Oxford County
Emergency Management Agency

PO Box 179, 26 Western Avenue
South Paris ME 04281
Ph 207-743-6336 FAX 207-743-7346 oxctyema@megalink.net
Office hours: Monday through Friday 8am-4pm

State Homeland Security Grant Program

State Homeland Security Grant Program supports the implementation of the State Homeland Security Strategy to address the identified planning, equipment, training, and exercise needs for acts of terrorism. In addition, SHSP supports the implementation of the National Preparedness Goal, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) , and the National Response Plan.

MEMA administers Homeland Security Grants in Maine. Since 1999, more than $70 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 interoperable communications, shelter and recovery, public awareness, training and exercise.

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