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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
Since 2003, DHS has made funding available for LEAs chiefly through FEMA’s Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), pursuant to the authorities currently provided at 6U.S.C. §§ 603-609. The HSGP is comprised of three, interconnected grant programs; the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Operation Stonegarden (OPSG). SHSP and UASI are designed to build capabilities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, disasters, and other incidents in support of the National Preparedness Goal. States are required by law to pass-through (i.e., sub-award) at least 80 percent of funding to local or tribal jurisdictions. The UASI program provides funding for high-threat, high-density urban areas. States are required to pass-through at least 80 percent of UASI funds directly to those local jurisdictions situated in urban areas. These funds are then administered by an Urban Area Working Group. States and urban areas allocate grant funds at their own discretion as long as those allocations conform to applicable governing laws, regulations and guidelines. Operation Stonegarden provides funding to enhance cooperation and coordination among local, tribal, territorial, state and federal law enforcement agencies to secure the United States’ borders. OPSG funds are allocated based on a sector-specific DHS border risk methodology. In FY2014, HSGP provided over $1 billion in grant funding to all U.S. States and Territories and to 39 Urban Areas across the country.

Secretary Napolitano Announces Additional $30 Million in Operation Stonegarden Funds to Secure the Southwest Border August 11, 2009

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced an additional $30 million in Operation Stonegarden grants to support security initiatives along the Southwest border—funds that will enhance the Department’s capabilities to coordinate with state, local and tribal law enforcement in order to effectively deter violence, enforce immigration laws and combat illegal trafficking.