Deadline: 1-Jun-22
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) has launched the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to provide funding for physical and cyber security enhancements and other security-related activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack.
The NSGP also seeks to integrate the preparedness activities of nonprofit organizations with broader state and local preparedness efforts.
Priorities
- Given the evolving threat landscape, DHS/FEMA has evaluated the national risk profile and set priorities that help ensure appropriate allocation of scarce security dollars. In assessing the national risk profile for FY 2022, one area attracts the most concern under the Non-Profit Security Grant Program:
- Enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places
- The following are second-tier priority areas that help recipients implement a comprehensive approach to securing communities:
- Effective planning
- Training and awareness campaigns
- Exercises
- The following are second-tier priority areas that help recipients implement a comprehensive approach to securing communities:
Funding Information
- Available Funding for the NOFO: $250,150,000
- Subtotal for NSGP-UA: $125,000,000
- Subtotal for NSGP-S: $125,000,000
- Subtotal for CPF: $150,000
Duration
Period of Performance: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
The SAA is the only eligible applicant. Nonprofit organizations eligible as sub applicants to the SAA are those organizations that are:
- Described under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such code.
- Able to demonstrate, through the application, that the organization is at high risk of a terrorist attack; and
- For NSGP-UA, located within a FY 2022 UASI-designated high-risk urban area; or for
- NSGP-S, located outside of a FY 2022 UASI-designated high-risk urban area.
For more information, visit https://www2.illinois.gov/iema/ITTF/Pages/UASI-Grant-OutsideCook.aspx
