Missouri Department of Public Safety

The Missouri Department of Public Safety, Office of Homeland Security, (OHS) has been designated as the State Administrative Agency (SAA) for Homeland Security grants. OHS leadership has designated a component identified as Grants and Training, Local and State Assistance (G&T) for the administration, management, and oversight of the following federal grant programs:

• "NEW" Homeland Security Grant Program FFY2012 Investment Budget
• State Homeland Security Program (SHSP):
  [Regionalization, HS RRS, LETPA]
• Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI)
• Metropolitan Medical Response System Program (MMRS)
• Citizen Corps Program (CCP)
• Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)
• Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP)
• Emergency Operation Center (EOC)
• Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP)
• Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)
• E-911 Grant Program (E-911)
• Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)

Resources & Guidance Documents:

• Administrative Guide for Homeland Security Grants
• Information Bulletin 1: Policy on Monitoring
• Information Bulletin 2: Policy on Advance Payment & Cash Advances
• Information Bulletin 3: Policy on Funding Restrictions for M &A Costs
• Information Bulletin 4: Policy on Food and/or Beverage
• Information Bulletin 5: Policy on Reimbursement Requests
• Information Bulletin 6: Training Request
• Information Bulletin 7: EMPG-HSGP Grant Objectives
• Responder Knowledge Base Authorized Equipment List
• Target Capabilities List, 9/2007
• 12-2010 Missouri Homeland Security Funding Profile

In addition to the administration of the Homeland Security grant programs, The Missouri OHS, G & T serves the State’s emergency responder community by offering training to build critical skills that responders need to function effectively in mass consequence events. OHS G & T primarily serves state and local entities, but has expanded to serve private sector and citizens in recognition of their significant role in domestic preparedness. Students attend OHS G & T sponsored courses to learn how to apply the basic skills of their profession in the context of preparing, preventing, deterring, responding to and recovering from acts of terrorism and catastrophic events. For more information on OHS Training program, contact Jack Raetz, Training Officer. To access the OHS Training Schedule and to register for training courses, go to: http://training.dps.mo.gov/

Rural Law Enforcement Information Technology Assistance Offered

SEARCH, the National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, is offering free training and technical assistance to rural law enforcement agencies nationwide. Through grant funds from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance, the non-profit organization SEARCH offers training and technical assistance on topics such as computer-aided dispatch (CAD), records management systems and information sharing.

Local, county or tribal law enforcement jurisdictions are eligible for the SEARCH assistance if they serve a population of less than 50,000.

Agencies can apply online at: http://www.search.org/products/ta/

For more information on the program, download the SEARCH Factsheet.

Training and Exercise Request Forms

• Exercise Request Form
• Training Request Form

Please be sure when addressing mail for us that the program name or one of our staff names is listed on your envelope. This is to ensure that your mail will get to the correct person in a timely manner.