Grants
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Virginia is always looking for additional funding opportunities and as those become available, information will be posted to this website. Look soon for notice of the 2011 DHS Grant Guidance.
Overview
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs & Homeland Security works in coordination with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to administer preparedness grant funding to Virginia localities and state agencies. These grants are released annually by the Department of Homeland Security through the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP).
Virginia has developed a competitive process by which localities and state agencies submit project ideas for review and evaluation. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs & Homeland Security and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) hold regional meetings following the release of grant guidance from the Department of Homeland Security to explain the competitive process each year, including any changes in the federal guidelines and which of the federal and state strategic goals and objectives should be taken into consideration with project planning.
All projects should also take risk and threat into consideration as the intent behind the Homeland Security Grant Program is to prepare for, prevent and respond to terrorist attacks.
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