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Intercity Bus Security Grants

Program Information

Popular name

Intercity Bus Security

Program Number

97.057

Program objective

The objective of the FY 2023 IBSGP is to provide funds to eligible private operators of intercity over-the-road bus transportation systems to protect critical transportation infrastructure and travelling public from acts of terrorism, and to increase the resilience of the transit infrastructure. Performance Measures: Performance metrics for this program are as follows: Percentage of funding allocated by the recipient to core capabilities to build or sustain the national priorities of enhancing cybersecurity, enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places, planning, training and awareness, equipment and capital projects, and exercises.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    There are currently no proposed changes to program or outcome. Fiscal Year 2016: There are currently no proposed changes to program or outcome.

  2. 2017

    It is expected that IBSGP funds will be awarded to support efforts that build and sustain core capabilities, strengthen the Nation’s critical infrastructure hardening and other physical security enhancements to support transit operators serving the Nation’s highest-risk metropolitan areas.

  3. 2020

    Funds were appropriated and will be allocated to enhance over-the-road bus security.

  4. 2022

    $2 million in IBSGP funding was awarded to 42 over-the-road bus companies to protect their infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and improve the resiliency of transportation systems, for projects such as facility hardening (fencing, lighting, CCTV, access control, etc.) and vehicle hardening (CCTV on buses, driver shields, GPS tracking, automatic vehicle location, and remote disabling).

  5. 2023

    $2 million in IBSGP funding will be awarded to over-the-road bus companies to protect their infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and improve the resiliency of transportation systems, for projects such as facility hardening (fencing, lighting, CCTV, access control, etc.) and vehicle hardening (CCTV on buses, driver shields, GPS tracking, automatic vehicle location, and remote disabling).

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

For information on requirements and guidance please refer to the FEMA Preparedness Grants Manual (PGM)

  1. Pub. L. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 ,(Pub. L. No. 116-6).
  2. Pub. L. 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 , Public Law 110-53, 6 US Code 1531.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Other private institution/organization
  • Other public institution/organization
  • Private nonprofit institution/organization
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)

Additional resources