NATIONAL FUSION CENTER ASSOCIATION

HOM · Homeland Security

Supporting increased engagement between federal government and state and local fusion centers; enhancing threat information sharing; supporting funding for FEMA preparedness grants; strengthening implementation of the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities statutory requirement; educating policymakers on investigative technologies and impact of data privacy legislation on law enforcement investigations; addressing issues related to law enforcement lawful access to digital evidence; implementation of the Safer Skies Act including rules related to the use of counter-unmanned aerial systems by state and local law enforcement and information sharing related to UAS threats; improving speed of security clearance evaluation and issuance for fusion center personnel; improving engagement between the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis and state and local law enforcement including fusion centers; supporting legislation to reform DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis to enhance support for fusion centers

LAW · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Enhancing support for state and local fusion centers; improving threat information sharing among state, local, and federal law enforcement and intelligence partners; preserving investigative technologies in the context of data privacy legislation; educating policymakers about digital evidence access challenges; supporting increased engagement and threat information sharing among the federal government and state and local fusion centers; implementation of the Safer Skies Act including rules related to the use of counter-unmanned aerial systems by state and local law enforcement and information sharing related to UAS threats

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

FY 2027 Department of Homeland Security appropriations for Homeland Security Grant Program including Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program; FY 2027 Department of Justice appropriations related to state and local law enforcement assistance