Department of Homeland Security 2006 Federal Grant Guidance
The DHS 2006 Grant Guidance provides for many entities in the public safety industry throughout the United States to acquire satellite based back-up communications. In the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a new emphasis has been placed on the value of non-terrestrial based Globalstar satellite communications. When cellular towers are down or overloaded, only Globalstar provides you with that critical dial-tone capability to make/receive calls in any environment.
"Satellite phones" are a critical communications tool that is an approved product in the DHS Authorized Equipment List for the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP), Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS), and the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG).
SEL Number: 06CC-03-SATM
Spring 2005 SEL ID: 06CC-03-SATM
SEL Title: Phone, Satellite Mobile
Operating Considerations: Line of sight to satellite (outside antenna) required
Description: Satellite communication device, mobile.
Features: Fixed or vehicle configuration.Cell-type service
UASI. Urban Area Security Initiative
LETPP. Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program
MMRS. Metropolitan Medical Response System
UASI. Urban Area Security Initiative
“Funds address the unique planning, equipment, training, and exercise needs of high threat, high density urban areas and to assist them in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from the acts of terrorism.”
30 major metro. areas are included in 2006 grant list for FY 2006.
State Administrative Agency (SAA) administers funds. Normally SAA is the State Police or Department of Emergency Management.
The Urban Area Working Group (UAWG) comprised of local business and government jointly create risk assessment and need for products/services to mitigate potential threat.
Globalstar satellite addresses this demand due to the system's ability to address damage and overloading of cellular and landline networks as a result of a terrorist act.
LETPP. Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program
“LETPP focuses on the prevention of terrorist attacks and provides law enforcement and public safety and communities with funds to support the following activities:…continuing to build interoperable communications.”
Metropolitan Medical Response System
“…to further enhance and sustain and integrated and systematic mass casualty incident preparedness program that enables a first response during the first crucial hours of an incident .”
MMRS is sometimes referred to as WMD or Hazmat grants.
124 jurisdictions in the United States are eligible.
Key recipients include local EMS, First Responders, Public Health Officials.
Enormous Emphasis being placed on satellite communications as a result of lessons learned from Katrina/Rita.
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