STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: December 13, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Emergency Management
EXECUTIVE: Jon Fortune
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) first amendment to the grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency passed through the Texas Office of the Governor-Homeland Security Grants Division for the FY 2022 Homeland Security Grant, which includes the Urban Area Security Initiative (Federal/State Award ID No. EMW-2022-SS-00021/Grant Nos. 4354602, 3698805, 3418206, 3929604, 2980708, 2980308, 3176407, 4575501, and 4576701, Assistance Listing No. 97.067) to accept additional grant funds in the amount of $156,246.26, from $6,547,275.00 to $6,703,521.26 to provide funding for activities related to enhancing preparedness and building capacity to prepare for, prevent and respond to complex coordinated terrorist attacks for the period January 1, 2023 through February 28, 2025; (2) increase in appropriations in an amount not to exceed $156,246.26 in the 2022 Homeland Security-Urban Area Security Initiative 23-25 Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of grant funds in an amount not to exceed $156,246.26 in the 2022 Homeland Security-Urban Area Security Initiative 23-25 Fund; and (4) execution of the grant agreement and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $156,246.26, from $6,547,275.00 to $6,703,521.26 - Financing: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002 and began releasing funds to state and local governments through grant programs. Since 2003, the City of Dallas has received over $100 million in grant funds under the initiatives that make up the Homeland Security Grant Program. In 2017, the City of Dallas was awarded funds under the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). To facilitate th...
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