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Welcome to the Bay Area UASI web site

The Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Program provides financial assistance to address the unique multi-disciplinary planning, operations, equipment, training and exercise needs of high-threat, high-density urban areas, and to assist them in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism. UASI funding remains primarily focused on enhancing capabilities to address CBRNE, agriculture and cyber-terrorism incidents; however, in support of national ongoing preparedness initiatives addressing such issues as pandemic influenza and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the allowable scope of UASI Program activities was expanded, provided that these activities also build capabilities that relate to terrorism. 

Upcoming Events

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1st Annual Interoperability Forum January 16, 2009

RCGPG - Regional Catastrophic Planing Grant Program (FY07/08)
Project Kick-off Meeting scheduled for January 28, 2009.

Recent Updates 

December 16, 2008 - IMPORTANT: Check this calendar prior to the meeting for any last minute venue changes.

2009 Work Group and Steering Committee Schedule

With the addition of public pages of this website, workgroup participants need to use the login link at the upper right in order to access the calendar, workgroup documents and other items only available on the participant pages.

The Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative (Bay Area UASI) has published the Bay Area UASI Dispatch, an e-newsletter that provides information about the people and projects of the Bay Area UASI.  Use the subscription box in the e-newsletter to ensure you receive each new issue.  We are always open to feedback.  Share your newsletter ideas here.

Top News Stories

• FY 2009 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) – $798.6 million to enhance regional preparedness by strengthening capabilities in 62 high-threat, high-density urban areas across the country.  The seven highest risk urban areas will compete for approximately $439 million, or 55 percent of available funds, while the remaining areas will compete for about $359 million, or 45 percent of the funds.
  • (Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities—Although the FY 2009 DHS Appropriations Act did not provide a separate appropriation for a Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program, the 9/11 Act requires grantees to dedicate at least 25 percent from both SHSP and UASI funds for law enforcement terrorism prevention activities.)

  HSGP Funding Distribution - FY 2009

  Homeland Security Grant Program	FY 2009
  Urban Areas Security Initiative	$798,631,250
  State Homeland Security Program	$861,265,000
  Metropolitan Medical Response System	$39,831,404
  Citizen Corps Program	$14,572,500
  Total	$1,714,300,154

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