U'S' Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs

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FY07 Transit Security Grant ProgramTier II
Conference February 8, 9, 12, 2007

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Program Guidance and Application Kit

• Part I - Available Funding Eligible Applicants
• Available Funding
• ? Rail Bus Transit Grants Combined (either/or,
  both)
• ? Tier 1, Tier 2, Amtrak, Ferry
• Eligible Applicants
• ? Tier 1 8 urban areas
• ? Tier 2 29 urban areas, including 6 new areas
  in FY2007
• Role of State Administrative Agency (SAA) ONLY
  ELIGIBLE ENTITY
• ? Is the only entity eligible to apply for TSGP
  funding
• ? Is responsible for administering TSGP funds to
  the transit agency

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Program Guidance and Application Kit

• Part II Application Evaluation Process
• TSGP Program Management Roles
  Responsibilities
• ? TSA Manages the Transit Security Grant
  Program, selection criteria and application
  review/selection process
• ? GT Grant management tools, financial
  controls, audits, and program management.
• Application Deadline Review Process? SAA
  submits application NLT 1159 p.m., Tuesday,
  March 6, 2007
• ? DHS evaluates and acts on applications within
  60 days following
• Grant Application Support From DHS (provided
  throughout the entire 36 month award cycle)

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Program Guidance and Application Kit

• Part III Program Requirements
• General Requirements
• ? SAA must obligate at least 97 of the funds
  awarded to designated transit agencies within 60
  days of receipt of funds (following project
  approvalissuance of
  GAN releasing all conditions, if any).
• ? SAA is responsible to ensure that training
  and/or exercise projects are at least 50,000
  all other projects are at least 250,000.
• ? SAA must file the application via
  http//www.grants.gov portal.
• Registration process is outlined on Pages
  14-19
• Central Contractor Registry (CCR) (confirm
  via http//www.ccr.gov)
• Dun Bradstreet Data Numbering System
  (DUNS) number

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Program Guidance and Application Kit

• Grants.gov online application includes
• Standard Form 424, Application for Federal
  Assistance
• Standard Form 424A, Budget Information
• Standard Form424B, Assurances
• Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying
  Activities
• Certifications regarding Debarment, Suspension,
  and Other Responsibility Matters
• Grants.gov online application does not include
• - Investment Justification(s) (See Appendix 4,
  Page 34)
• Detailed Budget Worksheet (See Appendix 5, Page
  46)
• NEPA Questionnaire (See IB 232 submit only if
  project is funded)

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• Overview
• Up to ten (10) investments within the Investment
  Justification for individual systems and up to
  five (5) investments for regional projects
  involving two or more eligible systems within the
  region.
• An Investment Justification template has been
  created in Microsoft Excel use of the template
  is not required, but is recommended
• Must demonstrate the ability of the transit
  agency or agencies to provide tangible, physical
  security enhancements consistent with the purpose
  of guidance provided by DHS.
• Must be submitted by the SAA via grants.gov
  portal by March 6, 2007.
• Submission by the SAA constitutes certification
  that the Investment Justification has been
  approved by the SAA. Individual transit system
  Investment Justifications do not need to be
  coordinated with or approved by other transit
  systems in the region, if there is more than one.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGPInvestment Justification

• Background
• I.A. Transit system identification
• List point(s) of contact (POCs)
• Identify authorized individual who can sign a
  grant award
• ½ page max.
• I.B. System narrative
• Provide demographics (ridership data, passenger
  miles, number of vehicles, types of service,
  cities and counties served, etc.)
• Sources of other funding being leveraged for
  security enhancements
• Include a system map
• 2 pages max.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGPInvestment Justification

