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FY 2006 HOMELAND SEC'URITY GRANT PROGRAM - DECEMBER 2, 2005 Infrastructure protection involves a multi-faceted understanding ofthe risks and vulnerabilities facing infrastructure sectors that cross geospatial boundaries. It also requires an understanding of the inter-relationships of infrastructure sectors within geospatial areas. Consequently, protecting critical infrastructure and key resources sites is a shared responsibility requiring cooperation among all levels of government - Federal, State, local, and Tribal- and the involvement of the private sector. Effective security involves plans that define, identitY, and set priorities for the most critical structures and assets that are potential targets for terrorist attacks. With the inclusion of interim NIPP implementation as a National Priority, infrastructure protection efforts are a required component of both State and Urban Area Strategies and thus forrn a key pillar of the overarching homeland security program. States and Urban Areas are responsible for developing and implementing a critical infrastructure protection program as a component of their overarching homeland security program. This program should engage all relevant intergovernmental coordination points (e.g., Federal, State, local, and Tribal) to ensure a comprehensive approach to critical infrastructure protection across all appropriate levels of government, across both public and private sectors, within geospatial areas, and across infrastructure sectors. Benchmarks for implementation of this National Priority include: · During FY 2006 States and Urban Areas should establish a critical infrastructure protection program as a component of their overarching homeland security program. · The critical infrastructure program should engage all relevant intergovernmental coordination points (e.g., Federal, State, local, and Tribal) to ensure a comprehensive approach to critical infrastructure protection across all appropriate levels of government, across both public and private sectors, within geospatial areas, and across infrastructure sectors. Later this year, the DHS Preparedness Directorate will release guidance for several additional grant programs supporting the protection of critical infrastructure assets. In addition to the overarching priorities, there are four capability-specific priorities: CA. Stren!!then Information Sharin!! and Collaboration Capabilities Effective terrorism prevention, protection, response, and recovery efforts depend on timely, accurate inforrnation about the identity of the enemy, where they operate, how they are supported, and potential methods of attack. Over the next two years, the Federal government will develop an Inforrnation Sharing Environment that will enhance existing Federal capabilities and improve linkages with State and local governments. Benchmarks for implementation of this National Priority include: . Access to the DHS Homeland Security Inforrnation Network to strengthen the real-time collaborative flow of threat inforrnation among homeland security partners. PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORATE'S OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING 7