Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 11 DNDO 106 001
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- The Office of Procurement Operations Grants Division in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Securing the Cities Program" 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 Sep 15, 2011 and posted on Aug 18, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 23, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $16,500,000.00 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).
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) strongly encourages a regional approach to domestic radiological and nuclear (rad/nuc) detection to reduce risk to major metropolitan areas. 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 Securing the Cities (STC) Program is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant opportunity designed to strengthen radiological and nuclear (rad/nuc) detection and interdiction capabilities in major metropolitan areas, starting with the New York City region. The program targets the New York City and the Jersey City/Newark Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) regions, collectively treated as the "NYC region" in the announcement. This area was selected as the first STC location because it was assessed as the highest-risk region in both government and non-government terrorism risk analyses, including research cited from RAND. The overall intent is to help state and local partners build a practical, coordinated capability to detect radiological threats, sort out alarms efficiently, and integrate those local efforts into broader federal detection and response activities.
STC is structured as a three-phase effort led by DHS (through the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, DNDO, at the time of the announcement). Phase I focuses on rapidly establishing an initial operating capability for participating cities and agencies. That first phase concentrates on immediate foundational needs: building shared concepts of operations, setting alarm adjudication protocols (how to evaluate and resolve radiation detection alarms), deploying detection equipment, and providing training, exercises, and hands-on technical assistance. The underlying goal in Phase I is to give state and local agencies a working baseline capability while improving regional awareness of nuclear threats and strengthening cooperation across multiple jurisdictions and disciplines.
Phase II, which is the focus of this specific funding announcement, expands and deepens the capability built in Phase I. It emphasizes more advanced detection and analysis capacity, stronger communications, and more robust coordination mechanisms so that state and local detection operations integrate more effectively with federal activities. In practice, this phase is meant to mature regional operations into something that can plug into a national, coordinated approach for detecting and responding to radiological or nuclear threats. DNDO also plans to work with STC partners during Phase II to define clear "end states" that describe what full capability looks like and what DNDO direct support should ultimately transition toward as local and regional programs become sustainable.
Phase III is described as the sustainment stage, where the federal role becomes more indirect. Support continues through areas like alarm adjudication assistance, training, exercises, and subject matter expert help, but state and local participants are expected to maintain and further develop their capabilities primarily through local funding or other federal grant sources. In other words, the program is designed to move from standing up capabilities, to enhancing and integrating them, and then to sustaining them long-term with less direct federal provisioning.
For the NYC region specifically, the announcement explains that Phase II funding is intended to help the region become more fully integrated into the domestic Global Nuclear Detection Architecture, with continued funding to expand the mobile part of the detection architecture. The emphasis on "mobile" capabilities reflects the need to cover real-world pathways where threats could move, including roadways, light and heavy rail systems, and maritime routes. The document also notes that this Phase II effort would come with greater federal oversight and concurrence in program decisions, reflecting the tighter integration with national architecture and federal operational expectations. DNDO anticipates Phase II activities in the NYC region lasting about four years.
Administratively, this opportunity is a discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement under the disaster prevention and relief activity category. The funding opportunity number is DHS 11 DNDO 106 001, listed under CFDA 97.106 (Securing the Cities Program). DHS expected to make a single award, with an award ceiling of $16,500,000 and no cost sharing or matching requirement. Key dates included a posting date of August 18, 2011, an original closing date of October 17, 2011, and a revised closing date of November 23, 2011, with an archive date of December 23, 2011.
Eligibility is built around a strongly encouraged regional approach, reflecting how radiological and nuclear detection operations often require multi-jurisdiction coordination across transportation networks and adjacent communities. Eligible applicants include state or local units of government, interstate or intrastate entities, or special districts, provided they work with governmental entities serving jurisdictions within 45 miles of New York City. The application package must demonstrate participation by a defined set of core partners: the states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, along with New York City (with particular emphasis on the NYPD), the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). This mandatory participation requirement signals that DHS viewed the program as inherently regional and interagency, and not something that could be implemented effectively by a single jurisdiction acting alone.
The administering office is listed as the DHS Office of Procurement Operations, Grants Division, and a named grants specialist contact is provided for access issues related to the full announcement. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at moving the NYC region into a more advanced, integrated stage of preventive radiological and nuclear detection (PRND) operations, with the practical goal of improving detection coverage and coordinated response across the region's most critical transportation and transit corridors.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the Securing the Cities (STC) Program?
The Securing the Cities (STC) Program is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant opportunity intended to strengthen radiological and nuclear (rad/nuc) detection and interdiction capabilities in major metropolitan areas. In this announcement, the program focuses on building and improving practical, coordinated capabilities to detect radiological threats, resolve alarms efficiently, and connect state and local detection efforts with broader federal detection and response activities.
2. Which federal office led the STC effort in this announcement?
The STC effort described in this funding announcement was led by DHS through the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) at the time of the announcement.
3. What area does this STC funding opportunity cover?
This opportunity targets the New York City and the Jersey City/Newark Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) regions. The announcement treats these areas collectively as the "NYC region."
4. Why was the NYC region selected as the first STC location?
The announcement states the NYC region was selected because it was assessed as the highest-risk region in both government and non-government terrorism risk analyses, including research cited from RAND.
