The Division of Emergency Management is providing you with notification of its intent to open the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 application cycle for competitive awards from the State Homeland Security Grant Fund Citizen Corps and Community Emergency Response Teams Programs. The applications will be available July 2, 2010, on-line at: www.floridadisaster.org/CitizenCorps. The submission deadline is August 27, 2010. Funds provided under the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 cycle will be available to award recipients no earlier than October 1, 2010.

The Division encourages all eligible regional or local governments, Fire Tax Districts, other taxing or special districts, school districts, and Native American Tribes or nations within the State of Florida with projects that will enhance community response capabilities to apply for funds during this open period.