SUMMARY: The NSGP provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack. The program seeks to integrate the preparedness activities of nonprofit organizations with broader state and local preparedness efforts. The NSGP also serves to promote emergency preparedness coordination and collaboration activities between public and private community representatives, as well as state and local government agencies.
Given the evolving threat landscape, it is incumbent upon DHS/FEMA to continuously evaluate the national risk profile and set priorities that help ensure appropriate allocation of scarce security dollars. In assessing the national risk profile, the following National Priority Areas (NPAs) shape current and future guidance:
- Enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places.
- Supporting Homeland Security Task Forces and Fusion Centers
- Enhancing Cybersecurity
- Enhancing Election Security
- Supporting Border Crisis Response and Enforcement
DEADLINE: Deadlines vary by state.
ELIGIBILITY: Awards are made to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs). The SAA must pass through 100% of NSGP allocations to eligible nonprofit organizations.
Eligible nonprofit organizations must be: (1) Designated as a 501(c)3 agency; and (2) Determined to be at high risk of a terrorist attack by the Secretary of DHS. Applicants to NSGP-UA must also be located within one of the FY2025 UASI-designated Urban Areas.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) - Grants Office Communitities https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/nonprofit-security