02573oam 2200481 a 450 991070284860332120090511101017.0(CKB)4970000000034369(OCoLC)294861928(EXLCZ)99497000000003436920081229d2008 ua 0engurmn||||a||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHomeland Security Grant Program risk-based distribution methods[electronic resource] presentation to congressional committees - November 14, 2008 and December 15, 2008Washington, DC :U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,[2008]29 pages digital, PDF fileChiefly slides.Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 29, 2009).Signed: William O. Jenkins."December 23, 2008.""GAO-09-168R."Includes bibliographical references.This report formally transmits the attached briefing in response to P.L. 110-329, the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, that required GAO for the fourth year to review the methodology the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) use to allocate Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) grants, including the risk assessment methodology they use to determine which urban areas are eligible to apply for grants. HSGP includes the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) and Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grants. Our objective was to identify any changes in the methodology for risk assessment and grant allocation for 2009 and to assess the reasonableness of the methodology.Homeland Security Grant Program Risk-based Distribution MethodsEmergency managementUnited StatesFinanceFederal aid to terrorism preventionUnited StatesTerrorismUnited StatesPreventionFinanceGrants-in-aidUnited StatesManagementEmergency managementFinance.Federal aid to terrorism preventionTerrorismPreventionFinance.Grants-in-aidManagement.Jenkins William O.Jr.(William Oscar),1947-1380833DIDDIDGPODOCUMENT9910702848603321Homeland Security Grant Program risk-based distribution methods3500405UNINA