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Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program is sponsored by New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES). Provides funding to local, county, and tribal law enforcement agencies for the development and sustainment of explosive detection canine capabilities.
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FY202 3 Explosive Dete ction Canine Team Grant Program # Request for Applications (RFA) ## Application Deadline : December 4 , 2025, by 5:00 pm . In order to ensure adequate time to respond, substantive written questions regarding this Request for Applic ations will be accepted until 12:00 noon on November 24 , 2025 . Technical Assistance for E -Grants will not be available after 5:00 pm on December 4 , 2025 .
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Eligibility ................................ ................................ ................................
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FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program Objectives ................................ ........... 4 A.
Advancement of Explosive Detection Canine Team Capabilities ................................ ................ 4-5 B.
Certification and Annual Re -Certification Requirements ................................ ............................... 5 C.
Alignment to New York State’s Thirteen FBI Accredited Bomb Squads ................................ ...... 5-6 D.
Use of the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS) ................................ ................................ ............
6 E. Development of Regional Explosive Detection Canine Teams (Optional) ................................ ......
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Payment and Reporting Requirements of Grant Awardees ................................ .................... 17-23 F.
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26-27 Exhibit B: Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA) Template ................................ ........................... 28-30 Exhibit C: Explosive Detection Canine Training Schools and Estimated Costs Reference ......................
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33 3 The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to solicit applications for up to $60,000 in federal FY202 3 State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funding made available by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) from eligible l ocal, county and tribal law enforcement agencies with an active road patrol component of their law enforcement operations to develop and sustain their explosive detection canine team capabilities.
The NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) has made $750,000 in FY202 3 State Homeland Security Program funding to support these efforts and funding will be awarded competitively based on the submission of applications by eligible law enforcement agencies. The five primary objectives of this grant are: 1.) T he advancement of explosive detection canine team capabilities statewide ; 2.)
To support the certification of explosive detection canine teams and compliance with annual New York State re -certification requirements ; 3.) Alignment to N ew York State’s thirteen FBI Accredited bomb squads; 4.) Use of the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS); and 5.)
Promotion of regional partnerships in the development of mutual explosive detection canine team This grant opportunity will ensure that critical homeland security funding addresses prioritized capability development goals and objectives as recognized by State and local stakeholders in the New York State Homeland Security Strategy .
Applicants have two tracks to pursue when applying for this grant funding : Development of a New Explosive Detection Canine Team : Eligible a pplicants can apply for up to $60,000 to develop an explosive detection canine team.
New Team projects are limited to the replacement of a prior NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) certified or New York State Police (NYSP) certified explosive detection canine asset (e.g. , retirement, loss, etc.), or the development of a new canine team to supplement a n existing DCJS or NYSP certified explosive detection canine team (s) .
Funding through this track would support certain equipment purchases, training, exercise, and planning opportunities that are required for the development of an explosive detection canine team .
Sustainment and Enhancement of Capabilities for a Previously Developed Explosive Detection Canine Team : Eligible a pplicants can apply for up to $15 ,000 to sustain and /or enhance capabilities for a n existing NYS DCJS or NYSP certified explosive detection canine team . This includes equipment purchases , training , exercise s, and planning opportunities that will sustain or enhance a present team’s capabilities .
Only local, county and tribal law enforcement agencies with an active road patrol component of their law enforcement operations AND who currently and/or previously managed a DCJS or NYSP certified explosive detection canine team within the last five (5) years are eligible for to apply for grant funding pursuant to this RFA.
Important note: Those law enforcement agencies who have not had a DCJS or NYSP certified explosive detection canine team capability are not eligible to apply .
4 Additionally, f or the purposes of this grant opportunity, the active road patrol operational roles and responsibilities an applicant must possess to be considered eligible include highway patrol; transit attack deterrence visits; critical infrastructure site monitoring; and mass gatherings monitoring.
