United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2008-06-27 monographic deposited born digital 72 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-852 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-852 P0b002ee1803816bb f:d08852 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-852 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-852 GAO-08-852 Agency missions Allocation (Government accounting) Critical infrastructure Data collection Defense capabilities Emergency preparedness Emergency response funds Emergency response plans Evaluation criteria Federal aid programs Federal aid to localities Federal funds Federal grants Financial management Fiscal policies Funds management Grants to states Homeland security Program evaluation Program management Risk assessment Risk management Strategic planning Surveys Terrorism Cost awareness Cost estimates Program costs Homeland Security Grant Program State Homeland Security Grant Programs Urban Area Security Initiative Other Written Product A82580 Since 2002, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has distributed almost $20 billion in funding to enhance the nation's capabilities to respond to acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events. In fiscal year 2007, DHS provided approximately $1.7 billion to states and urban areas through its Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events. As part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2007, GAO was mandated to review the methodology used by DHS to allocate HSGP grants. This report addresses (1) the changes DHS has made to its risk-based methodology used to allocate grant funding from fiscal year 2007 to fiscal year 2008 and (2) whether the fiscal year 2008 methodology is reasonable. To answer these questions, GAO analyzed DHS documents related to its methodology and grant guidance, interviewed DHS officials about the grant process used in fiscal year 2007 and changes made to the process for fiscal year 2008, and used GAO's risk management framework based on best practices. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-852/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-852.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-852/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-852.pdf GAO-08-852 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-852 Other Written Product GAO-08-852; Homeland Security: DHS Risk-Based Grant Methodology Is Reasonable, But Current Version's Measure of Vulnerability is Limited; Agency missions Allocation (Government accounting) Critical infrastructure Data collection Defense capabilities Emergency preparedness Emergency response funds Emergency response plans Evaluation criteria Federal aid programs Federal aid to localities Federal funds Federal grants Financial management Fiscal policies Funds management Grants to states Homeland security Program evaluation Program management Risk assessment Risk management Strategic planning Surveys Terrorism Cost awareness Cost estimates Program costs Homeland Security Grant Program State Homeland Security Grant Programs Urban Area Security Initiative Volume 120 Page 1355 120 Stat. 1355 Volume 121 Page 1844 121 Stat. 1844 Public Law 98-369 Public Law 98-473 Public Law 100-202 Public Law 109-295 Public Law 110-161