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2008 State Homeland Security Program
Program Name	2008 State Homeland Security Program
Fund Source	U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Grants & Training
Amount Available	$33,540,327
Funds Released to States?	Yes
State Administering Agency	Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM)
Purpose/Description	Designed to provide equipment, training, planning and exercises for first responders to better prepare to prevent, respond to and recover from potential acts of terrorism and all hazards events. Federal Information: 100% Federal Pass Thru Funds; 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) CFDA# 97.067 awarded in the amount of $33,540,327 Included in this grant are the: State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) CFDA# 97.073 $21,800,000 Citizen Corps Program (CCP) grant CFDA #97.053 $331,501 Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) CFDA # 97.071 $1,927,326 Urban Area Security Initiatives - Hampton Roads (UASI) CFDA 97.008 $7,760,000 Urban Area Security Initiatives - Richmond (UASI) CFDA 97.008 $1,721,500 Download Forms Here
Eligible Applicants	Local units of government; state agencies
Local Grant Administrator	Cheryl Adkins, Grant Manager
Grant Reporting Requirements	Quarterly reports
Award/Closing Dates	09/01/2008
VDEM Contact	Cheryl Adkins JoAnn Maher Bill Lawson Paulette McWaters Jocelyn Bagby Mary Sostaric Cheryl.Adkins@vdem.virginia.gov; JoAnn.Maher@vdem.virginia.gov; William.Lawson@vdem.virginia.gov; Paulette.,McWaters@vdem.virginia.gov; Jocelyn.Bagby@vdem.virginia.gov; Mary.Sostaric@vdem.virginia.gov Cheryl Adkins :804-897-6500 ext. 6597 JoAnn Maher: 804-897-6500 ext 6601 Bill Lawson: 804-897-6500 ext 6604 Paulette McWaters: 804-897-6500 ext 6614 Jocelyn Bagby: 804-897-6500 ext 6580 804-897-6500

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