Buffer Zone Protection Program

The Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP) supports the implementation of preventive and protective measures outside the perimeter of selected critical infrastructure and key resource (CI/KR) sites throughout the United States.  Buffer zone plans (BZPs) define supplemental security areas outside the CI/KR site perimeter and recommend preventive and protective measures designed to make it more difficult for terrorists to conduct surveillance or launch attacks. The BZPP provides funding to responsible jurisdictions to purchase equipment to extend the zone of protection around CI/KR facilities, expand preparedness capabilities, and enhance the security of surrounding communities.  This grant program is not a competitive application process as sites selections are not discretionary.  The federal Department of Homeland Security uses a national critical infrastructure and key resources criteria and risk methodology to prioritize sites and determine site selections for funding.