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Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) (Part A): State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) - FY 2024

Agency: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
CFDA: 97.067
Federal FON: DHS-24-GPD-067-00-98
Office: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD)
Multipart Grant: Yes
Next Due: 06/24/2024 (Application)
Solicitation Date: 04/16/2024
   
Match Required: No
Actual Funds: $1,008,000,000 (Confirmed)
Range: $373,500,000 (Max)
Summary:

The purpose of this program is to enhance the ability of state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments, as well as nonprofit organizations, to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. This program is part of the funding agency's comprehensive set of measures to help strengthen the nation's communities against potential terrorist attacks.

All assets supported in part or entirely through this program must be readily deployable and National Incident Management System (NIMS)-typed, when possible, to support emergency or disaster operations per existing Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) agreements.

All emergency communications investments must align with needs identified in the applicant's statewide communication interoperability plan (SCIP). Applicants must also coordinate with their statewide interoperability coordinator (SWIC) and/or statewide interoperability governing body (SIGB) when developing the emergency communications investment, as detailed on pages 37-38 of the NOFA file.

Funding will be provided for the following program components:

  • (Part A): State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)
  • (Part D): Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)
  • (Part G): Operation Stonegarden (OPSG)

The purpose of the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) component is to support SLTT efforts to build, sustain, and deliver the capabilities necessary to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism.

For FY 2024, this program is focused on the criticality of information sharing and collaboration to building a national culture of preparedness and protecting against terrorism and other threats to national security. All projects must address the following identified priority areas related to the most serious threats to the nation:

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

Funding will also support activities to address capability gaps identified through the threat and hazard identification and risk assessment (THIRA) and stakeholder preparedness review (SPR) process. Applicants should also consider allocating funding across core capability gaps and national priorities to address the following enduring needs that will help the implementation of a comprehensive approach to securing communities:

  • Effective planning
  • Training and awareness campaigns
  • Equipment and capital projects
  • Exercises

All applicants must complete a THIRA/SPR and prioritize funds to support building capability, closing capability gaps, or sustaining capabilities that address national priorities and/or support enduring needs. Additional information on the THIRA/SPR process, including other National Preparedness System (NPS) tools and resources, can be found online at www.fema.gov/emergency-managers.

Refer to pages 8-11 and 29-34 of the NOFA file for additional information regarding each priority area and enduring need, including examples of eligible activities.

All projects must have a demonstrated nexus to achieving target capabilities related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism; however, projects may also simultaneously support enhanced preparedness for disasters unrelated to acts of terrorism.

All applicants must develop formal investment justifications (IJs) that address the proposed investments. Applicants must propose at least 2 and up to 12 investments. Within each investment, applicants must propose at least one project. There is no limit to the number of projects that may be submitted.

Applicants must propose one IJ and at least one respective project for the enhancing election security priority area. All projects associated with the minimum spend of a priority area must be submitted in the same IJ.

Applicants must also identify a fusion center project that will indicate alignment to a designated fusion center. Applicants must coordinate with the designated fusion center when developing the fusion center project.

Refer to pages 41-44 of the NOFA file for information regarding eligible costs for this component.

Eligibility Notes:

Eligible applicants are all 56 states and territories, which include any state of the United States; the District of Columbia; and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The state administrative agency (SAA) is the only entity eligible to submit applications.

In general, applicants must belong to, be in, or act as a temporary member of Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), except for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as detailed on page 20 of the NOFA file. 

Applicants must develop formal investment justifications (IJs) that address the proposed investments. Applicants must propose at least 2 and up to 12 investments. Within each investment, applicants must propose at least one project. There is no limit to the number of projects that may be submitted.

Applicants must propose one IJ and at least one respective project for the enhancing election security priority area with a minimum spend requirement, as detailed in the Summary section. All projects associated with the minimum spend of a priority area must be submitted in the same IJ.

Applicants must also identify a fusion center project that will indicate alignment to a designated fusion center.

Tribal governments are not eligible to apply directly to this component for funding; however, funding may be available to tribes through the SAA.

Previous award recipients include:

  • Arizona
  • Georgia
  • New Jersey
  • Texas
  • Virginia

Refer to the Award file for additional information regarding previous award recipients.

Eligible Applicants:
State Government
Application Notes:

Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. ET on June 24, 2024.

Applications must be submitted online at go.fema.gov.

Applications must include:

  • SF 424
  • Certification regarding lobbying
  • SF 424A
  • SF 424B
  • SF LLL
  • Indirect cost rate agreement or proposal (if applicable)
  • IJs
  • Detailed budget

The following are required in order to submit an application:

  • Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
  • SAM (System for Award Management) registration
  • SPOC (state Single Point of Contact) notification

Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam. Applicants in states participating in the SPOC program must contact the relevant SPOC listed in the SPOC file before applying.

Refer to pages 63-68 of the NOFA file for information regarding the application evaluation process for this component, including application evaluation criteria.

Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.

