The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released the Security and Infrastructure Grants Guide, which is billed as a starting point for companies to navigate the complicated grants processes of both the federal and state governments. 

The new guide is a tool to help companies, individuals, communities, nonprofits and other stakeholders find the grant they are looking for. It also provides access to important details related to the grant, as well as a link to the specific grant’s webpage. 

The guide, developed by lead author and researcher George Sewell, offers information for more than 130 grant programs. It can be used in tandem with GrantED: SIA’s Comprehensive Security Grants Training Course and the SIA Federal Grants Guide to effectively find and secure federal and state grants. 

One monumental step toward improving U.S. infrastructure was the enactment of the historic bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in 2021. This law saw the federal government invest over $550 billion in new funding for modernization and infrastructure improvements. As of May, there are more than 56,000 projects underway all over the country, which is 40 percent higher compared to the 40,000 projects six months prior. 

Funding provided by the IIJA has so far resulted in improvements on over 165,000 miles of roads, and over 9,400 bridge repair projects have commenced. Additionally, funding has been delivered to over 450 ports, 300 airport terminal projects and 1,400 water and sanitation projects. Through the new law, long-overdue additional federal investment in new and existing grant programs is provided for infrastructure projects through fiscal 2026. 

According to SIA, solutions across a wide range of sectors within the security industry will play an essential role in infrastructure expansion and modernization, providing increased safety and security throughout the nation’s air, rail and road transportation networks and other critical infrastructure. 

Employees of SIA corporate members can obtain the Security and Infrastructure Grants Guide as a free download. Nonmembers can purchase the guide online.