Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $220 Million in Federal Funding for Emergency Preparedness and Counterterrorism Efforts

Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $220 Million in Federal Funding for Emergency Preparedness and Counterterrorism Efforts

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced nearly $220 million in federal funding to support counterterrorism and emergency preparedness efforts across New York State. The funding, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency through its FY2024 Homeland Security Grant Program, supports regional homeland security preparedness efforts, including planning, organization, equipment, training and exercise activities which are critical to sustaining and improving community prevention, protection, response and recovery capabilities. The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services manages these programs in close coordination with local stakeholders.

"New York State boasts the strongest and most capable emergency preparedness forces in the nation, and thanks to this federal funding we are making sure we have the best resources available to protect our communities," Governor Hochul said. "Through the partnership between federal, state and local government, we are putting the safety of New Yorkers at the center of our efforts - ensuring that whatever threats come our way, we will be prepared to meet them."

FEMA's Homeland Security Grant Program is comprised of three separate risk-based grants aimed at assisting state, local and tribal efforts in preventing, preparing for, protecting against and responding to acts of terrorism. Those programs are the State Homeland Security Program, the Urban Area Security Initiative and Operation Stonegarden.

Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Jackie Bray said, "Funding from our federal partners plays a crucial role in the State's preparedness capabilities. These grants will go a long way to make sure New York communities have resources that help them with security preparedness including training and equipment that can improve prevention and protection as well as response and recovery capabilities."

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said, "From Buffalo to Long Island, nearly $220 million in federal funding is being invested to ensure that communities in every corner of New York are prepared for preventing and responding to natural emergencies and security threats - from increasing cybersecurity, to strengthening information-sharing for local and federal law enforcement, to boosting resilience to natural disasters. I fought to secure funding for FEMA's Homeland Security Grant Program in last year's budget bill so communities could bolster both threat prevention and preparation for whatever emergencies and threats-including from hate-driven violence-might come our way, and I'm thrilled they are delivering for New York today. I'm grateful for Governor Hochul's work putting these federal dollars to good use."

State Homeland Security Program - $61.2 million
The State Homeland Security Program provides funding to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other catastrophic disasters. Per federal guidelines, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services awards 80 percent of this funding to local jurisdictions. This includes the list of awards below, as well as an additional suite of targeted grants which will be made available in the coming months. The remaining 20 percent of funding is used by the state to further enhance New York's counterterrorism and emergency preparedness posture statewide.

Investments were required to support the following priority areas in an effort to build statewide capabilities:

• Enhancing Intelligence and Information Sharing and Analysis Capabilities
• Enhancing the Protection of Soft Targets/Crowded Places
• Combating Domestic Violent Extremism
• Enhancing Community Preparedness and Resilience
• Enhancing Cybersecurity Capabilities
• Enhancing Election Security

Award amounts are listed below:

Grantee	Total Award
Albany County	$644,040
Albany, City of	$301,833
Allegany County	$59,750
Broome County	$311,551
Cattaraugus County	$136,570
Cayuga County	$132,303
Chautauqua County	$170,713
Chemung County	$145,106
Chenango County	$93,892
Clinton County	$128,035
Columbia County	$76,821
Cortland County	$51,215
Delaware County	$85,356
Dutchess County	$574,070
Erie County (City of Buffalo)	$1,879,306
Essex County	$102,428
Franklin County	$59,750
Fulton County	$72,553
Genesee County	$98,160
Greene County	$98,160
Hamilton County	$42,678
Herkimer County	$76,821
Jefferson County	$110,964
Lewis County	$46,946
Livingston County	$128,035
Madison County	$106,696
Monroe County	$643,547
Rochester, City of	$320,164
Montgomery County	$102,428
Nassau County	$1,820,278
City of New York	$30,135,400
Niagara County	$418,135
Oneida County	$226,103
Onondaga County	$391,254
Syracuse, City of	$259,638
Ontario County	$170,714
Orange County	$924,546
Orleans County	$89,625
Oswego County	$166,445
Otsego County	$93,892
Putnam County	$234,731
Rensselaer County	$326,399
Troy, City of	$152,535
Rockland County	$635,907
Saratoga County	$247,535
Schenectady County	$273,459
Schenectady, City of	$206,046
Schoharie County	$81,089
Schuyler County	$46,946
Seneca County	$51,215
St. Lawrence County	$157,910
Steuben County	$110,965
Suffolk County	$1,180,103
Sullivan County	$179,249
Tioga County	$59,750
Tompkins County	$98,160
Ulster County	$230,463
Warren County	$68,285
Washington County	$68,285
Wayne County	$145,106
Westchester County	$1,367,888
Wyoming County	$59,750
Yates County	$34,143
Total	$47,511,840

Urban Area Security Initiative - $156.1 million
This funding is awarded to jurisdictions in the New York City metropolitan area under the Urban Area Security Initiative grant. The region will use this money to sustain and enhance their critical anti-terrorism programs. Based on federal guidelines, 80% of the award is allocated to partners in the region's Urban Area Working Group, using a consensus-based process, and the consensus agreement for these funds is outlined below.

An additional $12,117,502 million will also be allocated and is included in the awards below from the State's portion of the FY2024 Urban Area Security Initiative grant, in recognition of the New York City urban area partner's unique position in terms of potential threats from terrorist-related activities. The remaining funding is used by the state to further enhance New York's counterterrorism and emergency preparedness posture within the urban area.

Award amounts are listed below:

Grantee	Total Award
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey	$9,313,368
Westchester County	$2,314,373
City of Yonkers	$2,314,373
Suffolk County	$2,314,373
Nassau County	$2,314,373
City of New York	$118,451,583
Total	$137,022,443

Operation Stonegarden Grant Program - $2.6 million
This grant provides critical funding to enhance cooperation and coordination between federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies through the support of joint operations which are conducted along the northern border.

Grantee	Total Award
Cayuga County	$120,000
Chautauqua County	$180,000
Clinton County	$250,000
Erie County	$295,000
Franklin County	$280,000
Jefferson County	$325,000
Monroe County	$180,000
Niagara County	$145,000
Orleans County	$100,000
Oswego County	$195,000
St. Lawrence County	$290,000
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe	$90,000
Wayne County	$100,000
Wyoming County	$51,000
Total	$2,601,000

About the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services provides leadership, coordination and support for efforts to prevent, protect against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorism and other man-made and natural disasters, threats, fires and other emergencies. For more information, visit the DHSES Facebook page, follow @NYSDHSES on Twitter, or Instagram, or visit dhses.ny.gov.