CAPCOG”s Executive Committee recommended the region’s prioritization list of 18 projects seeking funds from the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) in March to the Office of the Governor; the projects are reviewed and prioritized by the Homeland Security Task Force which includes a variety of public safety staff from all ten counties in the CAPCOG region. Altogether the projects were seeking nearly $4.5 million, but CAPCOG anticipates the region receiving about $850,000 from the program. Projects that were prioritized the highest included funding for planning and training, HazMat equipment and equipment used to search for survivors in collapsed structures.
While CAPCOG is required by the state to submit the prioritized list in March, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has yet to release the Notice of Funding Opportunity that supports the State Homeland Security Program — the notice outlines the national funding priorities and prioritization guidance for the SHSP based on the 2022-26 FEMA Strategic Plan. CAPCOG expects the notice to be released in late June. As in previous years, CAPCOG will work with the Office of the Governor to ensure as many projects as possible meet the federal priorities and receive funding.
CAPCOG’s prioritized its SHSP recommendations based on a project’s ability to enhance and maintain regional capabilities to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism. The prioritization of the projects was completed by the task force and its subcommittees before being finalized by the CAPCOG Executive Committee.
