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Homeland Security Grants

MEMA administers Homeland Security Grants in Maine. Since 1999, more than $80 million has been distributed to enhance homeland security and all-hazard preparedness across the State.

Grant funds are administered with the assistance of a multi-jurisdictional, multi-disciplinary review team. Grant priorities have been established in concert with Maine's Homeland Security Strategy.

In the several years that grant funds have been available, Maine has:

  • Built statewide capacity in hazardous materials and bomb response
  • Made state-of-the art command and control and communications vehicles available to respond to incidents around the State
  • Provided funds to Maine's major cities and larger communities to address their eligible public safety priorities
  • Significantly improved local and statewide public safety communications.

As federal funding levels have decreased, Maine has established a competitive model to distribute funds based on the current strategy and priorities. Those priorities include all-hazard emergency planning (including school emergency planning), shelter and recovery, public education and awareness, training and exercise.

For more information about Maine's Homeland Security grant programs, please contact us.