Applicants must articulate in their application how they will use the developed canine team to perform the active road patrol roles and responsibilities, as described above, and will support terrorism prevention activities in their jurisdiction.
This funding is intended for use in road patrols to further homeland security efforts and is not intended to supplant basic law enforcement operations, such as the primary use of a “stationary” explosive detection canine team to monitor a single facility. ## III .
FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program Objectives DHSES , in conjunction with the New York State Police (NYSP), and New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has identified five primary objectives for the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine A.
Advancement of Explosive Detection Canine Team Capabilities : Explosive detection canine teams provide a visible, proactive police presence in areas of mass gathering, transportation centers, and critical infrastructure. In addition to this deterrence presence, they provide a mobile response capability for detection and identi fication of potential explosive and improvised explosive device type incidents.
To assist local law enforcement agencies with th eir explosive detection canine team capabilit ies , New York State has supported the enhancement of thirteen (13) FBI Accredited bomb squad s, leading to the establish ment of a network of highly trained and equipped Bomb Disposal Units across the State .
These Bomb Disposal Units compliment local law enforcement explosive detection canine assets by rendering safe an explosives device detected by an explosive detection canine team .
Applicants will develop the following capabilities when creating, sustaining, or enhancing their explosive detection canine team asset s: • CBRNE Detection and Interdiction Capabilities : The preventative Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Detection and Interdiction capability provides the ability to detect and interdict CBRNE materials at points of manufacture, o Coordinate, direct, and conduct improvised explosive device (IED) response after initial alert and notification; o Coordinate intelligence fusion and analysis, information coll ection, and threat o Assess the situation and conduct appropriate Render Safe Procedures (RSP), when trained and equipped; o Conduct searches for additional devices and coordinate overall efforts to mitigate chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) threat s to the incident site.
The following core activities of this capability are associated with the development of an explosive detection canine team asset: o Develop and Maintain Plans, Procedures, Programs, and Systems o Develop and Maintain Training and Exercise Programs 5 o Detect CBRNE (specifically explosives) o Identify and/or Characterize CBRNE Material (specifically explosives) B.
Certification and Annual Recertification Requirements : All applicants must certify their explosive detection canine team and must re -certify, at a minimum, annually following NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) or New York State Police (NYSP) certification standards.
Applicants are welcome to utilize any agency’s training program within the state to meet these requirements so long as it results in a certification by either DCJS or NYSP . 1. A non -exhaustive reference list of schools and their estimated costs can be found in “Exhibit C” for the applicant to consult when planning their budget.
Applicants must confirm final cost estimates with the training school offering the Explosive Detection Canine Team Training Program. Points of Contact (POC) are provided in “Exhibit C” in order for applicants to verify final training program costs. DHSES will not be responsible for providing final training program costs during the application developmen t process.
2. Out -of -State training programs are not eligible under this grant program . 3.
Applicants who are awarded funding through this program will be required to submit their certification document to DHSES . The v alidation of the certification will be coordinated with DCJS and /or the NYSP canine training coordinator . 4.
Given the investment involved to train, equip and maintain a successful EDC asset, DHSES will requ est all applicants to maintain and keep their asset in service for at least 3 years once they go into service . C.
Alignment to N ew York State’s Thirteen FBI Accredited Bomb Squads: It is important for l ocal law enforcement agencies developing explosive detection canine teams to coordinate their activities with one of NYS’s thirteen (13) b omb squads that have been accredited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Twelve (12) of these bomb squads are associated with local jurisdictions (Suffolk County, Nassau County, New York City, Westchester County, Rockland County, Village of Endicott, City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, City of Rochester, Monroe County, Erie County, and Chau tauqua County) . T he New York Division of State Police (NYSP) has a Bomb Disposal Unit that has certified bomb technicians distributed across the State .
The successful coordination of activities between explosive detection canine teams and FBI - accredited bomb squads is important in developing local and regional “CBRNE Detection and Interdiction ” capabilit ies.
