Fiscal Year 2005 Transit Security Grant Program

The summary for the Fiscal Year 2005 Transit Security Grant Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Fiscal Year 2005 Transit Security Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	Information not provided
	CFDA Description:	Information not provided
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security
	Category of Funding Activity:	Disaster Prevention and Relief
	Category Explanation:	Homeland Security - Public Safety
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-GRANTS-040605-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 07, 2005
	Creation Date:	Apr 07, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 06, 2005 Contact information listed in this announcement is for web access/link problems only. **Any questions pertaining to eligibility requirements, deadlines, background information or other matters concerning the grant program, must be directed to the administering program office.** . The administering program office is the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP).
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 05, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	23
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$135,257,076
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: ****Any questions pertaining to eligibility requirements, deadlines, or other matters concerning the grant program, must be directed to the administering program office.**** . The administering program office is the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP). . The Governor of each state has designated a State Administering Agency (SAA) to apply for and administer Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) funds. Select/designated SAAs are the only entities eligible to apply for this grant.
Grant Description: Funding restricted to designated SAAs as described in this announcement and further set forth in the program guidnance document/announcement provided by ODP. OPD's program guidance document/announcement can be accessed via the link listed below. . Due to the different categories of transit systems eligible for funding, information on "award ceiling" and "award floor" funding amounts will be provided by ODP. . Funding is available in **designated** urban areas to address security and preparedness enhancements for **specified** transit systems. $107,900,000 is available for rail transit; $22,357,076 is available for intra-city bus; and $5,000,000 is available for ferries. Transit agencies receiving these funds must become fully engaged in the development of regional security solutions to address critical needs in the states and urban areas they serve. . ODP is one of the program offices which administers non-disaster grants for DHS. ODP was transferred to DHS when the agency was established. However, ODPs grant management system, web site, etc., are situated within its' legacy agency's IT system. The URL link and web site for this announcement (and other ODP announcements) is presently maintained for DHS by the Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice). Once you arrive at the web site (link listed below), scroll down - almost to the end of the web page to access ODP grant announcements.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Edwards, Bruce, Grant Management Officer, Phone 202-401-3363, Fax 202-772-9730, Email bruce.edwards@dhs.gov bruce.edwards@dhs.gov Edwards, Bruce