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DHS Announces New Interoperability Grants for Border States (2/26/10)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) launched the Border Interoperability Demonstration Project (BIDP), a competitive demonstration grant program designed to identify innovative solutions to emergency communications challenges along and across the border. Applications are due April 26.
The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 authorizes OEC to select at least six communities — at least three along the U.S.-Canadian border and at least three along the U.S.-Mexican border — for participation in the demonstration project. The purpose of BIDP is to explore innovative and effective models of interoperable emergency communications systems and approaches that improve emergency communications along and across the U.S. border, and that can be shared with and adapted to other U.S. border communities.
Eligible applicants for BIDP funding are state administrative agencies (SAAs) of U.S. states bordering Canada or Mexico. Eligible subrecipients are local and tribal governments and emergency response providers operating within a county or other jurisdiction contiguous to an international border with Canada or Mexico. The SAA is responsible for applying for the funding on behalf of the eligible subrecipients.
An SAA must submit completed applications for BIDP on www.grants.gov no later than April 26. SAAs are strongly encouraged to institute an interim deadline that allows time to review eligible sub-recipients’ proposed projects prior to formal submission to DHS.
The BIDP funding opportunity is competitive. Therefore, OEC will not be able to assist prospective applicants with any aspect of their application or pre-application coordination. The full funding opportunity announcement, number DHS-10-PD-120-001, is posted at www.grants.gov. Interested agencies should contact their respective SAA about the application process. Contact BIDP@hq.dhs.gov with any questions.
Canadian border states include Alaska (1,538 miles), Idaho (45 miles), Maine (611 miles), Michigan (721 miles), Minnesota (547 miles), Montana (545 miles), New Hampshire (58 miles), New York (445 miles), North Dakota (310 miles), Ohio (146 miles), Pennsylvania (42 miles), Vermont (90 miles) and Washington (427 miles).
The Mexican border states include Arizona (373 miles), California (140 miles), New Mexico (180 miles) and Texas (1,241 miles).
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