Applicants will be required to specify in their applications how they currently align with one of N YS’s thirteen (13) FBI Accredited bomb squads , and i f such a relationship does not presently exist, applicants will be required to detail what actions they will take to align with a bomb squad most likely to be called upon to render safe a hazardous device in their jurisdiction .
When preparing your application, you are strongly encouraged to reach out to the bomb squad from which you are most likely to seek assistance and define the coordination activities that will be pursued if awarded .
6 Some suggested coordination activities include: • Development of formalized response agreements or standard operating procedures (SOPs ) (if they presently do not exist) ; • Engag e in multi -jurisdictional and multi -discipline training and exercise opportunities ; • Meet on a regular basis to discuss trends, best practices, and operational tactics . D.
Use of the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS): Applicants who receive FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program funding must use BATS to document the incidents their team responds to and the activities they perform . As a condition of having your application considered for review, all applicants will be required to be a registered user of BATS prior to submitting their application by the due date .
Applicants are strongly encouraged to engage the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF ) and complete the registration process (approximately 2 weeks to complete) as soon as possible to ensure they are a registered user by the application due date. Data from BATS is used by New York State (through DHSES and the NYS Intelligence Center) to support information -sharing and intelligence analysis capabilities.
Due to increase d emphasis on advancing fusion center capabilities, BATS is another resource that can be utilized to enhance the New York State’s fusion center ’s ability to produce actionable intelligence based upon the reporting of explosives incidents by bomb squads and explosive detection canine teams. Please see “Exhibit D” for more information on the benefits of BATS to your organization and directions on establishing an account.
E. Development of Regional Explosive Detection Canine Teams: The development of regional partnerships and explosive detection canine team capabilities is the fif th primary focus of the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program.
Due to limited homeland security funding, this grant opportunity allows the option for eligible jurisdictions to form regional relationships and collaborative explosive detection canine team capabilities that will improve preparedness activities and response operations throughout New York State.
To promote regional partnerships, applicants that identify a regional project under this RFA are eligible to receive up to five (5) bon us points on their application score. Applicants who receive bonus points and are awarded grant funding must submit a Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA) with their application. Please see “Exhibit B”: Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA) Template.
For the purposes of this grant program, “regional” is defined as law enforcement agencies in two or more counties, with one county’s law enforcement agency being identified as the “submitting partner” and one or more additional law enforcement agencies as being the “participating partners. ” Note: Counties participating as a region do not have to be contiguous.
All applicants, regardless of identifying a regional partnership and associated projects in their application, must be able to respond on a regional basis. All capabilities developed through federal FY202 3 State Homeland Security Funding are required to be deployable regionally and nationally per the federal Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcement. 7 ## IV.
Authorized Program Expenditures Grant funding under the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program may be used for planning, equipment, training, and exercise costs as allowable under the FY202 3 State Homeland Security Program (SHSP).
Major purchases recommended to satisfy the requirements of this grant program include: the canine; equipment and supplies for canine handling (e.g. , portable /foldable cages and leashes); a canine -ready vehicle that is equipped with an environmental monitoring system ; a locked magazine per ATF standards , if applicable ; and trai ning and exercise costs associated with developing an explosive detection canine team.
Personnel costs are only allowed for the hiring of consultants and to cover overtime and backfill expenses associated with training and exercise opportunities used to develop a canine team.
• Grants Programs Directorate Information Bulletin (IB) 530: This Information Bulletin provides updated guidance for the acquisition of previously prohibited and controlled equipment for certain FEMA non -disaster preparedness grants as a result of Executive Order (EO) 141 48. In addition, IB# 530 outlines specific policy and documentation requirements for some equipment which continue to require DHS/FEMA approval.
If your agency requests equipment identified as requiring pre -approval and are disapproved, your grant award will decrease by the amount of the disapproved item(s). Additional details are available at: Information Bulletin 530 . Per DHS guidelines, grantees may spend up to 50% of their FY202 3 award on allowable personnel costs.
