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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Grantee: Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Grantor: Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) 2016 grant funds are allocated for critical homeland security and emergency management activities in the Cook County urban area.
Grant Amount: $21,109,724.38
Grant Period: 9/1/2016 - 7/31/2019
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
Budget and Management Services has received all requisite documents, and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any
Summary: The UASI 2016 grant program funds the majority of the work of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. It also funds initiatives of the Cook County’s Sheriff’s Office, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, and a variety of other countywide emergency management initiatives. The UASI program addresses the unique risk-driven and capabilities-based planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high-threat, high-density Urban Areas, including Cook County, based on the capability targets identified during the THIRA process and associated assessment efforts; and assists them in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.
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