Deadline: 23-Jul-21
The Department of Homeland Security has announced the applications for the Homeland Security Preparedness Technical Assistance Program to provide financial assistance to professional non-profit organizations in activities to improve and/or build state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate major events, including threats or acts of terrorism.
The overarching programmatic goal focuses on building state and local capabilities through various means and methods, each one aimed at achieving the National Preparedness Goal and furthering their collective efforts to remain a safe and secure nation.
Objectives
Supporting key homeland security and emergency preparedness stakeholders nationwide to further build a national system of emergency management capabilities
- Conducting activities that bring together the collective perspectives of state and local officials and the private and nonprofit sectors to provide a broad-based sounding board on homeland security issues for all national stakeholders. Supporting this objective should include establishing, providing, and maintaining a forum for organizations to exchange ideas, conduct targeted discussions, as well as to provide technical assistance to governors’ offices, associations, and organizations on all relevant SLTT homeland security policy areas.
- Developing, transferring, and institutionalizing pertinent knowledge at the state and local level for addressing current public policy challenges facing state emergency management directors, state homeland security advisors, and other SLTT officials.
- Collaborating with public and private sectors and all disciplines and levels of government (e.g., national, regional, state and local) to facilitate information sharing, enhance communication and coordination; address the complex challenges of developing and implementing homeland security policies and practices including: intelligence sharing; state homeland security organization, structure and governance; communications interoperability; critical infrastructure protection; climate-driven disturbances and emergent risks; and all hazards disaster prevention, protection, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery to include areas of emergency management, homeland security, public health, fire, law enforcement, Emergency Management Services (EMS), agriculture, National Guard, emergency communications, and public works.
Priorities
- Enhancing cybersecurity (including election security)
- Enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places (including domestic extremism, civil unrest, election security, etc.);
- Enhancing information and intelligence sharing and cooperation with federal agencies, including DHS;
- Addressing emergent threats (e.g., climate-driven emergencies, unmanned aerial systems [UASs], etc.).
Funding Information
- Available Funding for the NOFO: $525,000
- Projected Number of Awards: 3
- Maximum Award Amount: $275,000
- Period of Performance: 12 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Eligible non-profit organizations must:
- Be a known entity with a national scope and able to work in partnership with key stakeholders and Federal agencies.
- Demonstrate their experience and capacity to establish, provide, and maintain a collaborative forum which can reach, inform, educate, and engage key homeland security and emergency preparedness stakeholders nationwide.
- Demonstrate their experience and ability to work with all disciplines and levels of government to develop and provide direct technical assistance, training, and professional development in the area of current homeland security doctrine, policy, and best practices to key homeland security and emergency preparedness stakeholders nationwide.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334261