• - I.C. Current and required capabilities
• Discuss current efforts protecting underwater
  tunnel infrastructure from attacks involving
  IEDs.
• Discuss current prevention, detection and
  response capabilities relative to IED and CBRN
  devices generally.
• Discuss current visible and unpredictable
  deterrent efforts.
• Discuss current additional high consequence risk
  mitigation efforts, employee training, emergency
  drills, and citizen awareness activities.
• -- Pay specific attention to any enhancements in
  above efforts achieved as a result of FY2005/2006
  Transit Security Grant Program funding.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• - I.C. Current and required capabilities
  (cond)
• Discuss required efforts protecting underwater
  tunnel infrastructure from attacks involving
  IEDs.
• Discuss required prevention, detection and
  response capabilities relative to IED and CBRN
  devices generally (including sensors, canine
  units, etc.).
• Discuss required visible and unpredictable
  deterrent effort.
• Discuss required additional high consequence risk
  mitigation needs, anti-terrorism training
  programs for employees emergency drills, and
  citizen awareness activities.
• 2 pages max.
• Note This Background section needs to be
  completed only once per application, regardless
  of the number of investments proposed. The
  information in this section provides
  background/context for the investment(s)
  requested, but does not represent the evaluation
  criteria used by DHS for rating individual
  investment proposals.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• - I.D. Investment Abstract
• ? Briefly summarize this investment.
• ? 1 page max.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• Strategic and Program Priorities
• II.A. Security Fundamentals narrative
• Describe how the investment addresses one or more
  of the following
• Protection of high risk/high consequence
  underwater/underground assets and systems
• Protection of other high risk/high consequence
  assets and systems that have been identified
  through system-wide risk assessments
• Use of visible, unpredictable deterrence
• Targeted counter-terrorism training for key
  front-line staff
• Emergency preparedness drills and exercises and
• Public awareness and preparedness campaigns.
• ½ page max.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• II.B. Describe Relevance to National
  Preparedness Goal
• Explain how the investment will support one or
  more of the following National Preparedness
  Priorities
• Expanding regional collaboration
• Implementing the National Incident Management
  System and the National Response Plan
• Implementing the National Infrastructure
  Protection Plan
• Strengthening information sharing and
  collaboration capabilities
• Enhancing interoperable communications
  capabilities and
• Strengthening CBRNE detection and response
  capabilities.
• Explain how the investment supports one or more
  of the 37 capabilities within the Target
  Capabilities List.
• ½ page max.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• II.C. Describe Relevance to Regional Transit
  Security Strategy (RTSS) and Applicable State
  and/or Local Homeland Security Strategy
• Explain how the investment supports the
  applicable regional and state homeland security
  planning
• ½ page max.
• Note Within this field, the SAA should provide
  a brief confirmation statement as to the
  relevance of the proposed investment to the
  applicable state or regional planning effort.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• Impact
• III.A. Discuss the anticipated impacts of this
  investment and how the requested funding will
  help attain/achieve expected impacts
• Outline the expected high-level impacts this
  investment is expected to achieve/ attain if
  implemented, and potential negative impacts if
  the investment is not implemented.
• Explain at a high level how TSGP funding will
  help achieve this impacts (do not provide details
  in this sectionspecifics are provided in Section
  IV).
• Ensure the response links the identified impacts
  to specific geographic and demographic areas
  outlined in Section II.A.
• Ensure the response identifies other transit
  systems, jurisdictions and disciplines that may
  benefit from an outcome or solution presented by
  this investment.
• ½ page max.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• III.B. Discuss how implementation of the
  investment will decrease or mitigate risk
• Discuss how this investment will reduce risk
  (e.g., reduce vulnerabilities or mitigate the
  consequences of an event) by addressing the needs
  and priorities identified in earlier analysis and
  review and
• Identify the nature of the risk and how the risk
  and need are related to show how addressing the
  need through this investment will also mitigate
  risk (e.g., reduce vulnerabilities or mitigate
  the consequences of an event).
• ½ page max.
• III.C. Describe potential homeland security
  risks of not funding this investment
• Discuss potential outcomes if this risk is not
  addressed.
• Explain what vulnerabilities will not be reduced
  or consequences that will not be mitigated.
• ½ page max.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• Investment Funding Plan
