Non-Profit Security Grant Program (NSGP)
What is NSGP?
The Homeland Security Non-Profit Grant Program (NSGP) is a competitive grant program appropriated annually through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It is intended to help nonprofit organizations increase their physical security posture against acts of terrorism as defined by law.
- Definitions:
- 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 award
- Pass-through entity: A non-Federal entity that provides a sub-award to an Applicant to carry out part of a Federal award
- Sub-recipient: An Applicant that receives a sub-award from a pass-through entity to carry out part of a Federal award
- How to qualify for this grant:
- Work with DHSEM to identify if they have state required subapplication requirements in addition to what FEMA requires and is listed in the Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO). - Write your mission statement on official letterhead, if available, specifying the “who, what and why” of your organization (FEMA NOFO requirement). This must be submitted to DHSEM, but will not be submitted to FEMA.
- Conduct and/or review your Vulnerability Assessment to assist in identifying the threats, vulnerabilities and consequences of terrorist attacks at your facility and any supporting documents (e.g., police or insurance reports) (FEMA NOFO requirement). Subapplicants should use this information to complete FEMA’s required Investment Justification.
- Complete the Investment Justification (FEMA NOFO requirement). An Investment Justification can only be for a single physical address for your facility at the time of application; any equipment requested in this Investment Justification should be directly linked to the threats, vulnerabilities, and potential consequences of events as described in the Vulnerability Assessment mentioned above.
- Work with DHSEM to identify if they have state required subapplication requirements in addition to what FEMA requires and is listed in the Notice of
Important Dates
- April 23, 2024: Release of NSGP 2024 State Funding Announcment and Allocations Methodology, and Application
- May 6, 2024: FY24 NSGP Webinar
- June 3, 2024: FY24 NSGP Application due to NMDHSEM by close of business, 5:00 p.m.
- June 4-7, 2024: NM DHSEM Review of Investiment Justifications and Request for Information (RFI) process.
- June 10-14, 2024: NSGP Investment Justifications Review Process
- June 24, 2024: NM DHSEM State FY24 NSGP Application due to FEMA
- 45-60 days following FEMA’s award of funds to State; award and denial letters sent to applicants
- 45-60 days following FEMA’s award of funds to State; Sub-grants awarded to the applicants (sub-applicants will be sent only after FEMA awards the grant to the State)