State Homeland Security Grant Program

There is established a State Homeland Security Grant Program to assist State, local, and tribal governments in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism. Each State may apply for a grant under this section, and shall submit such information in support of the application as the Administrator may reasonably require. The Administrator shall require that each State include in its application, at a minimum— Applicants for grants under this section shall apply or reapply on an annual basis. Not later than 45 days after receiving grant funds, any State receiving a grant under this section shall make available to local and tribal governments, consistent with the applicable State homeland security plan— A State shall certify to the Administrator that the State has made the distribution to local and tribal governments required under paragraph (1). The Governor of a State may request in writing that the Administrator extend the period under paragraph (1) for an additional period of time. The Administrator may approve such a request if the Administrator determines that the resulting delay in providing grant funding to the local and tribal governments is necessary to promote effective investments to prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to acts of terrorism. Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the Virgin Islands. If a State fails to make the distribution to local or tribal governments required under paragraph (1) in a timely fashion, a local or tribal government entitled to receive such distribution may petition the Administrator to request that grant funds be provided directly to the local or tribal government. Instead of, or in addition to, any application for a grant under subsection (b), 2 or more States may submit an application for a grant under this section in support of multistate efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism. If a group of States applies for a grant under this section, such States shall submit to the Administrator at the time of application a plan describing— In allocating funds under this section, the Administrator shall ensure that— except as provided in subparagraph (B), each State receives, from the funds appropriated for the State Homeland Security Grant Program established under this section, not less than an amount equal to— Any portion of a multistate award provided to a State under subsection (d) shall be considered in calculating the minimum State allocation under this subsection. There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section—