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- What is HSGP?
HSGP stands for Homeland Security Grant Program. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allocates these funds to all states based on a Risk Analysis model along with competitive grant applications. In evaluating risk, DHS considers the populations in a particular area that could be at risk, the concentration of people in the area, and specific characteristics of their location that might contribute to risk, such as Intelligence Community assessments of threat, the economic impact of an attack, and the proximity to nationally critical infrastructure. The risk formula for HSGP is based on a 100 point scale comprised of threat (20 points) and vulnerability/consequence (80 points). They are broken down as follows:
- Threat Index (20%): this variable reflects the Intelligence Community’s best assessment of areas of the country and potential targets most likely to be attacked.
- Population Index (40%): this variable included nighttime population and military dependent populations for states and urban areas, based upon US Census Bureau and Department of Defense inputs. In addition, for urban areas, population density, commuters, and visitors were also factored into this variable, using data from private entities.
- Economic Index (20%): this variable considers the economic value of the goods and services produced in either a state or an urban area. For states, this index was calculated using US Department of Commerce data on their percentage contribution to Gross Domestic Product. For Urban areas, a parallel calculation of Gross Metropolitan Product was incorporated based on data from Global Insight.
- National Infrastructure Index (15%): this variable focuses on approximately 2,100 Tier I and Tier II critical infrastructure/key resource (CI/KR) assets that were identified by the DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection. Tier I assets or systems are those that if attacked could trigger major national or regional impacts similar to those experienced during Hurricane Katrina or 9/11. Tier II assets are other highly consequential assts with potential national or regional impacts if attacked.
- National Security Index (5%): this variable considers the presence of three key national security factors: whether military bases are present in the state or urban area; how many critical defense industrial base facilities are located in the state or urban area; and the total number of people traversing international borders. Information on these inputs comes from the Department of Defense and DHS.
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