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- The Office of Procurement Operations Grants Division in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Pilot Project Securing the Cities Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.106 Securing the Cities Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 20, 2010 and posted on Mar 17, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 17, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $18,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $18,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- The effort covered by this announcement focuses on the New York City (NYC) region. Eligible entities under this announcement are State or local units of government, interstate or intrastate entities, or special districts, who will work with governmental entities serving jurisdictions within 45 miles of NYC. An application package must include participation by the following jurisdictions States of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut NYC (New York City Police Department (NYPD), in particular), the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey (PANYNJ), and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Pilot Project - Securing the Cities Initiative (STC) is a Department of Homeland Security grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DHS 10 DNDO 106 001; CFDA 97.106) focused on strengthening a major metropolitan area's ability to prevent a radiological or nuclear attack. The core purpose is to reduce the risk of a Radiological/Nuclear (RN) incident by improving regional capabilities to detect, identify, and interdict illicit radioactive materials that could be used in a Radiation Dispersal Device (RDD, often described as a "dirty bomb") or an Improvised Nuclear Device (IND). Rather than treating detection as a series of isolated agency efforts, the program is designed to create a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional approach that functions as an operational system across the region.
The opportunity is structured as a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning the federal government expects to have substantial involvement in guiding and overseeing how the work is carried out. The STC approach emphasizes building a preventive detection architecture that integrates people, procedures, equipment, and information sharing. A major theme is leveraging existing technologies and capabilities already in use by state and local agencies, then deploying them in a coordinated way so coverage and response are consistent across jurisdictions. The grant is intended to support the design, acquisition, and deployment of a regional detection architecture that is practical for day-to-day operations, not just a conceptual plan. This includes aligning how sensors are placed and used, how alarms are handled, and how data moves between agencies so that detection events can be assessed and resolved quickly.
A central deliverable expected under STC is a common, multi-agency Concept of Operations (CONOPS). This CONOPS is meant to standardize how participating agencies share sensor data, communicate, make decisions, and resolve radiation alarms within the detection architecture. In practice, that means defining roles and responsibilities across police, transit, port, and other authorities; establishing common procedures for adjudicating alarms; setting protocols for notifications and escalation; and ensuring that an alert in one part of the region triggers coordinated actions when needed. The program also places heavy emphasis on training and exercising, with the goal of getting regional personnel to a high level of proficiency in executing the CONOPS. Exercises are intended to validate that the system works under realistic conditions, that alarms are handled consistently, and that multi-agency coordination is reliable when time is critical.
Another key element is sustainment. The grant does not just pay for equipment and initial rollout; it also calls for evaluating and implementing an equipment supportability concept so the operational capability can be maintained after STC funding ends. This sustainment focus typically includes planning for maintenance, calibration, replacement cycles, supply chains for parts, software and data management needs, staffing and training refreshers, and governance arrangements so the region can keep the architecture functioning over the long term without relying on continued federal build-out funding.
This particular announcement is explicitly focused on the New York City region and is designed as a pilot effort. Eligible applicants are state or local units of government, interstate or intrastate entities, or special districts that will work with governmental entities serving jurisdictions within 45 miles of New York City. The application must include participation by the States of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and it must include New York City (with the New York City Police Department specifically highlighted), the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The structure reflects the reality that the NYC metropolitan area is highly interconnected, with critical transportation systems, ports, and cross-border movement that require a unified regional approach to detection and interdiction.
Funding for the pilot was substantial and effectively structured as a single award: the opportunity anticipated 1 award with an estimated total funding amount of $18,500,000 and an award ceiling of $18,500,000. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted March 17, 2010, created April 20, 2010, and had an original closing date of May 3, 2010, later extended to May 17, 2010, with an archive date of June 2, 2010. The sponsoring organization is listed as DHS Office of Procurement Operations, Grants Division, with a grants specialist point of contact provided for applicants who could not access the announcement electronically.
Finally, while the pilot described here is NYC-specific, the announcement makes clear that the Securing the Cities Initiative is intended to be scalable. Subject to funding availability and an independent assessment, DHS (through DNDO, as referenced in the announcement) indicated it may expand and execute the STC model in other high-risk metropolitan regions in the future, using lessons learned from the pilot to inform broader implementation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Pilot Project - Securing the Cities Initiative (STC)?
The Pilot Project - Securing the Cities Initiative (STC) is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant opportunity focused on strengthening a major metropolitan area's ability to prevent a radiological or nuclear attack. It is designed to reduce the risk of a Radiological/Nuclear (RN) incident by improving regional capabilities to detect, identify, and interdict illicit radioactive materials.
