U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
Washington, DC 20472 


Grant Programs Directorate Information Bulletin 
No. 323 
August 7, 2009 


TO: All State Administrative Agency Heads 

All State Administrative Agency Points of Contact 

All UASI City/County Points of Contact 

All State Homeland Security Directors 

All State Emergency Management Agency Directors 

All Eligible Regional Transit Agencies 

All Private Sector Transportation Security Partners 

FROM: W. Ross Ashley, III 

Assistant Administrator 

Grant Programs Directorate 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

SUBJECT: Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Transit 

Security Grant Program (TSGP) Operational Packages Final Allocations 

Announcement 

The Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) within the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) is pleased to announce the final allocations for the FY 2009 ARRA TSGP Operational 
Packages (OPack). 

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (Public Law 111-5) is an economic 
stimulus package that was designed to jumpstart the U.S. economy, create or save millions of 
jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges nationally. Funds 
received under this Act are intended to support these goals, and unprecedented levels of 
transparency, oversight, and accountability are required of the expenditure of ARRA dollars. 

FY 2009 ARRA Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) 

ARRA TSGP provides $150,000,000. Final allocations for FY 2009 ARRA TSGP OPacks total 
$77,811,975. ARRA TSGP specifically focuses on the use of visible, unpredictable deterrence 
through the funding of Operational Packages for canine teams, mobile explosives detection 
screening teams, and Anti-Terrorism teams both due to their effectiveness in reducing risk to 
transit systems and their potential for job creation. In addition to the allocations for OPacks, 
final funding allocations for the remaining ARRA TSGP funds will be provided later this 
summer. These funds will be for capital projects including Multi-User High-Density Key 
Infrastructure Protection, Single-User High-Density Key Infrastructure Protection, Key 
Operating Asset Protection, and Other Mitigation Activities. 

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Completed applications for Operational Packages were submitted no later than 11:59 PM ET, 
June 15, 2009. Completed applications for capital projects were submitted no later than 11:59 
PM ET, June 29, 2009. Agencies applying for both programs needed to submit separate 
applications by the respective deadlines. 

Detailed guidance for ARRA TSGP is provided at http://www.fema.gov/grants. 

Additional questions on TSGP may be directed to your FEMA Program Analyst or the 
Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk at askcsid@dhs.gov or 1-800-368-6498. 

Appendix A 

FY 2009 ARRA Transit Security Grant Program Operational Packages Final Allocations 

State Urban Area Agency Amount 
N/A N/A AMTRAK $6,343,500 
GA Atlanta, GA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) $685,980 
IL Chicago, IL 
Chicago Police Department (CPD) (through Chicago 
Transit Authority (CTA)) 
$4,869,000 
Northeast Illinois Commuter Railroad Corporation (Metra) $1,670,988 
OH Cleveland, OH The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority 
(GCRTA) $1,396,830 
TX Dallas, TX Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) $1,362,690 
Houston, TX Houston Metro $3,040,560 
DC National Capital 
Region, DC 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 
(WMATA) 
$9,560,064 
NY Buffalo, NY Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) $2,234,070 
New York City, NY New York Police Department (NYPD (through NY MTA)) $35,904,000 
PA Philadelphia, PA Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) $2,085,000 
Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) $4,458,870 
WA Seattle, WA King County Department of Transportation $1,906,530 
MN Twin Cities, MN Metro Transit (Twin Cities) $1,328,700 
PR San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Department of Transportation & Public Works $965,193 
TOTAL $77,811,975 

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