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Funder Type
State Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
Texas Office of the Governor
Summary
The Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack. The intent is to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. It is also designed to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, as well as state and local government agencies.
The NGSP, via State Administrative Agencies (SAA), provides funds to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist or other extremist attack to meet the following three objectives throughout the period of performance:
- Enhance equipment and conduct security-related activities to improve the security posture of nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack.
- Address and close capability gaps that are identified in individual nonprofit organization Vulnerability Assessments via funding spent on Planning, Equipment, and Training and Exercises that aim to enhance the protection of soft targets and crowded places.
- Strengthen relationships across non-profit organization, state, local, and territorial homeland security agencies for a whole community approach to preparedness.
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
Likewise, there are several enduring security needs that crosscut the homeland security enterprise. The following are second-tier priorities that help recipients implement a comprehensive approach to securing communities:
- Effective planning;
- Training and awareness campaigns; and
- Exercises
Allowable NSGP costs include:
- Planning
- Operational coordination
- Public information and warning
- Intelligence and Information Sharing
- Interdiction and disruption
- Screening, search, and detection
- Access control and identity verification
- Physical protective measures
- Risk management for protection programs and activities
- Cybersecurity
- Long-term vulnerability reduction
- Situational assessment
- Infrastructure systems
- Training and awareness
- Community resilience
- Risk and disaster resilience assessment
- Threats and hazards identification
Allowable equipment costs and corresponding AEL numbers can be found on page 43 of the 2025 program guidance.
History of Funding
Up to $2,593,500 will be available for Texas applicants in FY24.
Up to $2,593,500 will be available for Texas applicants in FY24. (Fall Supplemental)
Up to $5,700,000 was available for Texas applicants in FY23.
Texas was allocated $1,700,000 for NSGP-S in 2020 and $5,567,000 in 2022.
Additional Information
Funds may not be used for:
- Planning, organization, exercise, operational overtime, and travel costs
- Hiring of Public Safety Personnel
- General-use Expenditures
- Overtime and Backfill
- Initiatives that do not address the implementation of programs/initiatives to build prevention and protection-focused capabilities directed at identified facilities and/or the surrounding communities
- Initiatives which study technology development
- Proof-of-concept initiatives
- Initiatives that duplicate capabilities being provided by the Federal Government
- Organizational operating expenses
Effective August 13, 2020, FEMA recipients and subrecipients may not use any FEMA funds under open or new awards to:
- Procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology of any system;
- Enter into, extend, or renew a contract to procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology of any system; or
- Enter into, extend, or renew contracts with entities that use covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.
Eligibility Details
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations 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.
Deadline Details
Applications are to be submitted to the State of Texas by March 12, 2026. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.
*Note: The Public Safety Office (PSO) will require each applicant to complete and upload these documents (FY 2026 NSGP Investment Justification, Vulnerability/ Risk Assessment, Mission Statement) by a specific deadline. The PSO will contact each applicant to communicate the deadline date for these documents after the federal 2026 NSGP Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is released by DHS/FEMA.
Award Details
Up to $2,593,500 will be available for Texas applicants in FY24. Total funds for FY25 and FY26 are To Be Announced.
Funding will be split across two applicant groups:
- NSGP-Urban Areas: Urban Area (NSGP-UA): NSGP-UA funds nonprofit organizations located within FFY 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)-designated urban areas. In Texas the UASI-designated areas are the Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington Area, the San Antonio Area and the Houston Area.
- NSGP-State: State (NSGP-S): Under NSGP-S, each state will receive a target allocation for nonprofit organizations located outside of FFY 2023 UASI-designated urban areas.
Nonprofit organizations with one site may apply for up to $200,000 for that site. Sub-applicants with multiple sites may apply for up to $200,000 per site, for up to three sites, for a maximum of $600,000 per sub-applicant.
Consortium may apply through the SAA for an award totaling $1 million. The $200,000 per site maximum still applies for each individual nonprofit organization within the consortium.
Cost sharing/matching is not required. Project periods will extend up to 36-months, starting September 1, 2026.
NOTE: Nonprofit organizations may not apply to FEMA directly
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