Personnel costs include Consultant Costs, Overtime/Backfill for Training and Exercises, and The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has oversight of Federal explosive regulations as they pertain to the storage of explosives materials. All explosive materials must be kept in locked magazines in compliance with the standards in 27 CF R Part 555, Subpart K (§§555. 201 -.
224) . If awarded grant funding, a pplicants who are not compliant with this regulation as of the date of award will be required to use grant funding to purchase a locked magazine for the storage of explosives mater ials and training aids . Due to the specialized nature of this supplementary grant, applications must focus on building CBRNE Detection and Interdiction capabilities within their explosive detection canine teams.
The following includes general guidance on activities that are not permissible through this targeted Management and Administration (M&A) costs are not allowable under the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program.
In addition, applicants cannot use grant funding for Personnel costs associated with the acti ve patrol of canine teams, includ ing overtime and backfill expenses for operational activities ( OT/B ackfill expenses are only allowed in association with training and exercise opportunities to develop a canine team) .
Per U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) guidelines, it is the responsibility of the applicant to maintain veterinary and sustenance costs of the canine.
Additionally, because of the targeted nature of this grant program, several categories of equipment that are generally allowable under the SH SP are not allowable under the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Construction or renovation costs are not allowed under this grant program.
Construction of kennels , includ ing concrete pads , at the canine handler’s place of work or residence is not an Management and Administration (M&A) O/T and Backfill for Operational Activities/Active Veterinary Costs for the Canine Construction of Kennels (including concrete pads) Weapons and Ammunition Explosives Direct Support to Other Law Enforcement Out -of -State Training Requests ## V. Application Format and Content A.
Format : Grant applications MUST be submitted via the automated E -Grants System operated by DHSES . The system allows an agency to complete an application electronically and submit it online using a secure portal.
If upon reading this RFA you are interested in completing a grant application, and you have not previously been registered to use the DHSES E-Grants system, your agency will need to register and be assigned a username and password. The Registration Request Form and a detailed tutorial on how to use the E -Grants system is availa ble at: https://www. dhses.
ny. gov/targeted -grants . B.
Required Application Content : The following questions must be addressed in your FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program application. You must answer these grant specific questions in the required Application Worksheet.
• Note: Applicants are required to answer all the questions that pertain to their request in this worksheet, unless the questions are not applicable (e.g. , applicants seeking to develop additional teams will be required to answer supporting questions that will not be required of 9 applicants seeking to develop a new team).
Failure to answer all the required questions will lead to a reduction in your score for the section being reviewed and could lead to an unfavorable overall score by the review panel. 1.
Description of Jurisdiction (or Regional Partnership) : Applicants must provide: the identification of the law enforcement agency or agencies seeking assistance to develop an explosive detection canine team (or regional partnership, if applicable); the identification of jurisdictions served from the development of this capability (if applicable, identify the regional partners that will be serv ed under the formalized Regional Partnership Agreement ); and, provide an estimate for the percentage of time spe nt on each of the active road patrol roles and responsibilities by your • Note: The questions in this sub -paragraph will not be scored; however, it will be reviewed by the application review panel so that they have the appropriate background information necessary to review your application and determine eligibility.
2. Risk Assessment and Profile : DHSES is committed to distributing homeland security funding based on risk.
To integrate the principles of risk into the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program, DHSES will award each applicant up to twenty ( 20) points in the competitive scoring process, utilizing an i nternal risk assessment and an evaluation of your • Risk Assessment (1 0 points) : The following core variables will be considered in the risk assessment process under the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program: NYS State Homeland Security Risk Formula (e.g. mass -transit centers; critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) ; Joint -Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) tips ; etc.) ; proximity to the international border and waterways; population and population density; and bomb squad and explosive detection canine team incident /activity data as reported in ATF’s BATS .
• Risk Profile (10 points) : Applicants are required to provide a brief risk profile that includes your understanding of your jurisdiction’s risk.
