Municue
Dallas, TX

Urban Area Security Initiative

project
4 mentions across 4 events

Also known as: UASI

The Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) is a homeland security grant initiative supporting preparedness and response capabilities in designated urban areas. The Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington urban area is a designated Texas UASI area that includes Dallas.
4 eventsLast active Tracked since $5.8M city spendingUpdated September 2026

Key facts

Latest action

· City Council

Authorizes acceptance of a $5,582,137.61 FY 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program/Urban Area Security Initiative grant from DHS/FEMA passed through the Texas Office of the Governor, establishes…

Result: Approved As An Individual Item

Money

$5.8M in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this project.

Largest single item: $5.8M on (Amends a December 2024 resolution for the FY 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program (UASI) to add a new grant number for terrorism preparedness activities, extend the agreement term from August to…)

Mention Frequency

Topic Distribution

Topics

public safety (4)
grant (4)
budget (3)

Roles

mentioned (4)

Related Entities

U.S. Department of Homeland Security3
Texas Office of the Governor - Homeland Security Grants Division3
Federal Emergency Management Agency3
Texas Office of the Governor Homeland Security Grants Division2
Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Response2
Federal Emergency Management Agency1
FY 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program1
U.S. Department of Homeland Security1
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Activity Timeline

August 2026

Consent Agenda
City Council →

Authorizes acceptance of a $5,582,137.61 FY 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program/Urban Area Security Initiative grant from DHS/FEMA passed through the Texas Office of the Governor, establishes appropriations and deposit of the funds, adds one Process Improvement Analyst position, and executes the grant agreement for January 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027.

…ision (HSGD) for the FY 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program which includes the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) (Federal/State Award ID No. EMW-2025-SS-05028, Grant Nos. 2980507, 29799…

Upcoming Agenda Items
Public Safety Committee →

Accepts and appropriates FY 2025 Homeland Security UASI grant funding for terrorism-preparedness activities and one Process Improvement Analyst position through August 2027.

…ision (HSGD) for the FY 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program which includes the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) (Federal/State Award ID No. EMW-2025-SS-05028, Grant Nos. 2980507, 29799…

April 2026

Consent Agenda
City Council →

Amendment to a previously approved FY 2024 Homeland Security Grant (DHS/FEMA via Texas HSGD) adding a new grant activity number for terrorism preparedness, extending the agreement term to November 2026, and reallocating $678,352.24 within the existing $5,842,198.40 grant budget at no new cost to the City.

…ision (HSGD) for the FY 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program which includes the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) (Federal / State Award ID No. EMW-2024-SS-05096) in an amount not to exc…

Briefing Items
Public Safety Committee →

Amends a December 2024 resolution for the FY 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program (UASI) to add a new grant number for terrorism preparedness activities, extend the agreement term from August to November 2026, and reallocate funds within the existing $5,842,198.40 grant budget at no new cost to the City.

…ision (HSGD) for the FY 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program which includes the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) (Federal / State Award ID No. EMW-2024-SS-05096 in an amount not to exce…

$5.8M