The Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) plays an important role in the implementation of the National Preparedness System (NPS) by supporting the building, sustainment, and delivery of core capabilities essential to achieving the National Preparedness Goal (NPG) of a secure and resilient Nation. Delivering core capabilities requires the combined effort of the whole community, rather than the exclusive effort of any single organization or level of government. The HSGP’s allowable costs support efforts to build and sustain core capabilities across the Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery mission areas, including the following priorities:
- Building and Sustaining Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Capabilities
- Maturation and Enhancement of State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers
For more information visit the Department of Homeland Security’s HSGP page.
Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)—provides more than $355 million to assist state, local, tribal and territorial governments in enhancing and sustaining all-hazards emergency management capabilities.
Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)—provides more than $1.1 billion for states and urban areas to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism and other threats.
- State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)—provides $415 million to support the implementation of risk-driven, capabilities-based State Homeland Security Strategies to address capability targets. States are required to dedicate 25 percent of SHSP funds to law enforcement terrorism prevention activities.
- Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)—provides $615 million to enhance regional preparedness and capabilities in 32 high-threat, high-density areas. States and Urban Areas are required to dedicate 25 percent of UASI funds to law enforcement terrorism prevention activities.
- Operation Stonegarden (OPSG)—provides $90 million to enhance cooperation and coordination among local, tribal, territorial, state and federal law enforcement agencies to jointly enhance security along the United States land and water borders.
Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)—provides $90 million to support target hardening and other physical security enhancements for nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack. This year, $50 million is provided to nonprofits in UASI-designated urban areas, and $40 million is provided to nonprofits located in any state or territory.
Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)—provides $100 million to help protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism, enhance maritime domain awareness, improve port-wide maritime security risk management, and maintain or re-establish maritime security mitigation protocols that support port recovery and resiliency capabilities.
State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) – provides funding to eligible entities to address cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, state, local, or tribal governments.
The dollar amounts shown reflect the funding for the entirety of the program and not the amount that was disbursed solely to Hawai‘i.
Presentations:
FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO):
FY 2024 Investment Justification Form Templates:
- FY 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program Investment Justification Worksheet Template
- FY 2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Worksheet Template
FY 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program Ancillary Documents:
FY 2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Ancillary Documents:
2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Key Dates
| Date | Actions | Who is Responsible |
| January 1 – April 2024 | Investment Application Development | Nonprofit Applicant |
| April 16, 2024 | 2024 NSGP Notice of Funding Opportunity (Guidance) release | DHS / FEMA |
| May 28, 2024 | Investment Application draft and Mission Statement on letterhead due to the Office of Homeland Security for preliminary review | Nonprofit Applicant |
| June 24, 2024 | Office of Homeland Security submits applications to the Department of Homeland Security | Office of Homeland Security |