Please include: your history of explosive related incidents; critical/infrastructure and key resources that are located within your jur isdiction; perceived gaps in explosive detection canine team capabilities; and include any other factors that contribute to your risk as they relate to this grant opportunity. 3.
Proposed FY202 3 Budget Plan : Please list each project within your budget in order of priority (Project #1 being of highest priority , etc .) based on your submission of the budget details in the “Budget” tab of E -grants. For each project, please provide a project title, description and an outline of your proposed expenditures within each of the allowable spending categories (Federal Spending Category and NYS Budget Category ).
There is no cap on the number of projects that you (or your regional partnership) may request , but your total request for the FY202 3 Explosive Detec tion Canine Team Grant Program funding cannot exceed $60,000 for applicants pursuing the development of a new team and $15 ,000 for applicants seeking to sustain and/or enhance capabilities of a previously developed team .
10 The total costs identified in your budget plans will be reviewed for reasonable and necessary expenses, an d whether they align with the objectives of this grant. • Training: If you are proposing a training project you must provide detailed information about each training course that you are requesting in the Budget -Training Tab .
Please include information with regards to whether the course is enhancing/sustaining an explosive detection canine capability or if it is the certification of a new explosive detection canine team. As much as practical, please provide your anticipated school and/or desired training 4.
Capability Advancement : Applicants must provide a brief description of their current explosive detection canine team capa bilities and highlight how the proposed projects in their budget will address identified capability gaps and advance explosive detection canine team capabilities in their jurisdiction.
In addition , applicants are required to describe how they will use their canine team w hen not responding to incidents to demonstrate how they will proactively utilize their asset to protect and prevent terrorist incidents. 5.
Multi -Year Planning : Applicants must provide a Multi -Year Plan that communicates how capabilities (including the maintenance of equipment) will be developed under the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program and how those capabilities will be enhanced and/or sustained after the successful completion of the projects proposed in your application upon the conclusion of the performance period . 6.
Alignment to Bomb Squads and Other Specialty Teams : • Alignment to Bomb Squads: Applicants are required to specify how they align with one of New York State’s thirteen FBI -accredited Bomb Squads, including details of their coordination with the bomb squad.
Applicants that currently are not aligned with a n FBI -accredited Bomb Squad will be required to specify what actions they will take to align with a bomb squad most likely to be called upon to render safe a hazardous device.
When preparing your application, you are strongly encouraged to reach out to the bomb squad from which you are most likely to seek assistance in order to define the coordination activities that will be pursued if • Alignment to Other Specialty Teams: Increasingly, law enforcement agencies are integrating their explosive detection canine assets with one or more specialty teams (e. g.
, Tactical Teams ) to appropriately respond to the rise in active shooter events and IED events . To ensure success of a multi -disciplinary response to an event, it is important to engage pre - planning, training, and exercises activities that will prepare all specialty teams in how they will coordinate a response.
Applicants seeking investments that would support multi -disciplinary coordination are required to detail how they align with the specialty team(s) impacted by this grant opportunity.
To that end, those applicants that can clearly articulate how their explosive detection canine team(s) is integrated into the response operations of other specialty teams (whether within their own law enforcement agency or another regional team), will be eligible for up to three (3) bonus points . This includes providing sufficient details as to how the team plans, trains, exercises, and collectively respond to an incident.
11 o Note: This targeted grant opportunity is designed to develop the EDC asset, therefore, any proposed projects to support integration with other law enforcement specialty teams need to directly support the EDC asset.
Proposed projects that seek to provide equipment, training or exercises directly to another law enforcement specialty team (e.g. , tactical vests for tactical team members or overtime costs for bomb squad technicians to train with an EDC) will not be considered. ## VI. Application Evaluation Criteria The following multi -tiered criteria will be used by DHSES to evaluate each application and to determine grant awards.
