What is the mission of InfraGard?
What is the FBI's PPAU?
Is the InfraGard Program Open to everyone?
What does it cost to become a member of InfraGard?
Is the InfraGard Program a International, National or local program?
What do InfraGard Members do?
How many local IMA's (InfraGard Member Alliances) are there?
Is a local alliance or the national alliance a for profit, not for profit or mixed use corporation?
Does it cost money to be a member of an InfraGard Members Alliance?
Do companies become members of InfraGard?
Who does InfraGard align with?

What is the mission of InfraGard?

National Critical Infrastructure Protection (C.I."s)
We implement the national mission through our local education and communcation programs.
See your local alliance for programming and your next event

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What is the FBI's PPAU?

The PPAU is the FBI HQ Unit that manages the InfraGard Program. PPAU is the Public/Private Alliance Unit

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Is the InfraGard Program Open to everyone?

No, the FBI conducts background checks on each member.  Members will be approved by the FBI local field office.  Local IMA's also have a say in who becomes a member and may decide to apply other policies and regulations for membership in their IMA.   

Legal Residents:

InfraGard membership was limited to U.S. Citizens, since June 2010 the program has been open to legal residents as defined by 8 CFR 245.

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What does it cost to become a member of the FBI's National InfraGard program?

Membership to the FBI's InfraGard National Program is FREE

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Is the InfraGard Program a International, National or local program?

The FBI's InfraGard Program is a National Program, open to US Citizens and legal residents as defined by 8CFR 245.  Local Alliances are free to establish working relationships with similar law enforcement groups in foreign countries

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What do InfraGard Members do?

• Attend both open and secure meetings and events
• Regularly interact with the FBI and other industry leaders at meetings and events
• Report to the FBI and law enforcement matters of mutual concern
• Socialize with like minded security and risk management professionals
• Work and exchange information with National, State and local Law Enforcement officials and others secure members
• Join a local InfraGard Members Alliance and be engaged with there growth and committee work
• Bring best practices to light and offer presentations to the membership
• Learn about and apply for the FBI's Citizen's Academy
• Understand the relationship between the FBI and the InfraGard National Members Alliance (national board) INMA
• Understand FBI is a Federal Law Enforcement Agency that manages the InfraGard Program from there public/private alliance unit (PPAU)
• Learn about and volunteer for committee work with INMA (InfraGard National Members Alliance) is the private sector national board
• Understand INMA works to establish deeper relationships for the local InfraGard Members Alliances
• INMA helps local alliances develop boards, legal structure and organizes the national business meeting annually (annual business meeting is referred to as "Congress")
• The INMA signed a MOU (memorandum of understanding) with the FBI which outlines the public/private relationship
• Each local alliance needs to sign off on this MOU in order to be recognized as an OFFICAL / accredation
• Understand that InfraGard Members Alliance (IMA) is your local InfraGard program

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How many local IMA's (InfraGard Member Alliances) are there?

There are 85 alliances with a number of others either coming on board or folding into a larger alliance so that they can be more effective.  Each of these alliances are affiliated with one of the 56 field offices of the FBI, they all work with an InfraGard Coordinator, a Special Agent of the FBI local field Office

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Is a local alliance or the national alliance a for profit, not for profit or mixed use corporation?

InfraGard Member Alliances whether the National Alliance(1) or local alliances (85) are all 501 C3 as determined by the IRS and have filled with there respective states and are known as Not For Profit Corporations. There is no mixed corporate use of InfraGard, nor any subdivision which lobbys or is politically active. Private sector members of InfraGard are either privately employed, publically employed or have there own businesses. InfraGard Alliances are Not For Profit businesses that seek donations, grants, sell items, training, and many other creative things to generate various revenues during the calendar year to help promote the InfraGard Program

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Does it cost money to be a member of an InfraGard Members Alliance?

Some alliances:

• May charge a Alliance annual fee or premium member fee
• Charge a cover fee for events
• Have special outtings and charge for those events
• Some Alliances have raffles

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Do companies become members of the FBI National InfraGard Program?

No, members of the FBI InfraGard Program are limited to individuals and its FREE. However,

Companies can talk to an IMA about:

• Be corporate sponsors
• Be corporate associates (just like corporate membership) supporting the program there employees attend
• Provide facilities for holding events
• Provide food for breakfast and lunch
• Donate equipment and professional services
• Request speakers from InfraGard
• Request presentations from InfraGard
• Request InfraGard liason with the FBI for speakers

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Who does InfraGard align with?

InfraGard works with:

• All Government Agencies
• Private Sector companies
• Industry trade groups
• Exhibition companies
• Law Enforcement groups
• Professional associations
• Universities, High schools, grammar schools in providing education and awareness and security of R/D (intellectual Property)

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