Grants

The City and County of San Francisco serves as the fiscal agent (grant recipient) for the Bay Area UASI.  The Bay Area UASI implements all programs and projects on behalf of 14 different jurisdictions as sub-recipients: the City and County of San Francisco, County of Alameda, County of Contra Costa, County of Marin, County of Monterey, County of Napa, County of San Benito, County of San Mateo, County of Santa Clara, County of Santa Cruz, County of Solano, County of Sonoma, City of Oakland, and City of San Jose. All grant-funded projects are applied for and implemented based on priorities of the sub-recipients and their residents. 

Apply For Grant Funding

Each year, the Bay Area UASI opens the WebGrants portal for eligible applicants to submit project proposals for federal Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) funding.

Applicants may submit projects to be implemented within five main categories: Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, or Exercise. A risk-based formula is used to determine funding allocations across the Bay Area UASI region through four geographic “Hubs.” Hub Voting Members, designated by the Bay Area UASI Approval Authority, prioritize the submissions and select projects to be funded based on the anticipated allocation. Once projects have been prioritized for funding, the Bay Area UASI Management Team applies for the UASI grant through the State of California’s Office of Emergency Management. Upon receiving a grant award letter, MOUs are released to subrecipients that have been awarded funding.  

The FY27 UASI Grant Project Proposal Guidance is coming soon.

Archive of Prior Proposal Guidance:

FY26 UASI Grant Project Proposal Kick-Off Meeting Recording

FY26 HSGP UASI Grant Project Proposal Kick-Off Meeting Slides

FY26 Project Proposal Guidance

FY24-25 Project Proposal Guidance

 

Manage Grants

Webgrants is the portal used by the Bay Area UASI to track applications, acceptances, and progress for all grant projects. 

Access Webgrants

Compliance Forms

The Bay Area UASI and its programs are funded by three different federal grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 

  • Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant

    Funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and passed through the State of California, the UASI grant assists high-threat, high-density urban areas to build, sustain, and deliver the capabilities necessary to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism.  UASI-funded projects must align with priority areas set by the Department of Homeland Security, and address capability gaps identified through required threat and hazard risk identification analysis. 

  • Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP)

    Funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), RCPGP supports the building of core capabilities essential to achieving a secure and resilient nation by providing resources to close known capability gaps, encouraging innovative regional solutions to issues related to catastrophic incidents, and building on existing regional efforts. 

  • Securing the Cities (STC) program

    Funded by the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD), STC seeks to detect the unauthorized use of radiological and nuclear materials in order to protect residents, critical infrastructure, and natural resources against threats posed by radiological or nuclear materials. This program provides detection equipment, training, exercise support, operational and technical subject matter expertise, and programmatic support to develop regionally coordinated detection capabilities.