{"id":44659,"date":"2018-08-29T14:37:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T18:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=44659"},"modified":"2018-08-29T14:37:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T18:37:08","slug":"dhs-announces-allocations-of-grant-money-transit-bus-industries-to-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/dhs-announces-allocations-of-grant-money-transit-bus-industries-to-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS announces allocations of grant money, transit &amp; bus industries to benefit","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-28643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Homeland-Security-seal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced their allocations of $345 million left in the DHS competitive preparedness grant programs for fiscal year 2018. The grant money, totaling more than $1.6 billion for 2018, is used to assist states, local areas, tribal and territorial governments, nonprofit agencies and the private sector with their terror preparedness efforts.<br \/>\nOf the $345 million recently allocated, Amtrak received $10 million to &#8220;protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of the Amtrak rail system.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe DHS allocated $88 million to the Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP). &#8220;The TSGP provides money to owners and operators of transit systems to protect critical surface transportation and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure.&#8221;<br \/>\nSome of the recipients of the TSGP include Dallas Area Rapid Transit ($542,905), SEPTA ($3.6 million), WMATA ($5.4 million), LACMTA ($6.2 million) and many others.<br \/>\nThe Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP) was allocated $2 million to &#8220;assist operators of fixed-route intercity and charter bus services in high threat urban areas to protect bus systems and the traveling public from acts of terrorism, major disasters\u00a0and other emergencies.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/media-library-data\/1535384163395-ca7262dbe52ba8ca92c6db6bc4df65c8\/Information_Bulletin_433_FY_2018_Award_Announcements_Resilience_Final_08_22_18v3.1_(002)_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for a press release from DHS detailing which agencies are awarded funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced their allocations of $345 million left in the DHS competitive preparedness grant programs for fiscal year 2018. 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