Most grants require some matching funding from the state, local and regional levels.  Challenges and impediments must be clearly and candidly defined, and action plans discussed on handling those barriers.

SDSMS meets grant and NIMS requirements that call for multi-jurisdictional emergency response coordination, and coordinated Incident Command Systems (ICS).   SDSMS is approved for all DHS grants, and listed in the emergency responder Approved Equipment List (AEL) under the reference number 4.1.3.2.