What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The core purpose is to reduce the risk of an RN incident by building and improving a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional operational system that can detect and respond to illicit radioactive materials that could be used in a Radiation Dispersal Device (RDD, often called a "dirty bomb") or an Improvised Nuclear Device (IND).
Which federal program identifiers are associated with this opportunity?
The Funding Opportunity Number is DHS 10 DNDO 106 001, and the CFDA number is 97.106.
What type of award is this?
This opportunity is structured as a discretionary cooperative agreement, which means the federal government expects to have substantial involvement in guiding and overseeing how the work is carried out.
What does STC mean by a "coordinated, multi-jurisdictional approach"?
Instead of treating radiological/nuclear detection as separate, agency-by-agency efforts, STC is intended to function as an operational system across the region. The program emphasizes integrating people, procedures, equipment, and information sharing so that coverage and response are consistent across jurisdictions.
What kinds of capabilities does STC aim to strengthen?
STC aims to improve the region's ability to detect, identify, and interdict illicit radioactive materials. This includes improving how sensors are placed and used, how alarms are handled and adjudicated, and how information and data move between participating agencies.
Does the program focus on new technology, or can it use existing equipment?
A major theme is leveraging existing technologies and capabilities already in use by state and local agencies, then deploying them in a coordinated way so detection coverage and response are consistent across jurisdictions.
Is the grant intended to fund planning only, or operational deployment?
The grant is intended to support the design, acquisition, and deployment of a regional detection architecture that is practical for day-to-day operations, not just a conceptual plan.
What is meant by a "regional detection architecture" in this announcement?
In this context, a regional detection architecture is an integrated system across the region that aligns how radiation detection sensors are deployed, how alarms are managed, and how data and communications are shared between agencies so detection events can be assessed and resolved quickly.
What is a required or central deliverable under STC?
A central deliverable is a common, multi-agency Concept of Operations (CONOPS). The CONOPS is expected to standardize how participating agencies share sensor data, communicate, make decisions, and resolve radiation alarms within the detection architecture.
What topics is the CONOPS expected to cover?
Based on the announcement, the CONOPS is intended to define roles and responsibilities across multiple authorities (such as police, transit, port, and other agencies), establish common procedures for adjudicating alarms, set protocols for notifications and escalation, and ensure that alerts in one part of the region trigger coordinated actions when needed.
How important are training and exercises in this program?
Training and exercising are heavily emphasized. The goal is to build regional proficiency in executing the CONOPS and to validate through exercises that the system works under realistic conditions, alarms are handled consistently, and multi-agency coordination is reliable when time is critical.
Does the opportunity address how capabilities will be maintained after the grant ends?
Yes. A key element is sustainment. The grant calls for evaluating and implementing an equipment supportability concept so the operational capability can be maintained after STC funding ends.
What does "sustainment" include for this pilot?
The sustainment focus typically includes planning for maintenance, calibration, replacement cycles, supply chains for parts, software and data management needs, staffing, training refreshers, and governance arrangements to keep the detection architecture functioning long-term without relying on continued federal build-out funding.
Which region is this pilot specifically focused on?
This particular announcement is explicitly focused on the New York City region and is designed as a pilot effort.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are state or local units of government, interstate or intrastate entities, or special districts that will work with governmental entities serving jurisdictions within 45 miles of New York City.
Are there specific required participating jurisdictions and agencies?
Yes. The application must include participation by the States of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and it must include New York City (with the New York City Police Department specifically highlighted), the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Why does the announcement require participation across multiple states and agencies?
The structure reflects that the NYC metropolitan area is highly interconnected, with critical transportation systems, ports, and cross-border movement that require a unified regional approach to detection and interdiction.
How much funding is available under this opportunity?
The opportunity anticipated 1 award with an estimated total funding amount of $18,500,000. The award ceiling was also listed as $18,500,000.
How many awards were expected?
The announcement anticipated a single award (1 award expected).
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What were the key dates for this funding opportunity?
The opportunity was posted on March 17, 2010, created on April 20, 2010, and had an original closing date of May 3, 2010. The closing date was later extended to May 17, 2010. The archive date was June 2, 2010.
Which DHS office sponsored or administered this announcement?
The sponsoring organization is listed as the DHS Office of Procurement Operations, Grants Division.
Was a point of contact provided for applicants?
Yes. The announcement indicated that a grants specialist point of contact was provided for applicants who could not access the announcement electronically.
Is the STC model intended to be used beyond New York City?
Yes. While this pilot is NYC-specific, the announcement states the Securing the Cities Initiative is intended to be scalable. Subject to funding availability and an independent assessment, DHS (through DNDO as referenced) indicated it may expand and execute the STC model in other high-risk metropolitan regions in the future, using lessons learned from the pilot.
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