97.106: Securing the Cities Program

97.106

Active

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) [DHS]

Sept. 6, 2022

Sept. 6, 2022

The DHS Secretary established the STC Program, managed through the Assistant Secretary for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, to enhance the ability of the United States to detect and prevent terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials that pose risk to homeland security in high-risk urban areas. Support to recipients includes assistance in developing and integrating local or regional programs into a national detection structure, guiding the development of Concepts of Operations (CONOPs) and standard operating procedures, providing radiological/nuclear (R/N) detection equipment, and providing training and exercise products to ensure detection is integrated into day-to-day activities and that partners are proficient in the detection mission area. As such, the STC Program has the following objectives: Objective 1: Assist State, local, territorial and tribal governments in developing local radiological/nuclear detection architectures resulting in awareness, training, technical support, exercises, and capability development. Objective 2: Provide a common information sharing environment. Establish information connectivity among domestically deployed detection systems and Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and regional data analysis centers, to include connectivity for technical reachback and adjudication support. Objective 3: Use a regional approach to coordinate activities and resources for all participating agencies. Establish administrative infrastructure to support a nuclear detection program. Objective 4: Establish coordination mechanisms between operational partners that support the Domestic Detection Concept of Operations * and have concurrence from all principal STC partners. * DHS CWMD worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Energy to create the Domestic Detection CONOPS to facilitate an effective whole of government response among mission partners to detect and communicate about potential or actual threats involving R/N materials within the United States. DHS will provide the Domestic Detection CONOPS to grant recipients as a basis for planning their regional CONOPS.

B - Cooperative Agreements

Specific information on applicant eligibility is identified in the funding opportunity announcement and program guidance, or as specified by U.S. Appropriation Statute. This includes State, and local governments, Interstate or Intrastate governmental organizations, and Indian Tribal Governments.

State, and local governments, Interstate or intrastate governmental organizations, and Indian tribal governments.

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