Match Required: No
Actual Funds: $1,008,000,000 (Confirmed)
Range: $373,500,000 (Max)
Match Notes:

Matching funds are not required for this program; however, applicants are strongly encouraged to begin planning to sustain existing capabilities through funding mechanisms other than the funding agency's preparedness grant programs.

Funding Notes:

A total of $1,008,000,000 is available to support a projected 56 awards for this program overall, with $373.5 million available to support awards through this component. Refer to page 14 of the NOFA file for a list of allocation amounts for each eligible state and territory for this component.

Funding selections are anticipated to be made by August 23, 2024, and awards are anticipated to be made by September 30, 2024.

The project period is 36 months, with a projected start date of September 1, 2024, and a projected end date of August 31, 2027. Requests for extensions to the project period will be considered, as detailed on pages 44-45 of the Guide file.

The recipient state administrative agency (SAA) must pass-through at least 80 percent of the total award amount to local or tribal units of government within 45 calendar days of receipt of funds, as detailed on pages 69-70 of the NOFA file.

Award recipients must allocate at least 30 percent of the total award amount to address the identified priority areas listed on page 7 of the NOFA file, with at least 3 percent of the total award amount allocated to the enhancing election security priority area. Award recipients will have the flexibility to allocate the remaining 27 percent of the required allocation across the priority areas.

Award recipients must allocate the remaining 70 percent of the total award amount to address capability gaps identified through their threat and hazard identification and risk assessment (THIRA) and stakeholder preparedness review (SPR) process.

In addition, at least 35 percent of total funding awarded under this component and the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) component of this program, known in eCivis Grants Network as US2790D, must be allocated to law enforcement terrorism prevention activities (LETPAs), as detailed on pages 20-21 of the NOFA file.

Management and administration (M&A) costs are limited to 5 percent of the total award amount.

Personnel costs are limited to 50 percent of the total award amount.

Funds may not be transferred between programs, including the UASI and Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) components of this program, known in eCivis Grants Network  as US2790D and US2790G, respectively.

Funding may not be used for:

  • Matching funds for any other federal award
  • Lobbying
  • Intervention in federal regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings
  • Suing the federal government or any other government entity
  • Certain telecommunications equipment or services, as detailed on pages 17-18 of the Guide file
  • Pre-award costs, unless prior written approval is provided by the funding agency
  • International travel, unless approved in advance by the funding agency
  • General use vehicle acquisition, lease, and rental
  • Hiring any personnel to fulfill traditional public health and safety duties or supplanting traditional public health and safety positions and responsibilities

Refer to pages 41-44 of the NOFA file and page 15 of the Guide file for information regarding additional ineligible costs.

For FY 2023, a total of $415 million was allocated through this component. Refer to the Award file for details.

Contacts:

Primary Contact:

Program Staff
(800) 368-6498
fema-grants-news@fema.dhs.gov

Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) Award Administration Division (AAD) Contact:

Program Staff
ASK-GMD@fema.dhs.gov

Office of Equal Rights (OER) Contact:

Program Staff
FEMA-CivilRightsOffice@fema.dhs.gov

Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation Contact:

Program Staff
gpdehpinfo@fema.dhs.gov

Agency Address
Federal Emergency Management Agency
P.O. Box 10055
Hyattsville, MD 20782-8055

Contact Notes:

Questions should be directed to the appropriate program contact, or to the applicant's designated preparedness officer or grants management specialist.

Applications must be submitted online at go.fema.gov.

The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.

Files:
NOFA File: US2790A_NOFA_FY2024.pdf (889.4 Kb)
Guide File: US2790A_Guide_FY2024.pdf (2.1 Mb)
Other Pre-Award File: US2790A_FAQ_FY2024.pdf (229.7 Kb)
Award File: US2790A_Award_FY2024.pdf (2.1 Mb)
Other Pre-Award File: US2790A_KeyChanges_FY2024.pdf (46.9 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US2790A_ProjectWorksheet_FY2024.xlsx (104.1 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US2790A_IJPlanningTemplate_FY2024.docx (34.2 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US2790A_FactSheet_FY2024.pdf (92.5 Kb)
Federal Forms:
SPOC (195.6 Kb)
File Notes:

The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The Guide file contains the funding agency's preparedness grants manual. The FAQ file contains a list of answers to frequently asked questions regarding this program. The KeyChanges file contains a summary of the changes made to the FY 2024 solicitation for this program. The ProjectWorksheet file contains the project worksheet for the application. The IJPlanningTemplate file contains the investment justification (IJ) planning template for the application. The FactSheet file contains general program information. The Award file contains information on previous award recipients. The SPOC file contains information on the state Single Point of Contact program. Detailed guidelines for the funding agency’s application submission portal can be found online at www.fema.gov/grants/guidance-tools/fema-go.

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Grant Categories
Disaster Preparedness
Information Technology/Telecommunications
Law Enforcement
Domestic Preparedness/Homeland Security
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