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process and threats from new and emerging technologies. But information sharing and cooperation between state, local, and tribal authorities and federal agencies, including all DHS officials, is just as vital, and perhaps even more vital, today. Therefore, for FY 2020, we have identified four priority areas, tied to some of the most serious threats that DHS would like to see addressed by state and local governments, that recipients will need to address with their HSGP funds. Perhaps most importantly, we will be focused on forging partnerships to strengthen information sharing and collaboration in each of these priority areas and looking for recipients to remove barriers to communication and cooperation with DHS and other federal agencies. Objectives The objective of the FY 2020 HSGP is to fund state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to prevent terrorism and prepare the Nation for threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of the United States. Priorities Given the evolving threat landscape, it is incumbent upon DHS/FEMA to continuously evaluate the national risk profile and set priorities that help ensure appropriate allocation of scarce security dollars. In assessing the national risk profile for FY 2020, four priority areas attract the most concern. And due to the unique threats that the nation faces in 2020, DHS/FEMA has determined that these four priorities should be addressed by allocating specific percentages of HSGP funds to each of these four areas, for a total of 20 percent. The following are the four priority areas for FY 2020, along with the corresponding amount of HSGP funds that each recipient will be required to propose for each priority area in order to obtain a full allocation of HSGP funds: 1) Enhancing cybersecurity (including election security) – 5 percent 2) Enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places (including election security) – 5 percent; 3) Enhancing information and intelligence sharing and cooperation with federal agencies, including DHS – 5 percent; 4) Addressing emergent threats (e.g., unmanned aerial systems [UASs], etc.) – 5 percent. Failure by a recipient to propose investments and projects that align with these four priority areas and spending requirements may result in a recipient receiving a reduced grant award. DHS/FEMA may not award funding in excess of a recipient’s minimum allocation threshold2 to the extent that investments and projects do not align with these four priority areas. A State or high-risk urban area may allocate the remaining 80 percent to gaps identified through their Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) Process. Likewise, there are several enduring security needs that crosscut the homeland security enterprise, and to which that States should consider allocating funding across core capability gaps and national 2 The Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, allocates for each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico 0.35 percent of the total funds appropriated for grants under section 2003 and section 2004 of the Act, and 0.08 percent for each of the four territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Page 3 of 41 FY 2020 HSGP NOFO priorities. The following are enduring needs that help recipients implement a comprehensive approach to securing communities: 1) Effective planning; 2) Training and awareness campaigns; 3) Equipment and capital projects; and 4) Exercises. The table below provides a breakdown of the FY 2020 SHSP and UASI priorities (the focus of OPSG remains unique to border security), showing the core capabilities enhanced and lifelines supported, as well as examples of eligible project types for each area. A detailed description of allowable investments for each project type is included in the Preparedness Grants Manual. DHS/FEMA anticipate that in future years, national priorities will continue to be included and will be updated as the threats evolve and as capability gaps are closed. Applicants are strongly encouraged to begin planning to sustain existing capabilities through other funding mechanisms. FY 2020 SHSP & UASI Funding Priorities Priority Areas Core Capabilities Lifelines Example Project Types National Priorities Enhancing • Cybersecurity • Safety and • Cybersecurity risk assessments Cybersecurity • Intelligence and security • Projects that address vulnerabilities (including election information sharing identified in cybersecurity risk security) assessments o Improving cybersecurity of critical infrastructure to meet minimum levels identified by CISA o Cybersecurity training and planning Enhancing the • Operational • Safety and • Operational overtime Protection of Soft coordination security • Physical security enhancements Targets/ Crowded • Public information o Security cameras (CCTV) Places (including and warning o Security screening equipment for election security) • Intelligence and people and baggage information sharing o Lighting • Interdiction and o Access controls disruption o Fencing, gates, barriers, etc. • Screening, search, and detection • Access control and identity verification • Physical protective measures • Risk management for protection programs and activities Enhancing • Intelligence and • Safety and • Fusion center operations (Fusion Center information and information sharing security project will be required under this intelligence sharing investment, no longer as a stand-alone and cooperation with investment) federal agencies, • Information sharing with all DHS including DHS components, fusion centers, and other entities designated by DHS Page 4 of 41 FY 2020 HSGP NOFO • Cooperation with DHS officials and other entities designated by DHS in intelligence, threat recognition and analysis • Joint training and planning with DHS officials and other entities designated by DHS Addressing Emergent • Interdiction & • Safety and • Sharing and leveraging intelligence and Threats, such as disruption security information Transnational • Screening, search and • UAS detection technologies Criminal detection • Enhancing weapons of mass destruction Organizations and • Physical protective (WMD) and/or improvised explosive UAS measures device (IED) prevention, detection, • Intelligence and response and recovery capabilities information sharing o Chemical Biological • Planning Radiological Nuclear and • Public Information Explosive (CBRNE) detection, and Warning prevention, response, and • Operational recovery equipment Coordination Enduring Needs Planning • Planning • Safety and • Development of: • Risk management for security o Security Risk Management Plans protection programs o Continuity of Operations Plans and activities o Response Plans • Risk and disaster • Efforts to strengthen governance resilience assessment integration between/among regional • Threats and hazards partners identification • Joint training and planning with DHS • Operational officials and other entities designated by coordination DHS • Community resilience • Cybersecurity training and planning Training & • Long-term • Safety and • Active shooter training Awareness vulnerability security • Security training for employees reduction • Public awareness/preparedness campaigns • Public information • Joint training and planning with DHS and warning officials and other entities designated by • Operational DHS coordination • Cybersecurity training and planning • Situational assessment • Community resilience Equipment & Capital • Long-term • Safety and • Protection of high-risk, high-consequence Projects vulnerability security areas or systems that have been identified reduction through risk assessments • Infrastructure systems • Physical security enhancements • Operational o Security cameras (CCTV) communications o Security screening equipment • Interdiction and for people and baggage disruption o Lighting • Screening, search and o Access Controls detection Fencing, gates, • Access control and barriers, etc. identity verification • Physical protective measures Page 5 of 41 FY 2020 HSGP NOFO