Title
2025 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant
Action
Action:
Authorize the Charlotte Area Homeland Security Director (Charlotte Fire Chief) to accept a grant for $3,428,028 from the United States Department of Homeland Security for the 2025 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Reginald Johnson, Fire
Robert Graham, Fire
Explanation
§ The 2025 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Program allowed eligible applicants to apply for funding to aid in the prevention, protection, response, and recovery from terrorist attacks.
§ UASI funding is used to enable urban areas to address identified security gaps, increase interagency coordination, and strengthen critical infrastructure protection to reduce vulnerabilities.
§ Projects include training for large-scale emergencies, intelligence-sharing initiatives and equipment, incident command training, funding for training and exercise, and homeland security emergency management coordination.
§ The total amount of the grant awarded to the Charlotte UASI was $4,285,035.
§ The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management (NCDEM) is eligible to retain up to 20 percent of the funds under the program guidelines. As such, NCDEM has elected to retain $857,007 for the management and administration of the grant program. The city has been awarded the remaining $3,428,028.
§ In developing a regional approach as mandated by the grant guidelines, the following ten counties were included as part of a regional implementation concept: Cabarrus, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Lancaster, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Union, and York.
§ There are no city matching funds required for this grant.
Fiscal Note
Funding: 2025 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant