State and local homeland security national training program

The University of Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute was awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005). The funding will support the development and delivery of specialized training curricula, exercises, technical assistance, and educational resources focused on emergency preparedness, hazard response, counterterrorism, and cybersecurity for state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel nationwide.

Through sub-awards to partners including the University of Memphis, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), University of Texas at San Antonio, and Norwich University Applied Research Institutes, the project will create new homeland security courses, update existing training modules, deliver classroom and online instruction, facilitate emergency scenario exercises, and provide technical support. Key activities include developing cybersecurity training, enhancing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) utilization for emergency management, and executing components of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium program. The award commenced on September 11, 2023.