5. What is the overall purpose of STC for state and local partners?
The intent is to help state and local partners build a workable, coordinated capability to detect radiological threats, adjudicate (sort out and resolve) radiation detection alarms efficiently, and integrate local detection operations into wider federal detection and response activities.
6. How is the STC Program structured?
STC is structured as a three-phase effort:
- Phase I: Rapidly establish an initial operating capability (foundational concepts of operations, alarm adjudication protocols, equipment deployment, training, exercises, and technical assistance).
- Phase II: Expand and deepen capabilities built in Phase I, including more advanced detection/analysis capacity, stronger communications, and tighter coordination with federal activities.
- Phase III: Sustainment stage, with less direct federal provisioning and greater expectation that state/local participants maintain capabilities largely through local funds or other federal grants.
7. Which phase does this specific funding announcement focus on?
This specific funding announcement focuses on Phase II.
8. What does Phase I generally include (as described in the announcement)?
Phase I is described as the rapid establishment of an initial operating capability, including building shared concepts of operations, setting alarm adjudication protocols, deploying detection equipment, and providing training, exercises, and hands-on technical assistance. The goal is a working baseline capability and improved regional awareness and cooperation.
9. What are the main priorities of Phase II?
Phase II is intended to expand and mature capabilities developed in Phase I. The announcement highlights:
- More advanced detection and analysis capacity
- Stronger communications
- More robust coordination mechanisms
- Better integration of state and local detection operations with federal activities
10. What is meant by defining "end states" during Phase II?
The announcement notes DNDO planned to work with STC partners during Phase II to define clear "end states" describing what full capability looks like, and what DNDO direct support should transition toward as local and regional programs become sustainable.
11. What happens in Phase III (sustainment)?
Phase III is described as the sustainment stage, where the federal role becomes more indirect. Support may continue in areas such as alarm adjudication assistance, training, exercises, and subject matter expert help, but state and local participants are expected to maintain and further develop capabilities primarily through local funding or other federal grant sources.
12. For the NYC region, what is Phase II funding intended to achieve?
For the NYC region, the announcement explains Phase II funding is intended to help the region become more fully integrated into the domestic Global Nuclear Detection Architecture, including continued funding to expand the mobile part of the detection architecture.
13. Why does the announcement emphasize "mobile" detection capabilities?
The emphasis reflects the need to cover real-world pathways where threats could move, including roadways, light and heavy rail systems, and maritime routes.
14. Will Phase II involve federal oversight?
Yes. The announcement states Phase II would include greater federal oversight and concurrence in program decisions, reflecting tighter integration with the national architecture and federal operational expectations.
15. How long does DNDO anticipate Phase II activities lasting in the NYC region?
DNDO anticipated Phase II activities in the NYC region would last about four years.
16. What type of award is this opportunity?
The opportunity is described as a discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement under the disaster prevention and relief activity category.
17. What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA number?
The funding opportunity number is DHS 11 DNDO 106 001. The program is listed under CFDA 97.106 (Securing the Cities Program).
18. How many awards did DHS expect to make?
DHS expected to make a single award.
19. What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed in the announcement is $16,500,000.
20. Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The announcement specifies there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
21. What were the key dates for this funding opportunity?
- Posting date: August 18, 2011
- Original closing date: October 17, 2011
- Revised closing date: November 23, 2011
- Archive date: December 23, 2011
22. Who is eligible to apply under this announcement?
Eligible applicants include state or local units of government, interstate or intrastate entities, or special districts, provided they work with governmental entities serving jurisdictions within 45 miles of New York City. The announcement also strongly encourages a regional approach.
23. What does the announcement mean by a "regional approach"?
The announcement emphasizes that radiological and nuclear detection operations often require multi-jurisdiction coordination across transportation networks and adjacent communities, so applicants are expected to demonstrate coordination across the region rather than a single jurisdiction acting alone.
24. Which partners must participate in the application?
The application package must demonstrate participation by a defined set of core partners:
- The states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
- New York City (with particular emphasis on the NYPD)
- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)
- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
25. Why is participation by these core partners required?
The announcement signals DHS viewed the program as inherently regional and interagency, and not something that could be implemented effectively by a single jurisdiction acting alone.
26. What kinds of capabilities is the program trying to improve?
Based on the announcement, STC aims to improve preventive radiological/nuclear detection operations by strengthening detection and interdiction capabilities, improving alarm adjudication processes, enhancing training and exercises, building stronger communications, and improving coordination across jurisdictions and with federal partners.
27. What is "alarm adjudication" in the context of this opportunity?
Alarm adjudication refers to the protocols and processes for evaluating radiation detection alarms and resolving them efficiently (sorting out alarms to determine whether they represent a real threat or a non-threat source).
28. How does this effort relate to the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture?
The announcement states Phase II funding for the NYC region is intended to integrate the region more fully into the domestic Global Nuclear Detection Architecture, aligning regional operations with a broader national, coordinated approach.
29. What is the administering office listed for this opportunity?
The administering office is listed as the DHS Office of Procurement Operations, Grants Division.
30. Is there a named contact for access issues related to the full announcement?
Yes. The announcement notes a named grants specialist contact is provided for access issues related to the full announcement (the name is not included in the summary provided here).
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