Rural Homeland Security Resources for Local Officials
What Information and Funding Resources are available for Local Governments
in Rural Communities?
Planning Resources ||
Funding and Program Assistance ||
Grant Writing Resources ||
Training ||
Contact Information ||
Additional Resources ||
Publications
This online guide provides information for Local governments who are actively engaged in safeguarding America's
homeland and rural heartland. Information and funding resources for planning emergency
preparedness, implementing, and managing higher security levels, providing
equipment and training for emergency first responders, and providing recovery
assistance are identified in this resource. |
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This resource guide was developed by Patricia L. John in 2005. Last Modified December, 2011. Photo By Andrea Booher/ Federal Emergency Management Agency News photo
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Planning Resources
- Beyond the Beltway: Focusing on Hometown Security, Belfer Center, Harvard University
- Bioterrorism Planning and Response, U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Characteristics of Effective Emergency Management Organizational Structures, Public Entity Risk Institute
- Critical Incident Protocol: A Public and Private Partnership, U.S. Department of Justice
- Developing a Hazardous Materials Exercise Program: A Handbook for State and Local Officials, U.S. National Trsnportation Library
- Emergency Planning at Local Government Level, example from Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington
- Emergency Preparedness for Transit Terrorism: A Synthesis of Transit Practice, National Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research Board
- Emergency Preparedness for Business: Planning Guides, Centers for Disease Control
- Emergency Response Planning Guide for Public Drinking Water Systems, Washington State Department of Health
- Local Emergency Management Planning Guide, Texas Department of Public Safety
- Local Emergency Management Standards, Michigan Department of State Police
- Protecting Emergency Responders: Lessons Learned from Terrorists Attacks, Rand Corporation
- Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 2: Community Views of Safety and Health Risks and Personal Protection Needs, Rand Corporation
- Protecting Your Community's Assets: A Guide for Small Wastewater Systems, National Environmental Training Center
- Rural Communities and Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
- Securing Small Wastewater Systems, National Small Flows Clearinghouse
- Small Water System Security, National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
- Homeland Security, The White House
Funding and Program Assistance
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security funds most federal programs
available to assist local communities with security programs, some are located
at other departments. The federal programs supporting programs and
training for first responders are located on Rural Information Center's resources pages for Emergency Medical Services, fire
departments, and law enforcement agencies and are listed below under First
Responders. Consult Grant Writing Resources
for assistance in preparing successful proposals and in obtaining funding applications and information for obtaining a DUNS number that is required
of all organizations/entities applying for a federal grant or cooperative agreement.
- The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Disaster Assistance, Rural Information Center
- Rural Emergency Responder Program Resources, Rural Information Center
- Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Terrorist Attack: A Catalog of Selected Federal Assistance Programs, Congressional Research Service
- Recovery from Terrorist Attacks: A Catalog of Selected Federal Assistance Programs, Congressional Research Service
- Terrorism Preparedness: A Catalog of Federal Assistance Programs, Congressional Research Service
- U.S. Department of Education Emergency Planning Grants
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Grants
- The State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)
- Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program (UASI)
- The Citizen Corps Program
- The Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS)
- Operation Stonegarden (OPSG)
Preparedness Grants (Formerly Infrastructure Protection Programs)
- Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP):
- Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP)
- Intercity Passenger Rail (Amtrak)
- Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP)
- Trucking Security Program (TSP)
- Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)
- Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP)
- Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program
- Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP)
- Drivers License Security Grant Program (DLSGP)
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Regional Information Sharing Systems (16.610) enhances the ability of the state and local criminal justice agencies to identify, target, and remove criminal conspiracies and activities that span jurisdictional boundaries.
- State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (16.614) provides delivery of specialized, multi-agency anti- terrorism preparedness training. This training, along with related research, law enforcement intelligence, operational issues development, and technical assistance support activities, is delivered to state and local law enforcement and prosecution authorities. While state and local law enforcement preparation and readiness issues addressed in this project are tailored to interventions in domestic terrorism, major portions of the program's preparedness and operational readiness outcomes are equally applicable to any terrorist threat or incident whether domestically or internationally inspired.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Research Funding Opportunities supports research and development to determine the environmental effects of air quality, drinking water, water quality, hazardous waste, toxic substances, and pesticides.
- Water Security "This Web site provides resources for water utilities, state and local governments, public health officials, emergency responders and planners, assistance and training providers, environmental professionals, researchers and engineers, and law enforcement, among others."
Training Resources
Contact Information
Additional Resources
- Agricultural Bioterrorism - Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
- ANSER Institute for Homeland Security
- Citizen Corps, the White House Office of the USA Freedom Corps
- DisasterHelp, Office of Management and Budget
- Drinking Water Protection and Small Water System Security, National Environmental Services Center
- Extension Service Resource by State, Extension Disaster Education Network
- Homeland Security Project, ANSER Institute for Homland Security
- Keep America's Food and Agriculture Safe, United States Department of Agriculture
- National Emergency Management Association
- Public Entity Risk Institute in Risk Management, Disaster Management, Public Entity Risk Institute
- Ready.gov" target="_new", U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- The Infrastructure Security Partnership
- USA.gov: Disasters and Emergencies, USA.gov
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control Emergency Preparedness & Response
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Safety and Security Program
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Emergencies
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Counterterrorism
- USA Freedom Corps
- The White House: Homeland Security
Publications
- Agro-Security, Michigan State University
- Airport Security Publications, General Accounting Office
- Are Local Health Responders Ready for Biological and Chemical Terrorism?, Rand Corporation
- Bioterrorism (Covering Both Biological and Chemical Threats), Michigan State University
- Emergency Management, Michigan State University
- The Extension Agent's Handbook for Emergency Preparation and Response, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Guidance for Protecting Building Environments for Airborne chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks, NIOSH
- Homeland Security Publications, General Accounting Office
- Measuring and Evaluating Local Preparedness for a Chemical or Biological Terrorist Attack, Rand Corporation
- Publications, Counter Terrorism, Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Publications, The Infrastructure Security Partnership
- Protecting The Nation's Water Supplies From Terrorist Attack, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
- Responding to the Threat of Agroterrorism: Specific Recommendations for the United States Department of Agriculture, Belfer Center, Harvard University
- Terrorism Publications, General Accounting Office
- Transportation Security, Michigan State University
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