FY 2008 Trucking Security Program (TSP)

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	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2008 Trucking Security Program (TSP)
	CFDA Number:	97.059
	CFDA Description:	Truck Security Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security FEMA
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Homeland Security - Preparedness
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-08-GDA-059-1803
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Feb 01, 2008
	Creation Date:	Feb 01, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 17, 2008 Completed applications must be submitted to grants.gov no later than March 17, 2008, 11:59 PM EST.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Apr 16, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$15,544,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: There are no restrictions on who may apply for program funding as long as they can demonstrate that they are able to recruit and train highway professionals, maintain a 24/7 call center, and maintain the Highway Information Sharing and Analysis Center for an anti-terrorism and security awareness program
Grant Description: The Trucking Security Program (TSP) is one of the five grant programs that constitute the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 focus on infrastructure protection activities. The TSP is one tool among a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by the Administration to help strengthen the nations critical infrastructure against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. The TSP was originally developed in the trucking industry with an emphasis on safety. The program was opened up to all professionals and operating entities throughout the highway sector, including private companies, public entities, and governmental operations. The funds provided by the TSP seek to assist all professionals and operating entities throughout the entire highway sector in obtaining the skills and abilities required to support the National Preparedness Guidelines and associated National Priorities. Per Congressional direction in the FY 2008 DHS Appropriations Act, the FY 2008 TSP will be awarded as a competitive grant. The TSP Program Priorities for FY 2008 are: . Participant Identification and Recruitment: Develop methodologies to identify and recruit all types of highway professionals that will actively participate in and support an anti-terrorism and security awareness program. . Planning: Develop plans based on high-risk scenarios and conduct a risk assessment or hazard analysis. . Training: Update anti-terrorism and security awareness program training and corresponding web-content. . Communications: Maintain a full-service, 24/7 call center for the anti-terrorism and security awareness program staffed with well-trained responders who will provide nationwide first responder and law enforcement contact numbers and electronic linkage to registered participants. . Information Analysis and Distribution: Maintain the Highway ISAC, located at TSAs Transportation Security Operations Center in Herndon, Virginia. Projects or initiatives that are eligible for funding under this announcement may or may not involve Geospatial (GIS) issues.
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Similar Government Grants: • Opportunity DHS-09-GPD-059-1960; • FY 2007 Infrastructure Protection Program: Trucking Security; • FY 2006 Infrastructure Protection Program: Trucking Security; • FY 2005 TRUCKING SECURITY PROGRAM