Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA to strengthen security across the nation s maritime transportation system and port infrastructure. It is designed as a practical funding tool to help protect critical maritime assets from terrorism related risks, recognizing that most U.S. maritime critical infrastructure is owned or operated by state and local governments as well as private sector partners. In plain terms, the program helps ports and port related operators pay for projects that reduce security gaps, improve readiness, and support faster recovery if an incident occurs.

PSGP funding is meant to improve port wide security risk management, expand maritime domain awareness, and support maritime security training and exercises. It also supports efforts to maintain, restore, or rebuild security mitigation practices that allow ports to recover operations quickly and remain resilient after disruptive events. A key requirement is that investments align with vulnerabilities identified by the U.S. Coast Guard, meaning proposed projects should be tied to documented security needs rather than general upgrades. The program places particular emphasis on capabilities that prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from attacks involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other non conventional weapons, reflecting the types of high consequence threats DHS planning focuses on.

The FY 2013 PSGP is also framed as part of the broader National Preparedness System (NPS), supporting the National Preparedness Goal (NPG) of building a secure and resilient nation. The program emphasizes whole community participation, where federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders share responsibility for preparedness. Consistent with that approach, allowable projects are expected to build, sustain, or deliver core capabilities spanning the five mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery. The notice indicates that support for these mission areas is based on allowable costs, meaning applicants need to propose activities that fit within program rules and guidance for what can be purchased or implemented with grant funds.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted on May 21, 2013 under Funding Opportunity Number DHS 13 GPD 056 000 01 and is cataloged under CFDA 97.056 (Port Security Grant Program). FEMA anticipated making about 210 awards. The original closing date was June 30, 2013, later updated to June 24, 2013, with the opportunity archived on July 24, 2013. The listing shows cost sharing or matching is required, so recipients were expected to contribute a portion of project costs in accordance with the programs match policy. Award floor and ceiling are listed as 0 in the summary record, which typically indicates those dollar ranges were not specified in that particular grants.gov summary fields and would instead be defined in the full funding announcement.

Eligibility is aimed at entities associated with an eligible port area and includes for profit organizations other than small businesses, with the grants.gov entry pointing to additional eligibility details beyond the short summary. Applicants needing help accessing the complete announcement were directed to FEMAs Systems and Business Support Branch at GMDSystemsBranch@fema.gov, and additional information was available through grants.gov.

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