Office of Grants and Training 
Preparedness Directorate 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
Washington, DC 20531 


Office of Grants and Training Information Bulletin 
No. 230, January 11, 2007 


TO: 
All State Administrative Agency Heads 

 All State Administrative Agency Points of Contact 

All State Homeland Security Directors 

 Infrastructure Protection Program (IPP) Points of Contact 

FROM: 
Corey D. Gruber 
Acting Assistant Secretary 

SUBJECT: 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 IPP Guidance and 
Application Kits 

The Office of Grants and Training (G&T) is pleased to announce the availability of the following FY 
2007 IPP Program Guidance and Application Kits: 

Transit Security Grant Program—Provides $171,780,000 to the Nation’s high-threat urban areas 
for enhancement of security measures at critical transit infrastructure including bus, rail, and ferry 
systems. Funding for Amtrak intercity rail operations in key, high-risk urban areas is included in 
this program. 

Port Security Grant Program—Makes available $201,170,000 to port areas to assist in enhancing 
risk management capabilities, enhanced domain awareness; capabilities to prevent, detect, respond to 
and recover from attacks involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other non-conventional 
weapons; as well as training and exercises. 

Intercity Bus Security Grant Program—Furnishes $11,640,000 to owners and operators of fixed 
route intercity and charter bus services to support security measures such as enhanced planning, 
facility security upgrades, and vehicle and driver protection. 

Trucking Security Program—Awards $11,640,000 to the American Trucking Associations for the 
Highway Watch® Program to enhance security and overall preparedness on our Nation’s highways. 

Buffer Zone Protection Program—Provides $48,500,000 to States to secure critical infrastructure 
including chemical facilities, financial institutions, nuclear and electric power plants, dams, 
stadiums, and other high-risk/high-consequence facilities. 

Individual guidance packages along with additional information are available for download at 
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/grants_ipp2007.htm. Eligible applicants must apply through the 
online Grants.gov system at http://www.grants.gov. The Grants.gov customer support hotline is 1800-
518-4726 and the hours are Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. 


Completed applications for all IPP programs must be received by G&T, via Grants.gov, no 
later than March 6, 2007, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Applications received after the 
deadline or through any other source than Grants.gov will not be accepted. There will be no 
exceptions. To avoid unnecessary delay or technical difficulties, applicants should submit their 
applications well before the March 6th deadline. 

Additional questions may be directed to your Transportation Preparedness Officer or the Centralized 
Scheduling and Information Desk at askcsid@dhs.gov or 1-800-368-6498. 

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