Number: RL33241
Title: FY2006 Homeland Security Grant Distribution Methods: Issues for the 109th Congress
Authors: Shawn Reese, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: Homeland security assistance to states and localities is available from three primary sources - the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP), the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP), and the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). In FY2006, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to allocate grants from these programs as follows: From the SHSGP and LETPP programs, each state, the District of Columbia (DC), and Puerto Rico is to receive a base amount equal to 0.75% of the total appropriations; each U.S. insular area, 0.25%. The balance is to be allocated among the states, DC, and U.S. insular areas based on DHS's determination of risk and need. From the UASI program, each eligible urban area is to receive a grant based on DHS's determination of risk and need.
Pages: 13
Date: January 20, 2006