Government Grants
Business Grants
Home Owner Programs
Federal Programs
About Us
Secret Service_Training Activities
The Department of Homeland Security has three primary missions: Prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism and minimize the damage from potential attacks and natural disasters.
Program Accomplishments
Each year approximately 3,200 State and local police officers attend protective briefings and questioned document courses.
Uses and Use Restrictions
The Questioned Document Course is restricted to sworn law enforcment officers.
Applicants are accepted in limited numbers upon the request of their departmental heads for training in the Secret Service Questioned Document Course.
The training, while geared primarily to the Secret Service Special Agent, will provide introductory training in the fundamentals of document analysis with emphasis on handwriting examination and comparison.
The Protective Operations Briefing is also restricted to sworn law enforcment officers and is provided for those officers who have the regular responsibility of protecting dignitaries which includes post assignments, use of follow-up vehicles, motorcade techniques, and advanced security arrangements.
The Secret Service will provide the police officials with information which will assist them in helping the Secret Service carry out its protective responsibilities.
(Upon request, regional Secret Service offices will brief bank tellers, department store cashiers, and other money handlers in the techniques of detecting counterfeit currency.)
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
For training in Questioned Document Course and/or Protective Operations Briefing, applicant must be a sworn member of a law enforcement agency.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Sworn members of police agencies.
Credentials/Documentation
Not applicable.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
None.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
Contact the appropriate resident Secret Service office or the regional field office serving your jurisidction, to apply for admission to Questioned Document Course and the Protective Operations Briefing. Also, contact the resident Secret Service office or the regional office for information concerning requests for lecture presentations to groups on the detection of counterfeit money. Headquarters contact information is also listed in this accouncement.
Award Procedures
Not applicable.
Deadlines
None.
Authorization
18 U.S.C. 3056, Public Law 95-81.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Not applicable.
Appeals
Not applicable.
Renewals
Not applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Questioned Document Course lasts for two weeks; the Protective Operations Briefing is a four day course.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Not applicable.
Audits
Not applicable.
Records
Not applicable.
Financial Information
Account Identification
70-0403-0-1-751.
Obigations
Salaries and expenses) FY 07 est not available; FY 08 est not available; and FY 09 est not available.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
None.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
None.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Catalog Appendix IV for addresses.
Headquarters Office
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service, 245 Murray Drive, SW., Washington, DC 20528. Telephone: (202) 282-8000.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
None.
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Building a Million Dollar Company Where Everyone Counts
Ganesh Natarajan is the Founder and Chairman of 5FWorld, a new platform for funding and developing start-ups, social enterprises and the skills eco-system in India. In the past two decades, he has built two of India’s high-growth software services companies – Aptech and Zensar – almost from scratch to global success.
