HOMELAND SECURITY
Grant Workshops
PROGRAM PURPOSE
The ETCOG Homeland Security (HS) Program aims to enhance the region's communications and synchronization of efforts and resources. This program also provides support to local jurisdictions regarding emergency management planning as well as adoption, maintenance, and training in the National Incident Management System.
The HS program assists in activities relating to emergency preparedness, response during major events/disasters, mutual aid agreements, and advises agencies regarding future funding opportunities.
HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The HSAC is comprised of local Emergency Management Coordinators and first responders from across the 14-county ETCOG region. The HSAC provides guidance to staff on projects related to HS within the region, implements and develops regional HS strategies, updates the Regional Interoperability Communications Plan (RICP), and makes recommendations as to how the region's annual allocations of HS grant funding should be used.
GRANT APPLICATION WORKSHOPS
The State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) applications
will open Monday, December 16, 2024, and close Thursday, February 13, 2025.
All funding announcements can be found here – https://egrants.gov.texas.gov/fundopp.aspx.
You can start/create your application, in eGrants, and begin entering your data as soon as the grant opens.
**HOWEVER** If you start an application before attending a grant application workshop, it is a requirement to add stephanie.heffner@etcog.org, as the grant writer, under the profile tab in your application.
This is a requirement for the Homeland Security Grant only - for ETCOG.
You will need your city/county/agency Tax ID number to start an application.
You will need to base your application for equipment, off a quote, so get a quote as soon as possible.
It will help you complete your application.
It is a requirement of the Homeland Security Grant AND Criminal Justice Grants
that someone from your agency attend one of the virtual workshops for EACH Grant Division.
HSGP Application Workshops will be held:
Every Wednesday morning, from 10:00 to 11:15 AM, EXCEPT for December 25th (Christmas).
Workshops will run from December 18th - February 5th.
The bridge will be closed if there are no participants by 10:15 am.
You do not have to register for this workshop. Just join on the morning you can attend.
The Workshop link is below. The workshop will be the same for each day.
Please call or email Donetta Miller if you have any questions at donetta.miller@etcog.org or 903-218-6424.
Please join the workshop using this link:
https://v.ringcentral.com/join/839211949
Meeting ID: 839211949
Or dial to call in:
+1 (650) 419-1505
Access Code / Meeting ID: 839211949
Guides, Forms and Other Resources
Office of the Governor Funding Opportunities
Creating an Application (Application Set Up & What to Enter)
eGrants List of Permissions by Role (for each Grant Official)
Sample Equipment Inventory List
CCH Percentages - ETCOG Region
BANKING DOCUMENTS
Texas Direct Deposit Authorization
Texas Application for Payee ID Number
ONCE FUNDED
eGrants Financial Management Guide