• IV.A. Complete the chart displayed in the
  Investment Justification form to identify
  requested funding applicable to this investment
  only
• List by allowable cost category (i.e., Planning,
  Equipment, Training, Exercises, and Management
  Administration), and total requested.
• Ensure the funding request is reasonable and
  justified by direct linkage to activities
  outlines in this particular investment.
• Indicated whether additional funding (other than
  FY2007 TSGP) is being leveraged for this
  investment.
• 1 page max.
• Note An itemized Budget Detail Worksheet must
  be completed alsosee Appendix 5 of the FY 2007
  TSGP Guidance and Application Kit for a sample
  format.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• IV.B. List up to five (5) potential challenges
  to effective implementation of this investment
  (e.g., stakeholder buy-in, sustainability,
  aggressive timelines)
• For each challenge, provide a brief description
  of how the challenge will be addressed and
  mitigated, and indicate probability of occurrence
  (high, medium, or low)
• Identify areas of possible concern or potential
  pitfalls in terms of investment implementation
• Explain why those areas present the greatest
  challenge to successful investment
  implementation.
• ½ page max.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• IV.C. Describe the management team, including
  roles responsibilities, that will be
  accountable for oversight and investment
  implementation, and the overall management
  approach that will be applied
• Provide the high-level skill sets (e.g., budget
  execution, grant administration, geospatial
  expert, outreach/communication liaison) that
  members of the management team must possess for
  the successful implementation and oversight of
  the investment
• Discuss how those skill sets fulfill the
  oversight and execution responsibilities for the
  investment, and how the management roles and
  responsibilities will be distributed/assigned
  among the management team and
• Explain how the management team members will
  organize and work together in order to
  successfully manage the investment.
• ½ page max.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• IV.D. Describe the funding resources beyond
  FY2007 TSGP that have been identified and will be
  leveraged to support the implementation and
  sustainability of this investment
• Discuss other funding sources (non-TSGP grant
  programs, public or private agreements, future
  fiscal year grants) that you plan to utilize for
  implementing and continued sustainability of this
  investment and
• If no other funding resources have been
  identified, or if none are necessary, provide
  rationale as to why requested FY2007 TSGP funding
  is sufficient for implementation and sustainment
  of this investment.
• Investments will also be evaluated on the
  willingness of the transit agency to provide a
  cash match or operational equivalent, regardless
  of amount and source.
• ½ page max.
• Note Investments will be considered regardless
  of whether there is a match or not.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• IV.E. Provide a high-level timeline, milestones,
  and dates for the implementation of this
  investment
• Only include major milestones that are critical
  to the success of the investment.
• No more than ten (10) milestones should be
  provided.
• Milestones should refer to this investment only
  those covered by the FY2007 TSGP funding request
  and will be completed over the 36-month grant
  period.
• Identify the planned start date for each
  milestone and provide the planned completion date
  and when the overall milestone outcome is met
  and
• List any relevant information that is critical to
  the successful completion of the milestone.
• 1 page max.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• IV.F. Describe planned duration for the overall
  investment
• Give the expected total lifespan for this
  investment if fully implemented and sustained
  through completion
• Include information about resource needs (e.g.,
  personnel, processes, and tools) as well as
  critical governance needs and
• List critical milestones that are outside of the
  FY2007 TSGP grant period, and how those
  milestones will be met with the identified
  funding and resources.
• ½ page max.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• IV.G. Describe the technical implementation plan
  for this investment
• Define the vision, goals, and objectives for the
  risk reduction, and summary how the proposed
  investment will fit into the overall effort to
  meet critical infrastructure security priorities
  (including integration into existing security
  protocols)
• Define the specific needs and/or resource
  limitations that need to be addressed
• Identify potential partners and their roles/staff
  requirements, MOUs/MOAs
• Identify specific equipment needs, and details
  for training, awareness, exercises, number of
  agencies and staff involved exercise planning,
  execution and review
• Describe progress made on the security project
  this investment will be completing, if
  applicable, and milestones that will be met with
  identified funding and resources.
• ½ page max.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Investment Justification

• Final Check
• After completing each section, applicants should
  review the information provided to ensure
  accuracy and continuity.
• Submission
• Investment Justification and Budget Worksheet
  must be submitted by the SAA via grants.gov as
  file attachments to the TSGP application. Use
  the following naming convention
• IJ State_Region_IJ Number
• Ex. CO_Denver_IJ_1
• Budget State_Region_IJ Number_Budget
• Ex. CO_Denver_IJ_1_ Budget

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Allowable Expenses

• Investments generally fall into one of the five
  following categories
• Planning
• Equipment
• Training
• Exercises
• Management and Administration

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FY07 Transit Security Grant ProgramAllowable
Expenses (Planning)

• Planning Costs
• Public education/outreach (such as reproducing
  Transit Watch materials)
• Public alerts and warning systems (security
  education)
• Development/enhancement of security plans
  protocols
• Developing multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional
  partnerships
• Hiring full or part-time staff and
  consultants/contractors to assist with planning
  activities
• Travel/per diem related to professional planning
  activities, and
• Other planning activities with prior approval
  from DHS.

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant ProgramAllowable
Expenses (Equipment)

• ? Equipment Acquisition Costs
• Personal protection equipment
• Explosive detection mitigation/remediation
  equipment
• CBRNE search and rescue equipment, including
  response vehicles/watercraft
• Information technology
• Detection equipment
• Interoperable communications equipment
• Power equipment
• Terrorism incident prevention equipment
• Physical security enhancement equipment
• ? A comprehensive list of FY2007 allowable
  equipment is available at http//www.rkb.mipt.org/
  ael.cfm.

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FY07 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Allowable Expenses (Training and Exercises)

• Training and Exercise Allowable Costs
• Training workshops and conferences (includes
  meeting costs, materials and supplies, travel,
  and training development costs)
• Certain full or part-time staff and contractors
  or consultants
• Overtime and backfill costs
• Travel (including travel/per diem to attend
  DHS-approved courses or DHS-sponsored technical
  assistance programs)
• Consumable supplies (copying paper, gloves, tape,
  etc.)
• Other costs (such as rental of space/locations
  for planning and conducting training or
  exercises, signs/badges and similar materials).

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Allowable Expenses (Management and
Administration)

• MA Costs
• Hiring full/part-time staff or consultants to
  assist with management of FY2007 TSGP, or
  design/requirements/implementation of the TSGP
• Hiring full/part-time staff or consultants to
  assist with reporting/data collection
  requirements, including data calls
• Development of operating plans for information
  collection and processing necessary to respond to
  data calls
• Travel expenses
• Meeting-related expenses
• Authorized office equipment, including personal
  computers or laptops (subject to DHS approval).
• Note MA costs may not exceed more than 2.5
  of the award amount

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Unallowable Expenses

• Unallowable expenses include
• General-use software, computers and related
  equipment (other than for allowable MA
  activities)
• General-use vehicles
• Licensing fees
• Weapons systems and ammunition
• Personnel costs (except as detailed above)
• Activities unrelated to completion and
  implementation of the TSGP
• Items not in accordance with the Authorized
  Equipment List or previously listed as allowable
  costs

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Application Checklist

• The SAA must submit the following by March 6,
  2007
• v SF-424 application with certifications through
  grants.gov
• ? Non-supplanting certification
• ? Assurances
• ? Certifications regarding Lobbying,
  Disbarment, Suspension, and Other
  Responsibility Matters
• v Regional and/or Individual Transit System
  investment justification(s)
• v Budget Detail Worksheet for each Investment

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FY2007 Transit Security Grant Program
(TSGP)Touch Points and Other Resources
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Questions?
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