Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse (HDER) Program

The Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse (HDER) Program is a unique partnership between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Grants & Training, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Navy and the Health Physics Society. The goal of the HDER Program is to provide surplus radiological detection instrumentation and other equipment, as well as training and long term technical support, to emergency responder agencies to enhance their domestic preparedness capabilities.

Responder agencies across the nation will have access to a substantial inventory of radiological detection instrumentation and other equipment that is no longer required by the Federal government. This equipment will be rehabilitated and provided at no cost to the recipient.

Training on the use of the equipment will be available to the emergency responders through G&T's Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program (DPETAP). This program assists responders in the proper operation and maintenance of their radiological, chemical, and biological detection and response equipment by providing detailed technical information and hands-on equipment operation and maintenance training.

Local support for the equipment will also be available through a partnership with the Health Physics Society (HPS). Volunteers from local HPS chapters in the selected metropolitan areas will be available to arrange field checks and basic maintenance for the equipment, provide hands-on refresher training if required and serve as a local source of expertise for questions regarding the instrumentation.

Fact Sheet

Contact Information

Questions about the HDER program and requests for additional information may be directed to the G&T Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk (CSID) at 800-368-6498.