Port Security Grant Program

Total Funding Available in FY 2012: $97,500,000

Purpose: Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) provides funding for transportation infrastructure security activities to implement Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and facility security plans among port authorities, facility operators, and state and local government agencies required to provide port security services. The purpose of the FY 2012 PSGP is to support increased port-wide risk management; enhanced domain awareness; training and exercises; expansion of port recovery and resiliency capabilities; and further capabilities to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from attacks involving improvised explosive devices and other non-conventional weapons; and competitively award grant funding to assist ports in obtaining the resources required to support the National Preparedness Goal’s associated mission areas and core capabilities.

Eligible Applicants: Seven port areas have been selected as Group I (highest risk), 48 port areas have been selected as Group II, and 35 port areas have been selected as Group III. Ports not identified in Group I, II, or III will compete for the funding identified for the “All Other Port Areas” Group. Ports that qualified under the “All Other Port Areas” category that are located within Group I, II, or III areas are allowed to receive grant funds from their geographically proximate higher group if the project has regional impact across the entire port area, but not from both funding groups for the same project.

Program Awards: DHS has apportioned a percentage of the total amount available to each of the port area groups. Port areas will compete for funding within their specific group.