Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP): Continuing Training Grants (CTG) - FY 2024
Agency: | U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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CFDA: | 97.005 |
Federal FON: | DHS-24-NPD-005-00-96 |
Office: | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Resilience/National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) National Training and Education Division (NTED) |
Multipart Grant: | No |
Next Due: | 08/16/2024 (Application) |
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Solicitation Date: | 07/08/2024 |
Match Required: | No |
Actual Funds: | $5,400,000 (Confirmed) |
Award Range: | $5,400,000 (Max) |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to support building, sustaining, and delivering core capabilities through the development and delivery of training to achieve the funding agency's National Preparedness Goal, which is a secure and resilient nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk.
For the current fiscal year, the program's focus area is rural and tribal preparedness for equitable outcomes. The program will support the development and delivery of training curricula to specifically support these communities and help them prepare for and respond to all types of disasters. Training developed and delivered through the program should:
- Advance the funding agency's strategic priorities by integrating equity as a foundation of emergency management, develop whole-of-community climate resilience, and strengthen the emergency management workforce
- Include curriculum offered at the awareness, performance, and management levels to first responders, emergency managers, public officials, and other personnel in underserved, at-risk communities within rural communities and tribal nations
- Address and mitigate current and emerging capability gaps and risks identified by jurisdictions through the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment process, stakeholder preparedness Reviews, exercise and real world after-action reports, and other appropriate preparedness data reports
Projects should address the following strategic objectives:
- Achieve equitable outcomes
- Strengthen the emergency management workforce
Projects are expected to involve:
- Innovative training solutions
- Strategic collaborations
- Mission-centric education
- Resource optimization
Examples of learning solutions include:
- Online training
- In-person, instructor-led training
- Synchronous, virtual, instructor-led training
- Asynchronous, virtual, instructor-led training
- Facilitated workshops and seminars
Projects that have the potential to impact the environment, must participate in the funding agency's environmental planning and historic preservation (EHP) compliance process. Refer to pages 22-23 of the NOFA file for details.
The funding agency will prioritize projects that:
- Target gaps and ensure that funding results in curricula that address needs and gaps through learning that are relevant to student roles and responsibilities, consistent with national and professional standards, with knowledge and performance goals that are measurable
- Advance equity, with applicants strongly encouraged to explore how projects can address the needs of underserved, at-risk communities to help ensure consistent and systematic, fair, just, and impartial treatment of all individuals before, during, and after a disaster
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are:
- State governments, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territory governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Federally recognized Indian tribal governments
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
- Nonprofit private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit national associations and organizations
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
Prior to receiving award funds, applicants must ensure and maintain adoption and implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Refer to pages 10-11 of the NOFA file for details.
Additional consideration, and additional points during the evaluation process, will be awarded to projects that involve partnerships with tribes.
Each applicant may only submit a single application.
Applicants that do not have suitable expertise in developing and delivering training are not eligible.
Eligible Applicants:
Local GovernmentAcademic Institutions
Native American Tribe
Non Profits
State Government
Application Notes:
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on August 16, 2024.
Applications must be submitted online at go.fema.gov.
Applications must include:
- SF 424
- Certification regarding lobbying
- SF 424A
- SF 424B
- SF LLL
- Application narrative and proposed budget, including:
- Cover page
- Executive summary and summary of proposed training (2 pages max)
- Needs analysis (2 pages max)
- National scope (2 pages max)
- Target audience (2 pages max)
- Organizational experience (1 page max)
- Training development and delivery plan (3 pages max)
- Budget (3 pages max)
- Indirect cost rate agreement (if applicable)
Application narratives and proposed budgets must not exceed 15 pages, excluding the cover page. The application narrative must be formatted on pages with one-inch margins using a 12-point Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, or Cambria font, and lines must be between single-spaced and 1.5-spaced. Citations and spreadsheet data may be typed in 10-, 11-, or 12-point font sizes. The primary font color should be black; however, other colors, such as red and blue, may be used for emphasis, as appropriate. In general, pages should be formatted in portrait orientation; however, landscape orientation may be used for spreadsheets and tables.
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.
Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Programmatic criteria:
- Technical merit (25 points)
- Needs analysis (15 points)
- National in scope (25 points)
- Target audience (15 points)
- Organizational experience (10 points)
- Training development and delivery plan (25 points)
- Budget (15 points)
- Financial integrity criteria:
- Financial stability
- Quality of management systems and ability to meet management standards
- History of performance in managing federal award
- Reports and findings from audits
- Ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or other requirements
- Supplemental financial integrity criteria (if applicable)
Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.
Match Required: | No |
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Actual Funds: | $5,400,000 (Confirmed) |
Award Range: | $5,400,000 (Max) |
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Match Notes:
Matching funds are not required for this program.
Funding Notes:
A total of $5.4 million is available to support an estimated one to two cooperative agreements of up to $5.4 million through this program.
Funding selections are expected to be made no later than September 1, 2024, and awards are expected to be issued by the same date.
The project period will last for 36 months and is expected to begin on September 1, 2024, and end on August 31, 2027. Extensions to the project period may be permitted, as outlined on pages 31-32 of the NOFA file.
Management and administrative (M&A) costs are limited to 5 percent of the total award amount.
Funds may not be used for:
- Subawards
- Matching other federal awards
- Lobbying
- Prosecuting claims against the federal government or any other government entity
- Covered telecommunications equipment or services, as detailed on pages 17-19 of the NOFA file
- Pre-award costs, unless approved in writing by the funding agency and included in the award agreement
- Attending existing training
- Creating degree-awarding or graduate-level courses
- Developing training or educational courses or materials that duplicate existing training courses or materials
Contacts:
(See Contact Notes)
Agency Address
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
P.O. Box 10055
Hyattsville, MD 20782-8055
Contact Notes:
Questions should be directed to the appropriate program contact listed on pages 29-30 of the NOFA file.
Applications must be submitted online at go.fema.gov.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
Files:
NOFA File: US12238_NOFA_FY2024.pdf (596.1 Kb)Award File: US12238_Award_FY2024.pdf (354.3 Kb)
Federal Forms:
SPOC (195.6 Kb)File Notes:
The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. 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.
Project: | Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials (4.4 Mb) |
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Applicant: | International Association of Fire Fighters (lAFF) |
Summary: |
The purpose of this program is to support the building, sustainment, and delivery of core capabilities essential to achieving the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation. The International Association of Fire Fighters requested $2,693,027 for a 36-month period to train professionals and volunteers in handling incidents that involve hazardous materials, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) events. Training addresses priorities for emergency planning and strategic responses to contain emergency situations, and is delivered through in-person lectures and online training sessions. |
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