IBSGP_Budget detail worksheet (2025).rtf

The file is a Budget Detail Worksheet for the Fiscal Year 2024 Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP), part of the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) transportation infrastructure security initiatives. The grant program provides funding to private intercity bus companies to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and passengers from potential terrorist threats, with a focus on two priority areas: enhancing cybersecurity and protecting soft targets and crowded places.

The IBSGP (CFDA Number 97.057) offers grants ranging from approximately $25,000 to $500,000, typically with a 24-month performance period. Eligible recipients include for-profit intercity bus transportation organizations like Greyhound Lines and Academy Express LLC. Applicants must submit an Investment Justification, detailed budget, and Vulnerability Assessment and Security Plan certification through FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO) at https://go.fema.gov/. The most recent funding pool for Fiscal Year 2024 was $1,800,000, with applications due by June 24, 2024, emphasizing the program's ongoing commitment to strengthening national transportation infrastructure resilience against terrorist threats.