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Kootenai County outlines competitive SHSP process; 35% set-aside for law-enforcement terrorism prevention narrows available funds
Summary
County emergency management staff described the State Homeland Security Program application, scoring and review process, noting the program typically provides about $200,000 to the county, a 6% decrease from last year, and that 35% of funding must be allocated to law enforcement terrorism prevention activities (LEPTA).
Tiffany Westbrook, Kootenai County emergency management director, outlined the county’s State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) review and scoring process at the March 11 meeting and described why the grant cycle is competitive.
Westbrook said the county receives a population-based SHSP allocation that has been about $200,000 but decreased by roughly 6% this year. She explained that federal and state requirements include pass-throughes and carve-outs, including a requirement that 35% of the overall grant amount be used for law enforcement terrorism prevention activities (LEPTA). Westbrook said the LEPTA requirement and other community-resilience priorities reduce the amount of funding…
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