US: 2022 Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP)

Deadline: 13-Jun-22

The Department of Homeland Security – FEMA is soliciting applications for the 2022 Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) to enhance the ability of state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits, to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.

Objective: THSGP provides funding directly to eligible tribes to strengthen their capacities to prevent, prepare for, protect against and respond to potential terrorist attacks.

Priorities

Six areas attract the most concern:

• Enhancing cybersecurity;
• Enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places;
• Enhancing information and intelligence sharing and analysis;
• Combating domestic violent extremism;
• Enhancing community preparedness and resilience; and
• Enhancing election security. 

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Program Funding: $15,000,000
• Award Ceiling: $15,000,000
• Period of Performance: 36 months

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible to receive THSGP funding, recipients must be directly eligible tribes. Directly eligible tribes are federally recognized tribes that meet the criteria set forth in Section 2001 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (6 U.S.C. § 601).
• Federally recognized tribes are those tribes appearing on the list published by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (Pub. L. No. 103-454) (25 U.S.C. § 5131).
• Per 6 U.S.C. § 601(4), a “directly eligible tribe” is any federally recognized Indian Tribe that meets the following criteria:
  • Any Indian Tribe―
    • that is located in the continental United States;
    • that operates a law enforcement or emergency response agency with the capacity to respond to calls for law enforcement or emergency services;
      • that is located on or near (100 miles) an international border or a coastline bordering an ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico) or international waters; 
      • that is located within 10 miles of a system or asset included on the prioritized critical infrastructure list established under section 2214(a)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (6 U.S.C. § 664(a)(2) or has such a system or asset within its territory; 
      • that is located within or contiguous to one of the 50 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States; or 
    • the jurisdiction of which includes not less than 1,000 square miles of Indian country, as that term is defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code; and (iv) that certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security that a state has not provided funds under section 2003 (Urban Area Security Initiative) or 2004 (State Homeland Security Program) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (6 U.S.C. § 604 or 605, respectively) to the Indian Tribe or consortium of Indian Tribes for the purpose for which direct funding is sought; and 
• A consortium of Indian Tribes if each tribe satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (A).

For more information, visit Grants.gov.

For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=340310