DHSES will coordinate a multi -agency review panel to evaluate applications. All grant awards are approved by the Commissioner of DHSES. Tier 1 criteria are rated either “yes” or “no” and serve as a baseline review by DHSES to determine if applicants are eligible and have appropriately submitted all of the required application materials prior to review by the multi -agency review committee.
If any of the answers are “no”, the application is immediately disqualified without further review or consideration for an award. 1. Is the applicant eligible to apply?
2. Was the application submitted on time? 3.
Was the application submitted via E-Grants? 4. Is the application complete, including all the questions within the required Application Worksheet (the Application Worksheet must be attached in E -Grants by the application 5.
Registered user of ATF’s Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS)? 6. If a regional project, is the required “Regional Partnership Agreement” form attached?
Note: Applicants applying with a regional partnership, but who fail to provide th e required “Regional Partnership Agreement ” will still be considered for review if they have met all other Tier 1 Criteria but will not qualify for the bonus p oints . Applications meeting the Tier 1 review set forth above will be reviewed and evaluated using the criteria specified below.
Scores per criterion will be totaled to establish a ranked list of eligible applications for consideration of awards. At the sole discretion of DHSES , application s may be disqualified due to untimely submission of any requested supporting documentation.
12 The information b elow includes additional criteria that are included as part of the Tier 2 evaluation o Overall Assessment of Application Score : Under the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program, applicants may receive 0-5 points based on an “Overall Assessment of Application. ” This score will be determined by reviewers based on a complete assessment of the application.
Reviewers will assess how well the application addresses the five primary objectives of the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program outlined in Section III of this RFA.
Reviewers will look at how clearly applicants demonstrated why they could not address the threat of terrorism without grant funding and why they need this targeted grant funding to maintain or develop EDC o Bonus Points: Regional Partnerships and Projects : One of the primary objectives of the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program is to promote the development of regional partnerships that mutually share and develop explosive detection canine team capabilities.
Regional partnerships help to efficiently and effectively develop capabilit ies by reducing the duplication of efforts among law enforcement agencies, increasing operational coordination, and by sharing future sustainment costs. To address this concept, applicants with regional partners hips may receive up to five (5) bonus points under the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program.
To receive the bonus points, applicants are required to identify a regional project (2 or more counties) within their application and attach the required “Regional Partnership Agreement” form with their submitted application. The RPA template is provided for your convenience in “Exhibit B” of this RFA.
• Additional Requirement: Applicants must also provide sufficient detail on how the submitting and participating partners will mutually develop and/or share capabilities, including a clear reporting of relationships concerning enhancement and/or sustainment of developed capabilitie s within their Multi -Year Plan.
Tier 2 Evaluation Criteria Point Score Range Description of Jurisdiction (or Regional Partnership) Not Scored Risk Assessment and Profile 0-20 points Proposed FY202 3 Budget Plan 0-20 points Capability Advancement 0-30 points Multi -Year Plan 0-20 points Alignment to Bomb Squads & Other Specialty Teams 0-5 points Overall Assessment of Application 0-5 points Sub -Total 100 Points Maximum Bonus Points: Regional Partnerships and Projects 0-5 points Bonus Points: BATS Use 0 or 5 points Bonus Points: Integration into Law Enforcement Specialty Bonus Points: Previously Unfunded Applicant 0 or 2 points Grant s Management Performance History 0 – 10 points (To be subtracted) 13 o Bonus Points : BATS Use : Explosive incidents continue to be terrorists’ weapon of choice therefore, State and federal partners continue to leverage all data applicable to IED or explosive incidents, especially as it relates to terrorism.
BATS serves as a critical tool in this effort to understand methods and identify trends. Applicants who have historically utilized BATS to record incidents and activities will be awarded five (5) bonus points under the FY202 3 Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program,
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Local, county, and tribal law enforcement agencies are eligible to apply. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was December 4, 2025, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Explosive Detection Canine Team Grant Program is funded by New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in New York. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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