Grant Programs Directorate Information Bulletin
No. 360
May 3, 2011
TO: All State Administrative Agency Heads
All State Administrative Agency Points of Contact
All State Homeland Security Directors
All Private Sector Transportation Security Partners
All Public and Private Sector Port Security Partners
FROM: Elizabeth M. Harman
Assistant Administrator
Grant Programs Directorate
Federal Emergency Management Agency
SUBJECT: Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) Fiduciary Agent (FA) Investment Justification
Submission Procedure for FY 2007 Supplemental through FY 2010 Grant Awards
Due to on-going information technology challenges with the DHS Homeland Security Information
Network (HSIN) and the Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) Community of Interest (COI) the
following procedures are effective immediately for the submission of Investment Justifications,
Detailed Budgets, and Captain of the Port (COTP) Field Review forms for Group I and II Port
Areas:
? FEMA will immediately cease use of HSIN for the submission of Investment Justifications,
Detailed Budgets, and COTP Field Review forms.
? All currently uploaded HSIN PSGP documents to include Investment Justifications, Detailed
Budgets, and COTP Field Review forms will be downloaded to secure media, password
protected, and appropriately marked to comply with SSI requirements by FEMA.
? Investment Justifications, Detailed Budgets, and COTP Field Review forms for FY 2007
Supplemental through FY 2010 grant years that have yet to be submitted by FAs shall be
appropriately marked as SSI and password protected with a robust password. Documents
should be e-mailed to your assigned FEMA Program Analyst (PA).
? FAs are reminded that SSI documents and the passwords for opening those documents must
be sent in separate e-mails.
For the FY 2011 grant cycle, FEMA will require the submission of Investment Justifications and
Detailed Budgets with the initial application, as uploaded attachments, marked appropriately as SSI,
and password protected. The FY 2011 Program Guidance will further clarify the process.
For further information on SSI requirements, please refer to Information Bulletin No. 359, issued on
April 5, 2011, http://www.fema.gov/pdf/government/grant/bulletins/info359.pdf; and on the Port
Security Grant Program HOMEPORT micro-site at http://homeport.uscg.mil/psgp item #40.
Additional questions may be directed to your assigned Program Analyst or the Centralized
Scheduling and Information Desk at askcsid@fema.gov or 1-800-368-6498.