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FY 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - DECEMBER 2, 2005 III. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS AND FUNDING AVAILABILITY A. Allocating FY 2006 HSGP Funding Based on Risk and Need The threats confronting the Nation respect neither jurisdictional nor geographic boundaries. Resources must be allocated and applied in an effective and efficient manner to generate the highest return on investment. Following this direction, G&T is adopting a common risk- and needs-based approach to allocating funding for several programs within HSGP in order to strengthen national preparedness. This approach will help ensure that capabilities are built and sustained to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies, while achieving the greatest return on our national investment in homeland security by addressing the greatest risks and needs. Understanding risk and need, and applying resources effectively to manage them, is critical to national preparedness. Applying the principles of unified command and adopting a systems- based approach to preparedness will enable the development and maintenance of capabilities and programs that will achieve more success in combination with a shared commitment than through individual, disparate efforts. In short, these efforts will help the Nation realize the vision of the Goal. FY 2006 marks the first grant cycle in which the Interim National Preparedness Goal and the National Priorities it establishes are in place. In keeping with the risk-based focus of the Goal and the President's proposed FY 2006 budget, G&T is adopting a risk- and needs-based approach to allocating funding for three programs within the FY 2006 HSGP: SHSP, LETPP, and UASI. DHS has elected to provide a base allocation to States under SHSP and LETPP. The remainder of those funds will be allocated based on risk and need. Under UASI, all funding will be allocated based on risk and need. MMRS and CCP will be allocated on a formula basis identical to FY 2005. A.I. Risk and Need Risk Risk will be determined at the Federal level using a risk formula developed by G&T in conjunction with other DHS and Federal entities. The FY 2005 risk analysis used to determine UASI allocations represented the first time DHS grant formulation addressed consequence, vulnerability, and threat. The FY 2006 risk formula builds upon this effort, incorporating suggested improvements and lessons learned. For FY 2006, risk is defined as the product of three principal variables: . The consequences of a specified attack to a particular asset. . The vulnerability of that asset to that particular threat. . Threat to that asset. PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORATE'S OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING 52