State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP)
What is SHSGP?
The State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) provides federal funding to assist states, tribes, and local governments for protection against terrorism attacks. The SHSGP is supported by the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (DHS/FEMA) and focuses on enhancing the ability of state, local, and tribal governments, to prevent, prepare, protect, and respond to potential terrorist attacks. This grant program is part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS to help strengthen the nation’s communities against potential terrorist attacks and other hazards. Funds can be utilized for Planning, Organizing, Equipping, Training, and Exercising (POETE).
Eligibility
The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) invites our stakeholders and partners located within the State of New Mexico, to join us in building a stronger more prepared, and resilient New Mexico. Eligible applicants must:
- Be compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
- Have a local THIRA and SPR that meets the criteria outlined in the current, Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and Stakeholder Preparedness Review, Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 201.
- Must Submit an Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP) Multi-year Schedule to the DHSEM State Exercise Coordinator.
- Comply with rules and regulations of CFR Part 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
- All assets supported in part or entirely with FY2024 SHSGP funding must be readily deployable to support emergency or disaster operations per existing mutual aid agreements such as the EMAC and the Intrastate Mutual Aid System (IMAS) guidelines.
Definitions
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- Recipient: A non-Federal entity that receives a Federal award directly from a Federal awarding agency to carry out an activity under a Federal
- Applicant: A non-Federal entity submitting an application to the Recipient for assistance under the Recipient’s Federal
- Pass-through entity: A non-Federal entity that provides a sub-award to an Applicant to carry out part of a Federal
- Sub-recipient: An Applicant that receives a sub-award from a pass-through entity to carry out part of a Federal
Important Dates
- No later than March 31, 2024 – Subrecipient Risk Assessments completed by DSHEM staff
- April 22, 2024; Release of SHSGP 2024 State Funding Announcement and Allocation Methodology, and Application
- April 22, 2024; SHSGP 2024 State Funding Announcement and Allocation Methodology and Application posted on the DHSEM website
- April 26, 2024; Local Jurisdiction IPP Multi-year Schedule submittal deadline to DHSEM
- May 3, 2024; Application Webinar at 10:00 am (to be recorded and posted)
- May 7, 2024 Question submittal deadline to DHSEM
- May 8, 2024 – Subrecipient Risk Assessment results distributed to subrecipients
- May 10, 2024; DHSEM response to questions released
- May 20, 2024; Applications due to the State
- May 21-24, 2024; DHSEM Review of applications and Request for Information (RFI) process
- June 4, 2024; SHSGP Application Review Committee
- June 11, 2024; SHSGP Application Review Committee’s Recommendation for Allocations submitted to the Cabinet Secretary or designee
- June 24, 2024; State SHSGP application due to FEMA
- 45 to 60 days following FEMA’s award of funds to State; award and denial letters sent to applicants
- 45 to 60 days following FEMA’s award of funds to State; Sub-grants awarded to applicants (Sub-grants will be sent only after FEMA awards the grant to State)
If you have any questions please contact dhsem-grantsmanagement@state.nm.us.