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Homeland Security Preparedness Technical Assistance Program (HSPTAP) - FY 2024

Agency: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
CFDA: 97.007
Federal FON: DHS-24-NPD-007-00-99
Office: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Resilience Office Office of Resilience Strategy Strategic Communications and Partnerships Division
Multipart Grant: No
Next Due: 09/16/2024 (Application)
Solicitation Date: 08/15/2024
   
Match Required: No
Actual Funds: $400,000 (Confirmed)
Award Range: $200,000 (Max)
Summary:

The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to professional nonprofit organizations in activities to improve and/or build state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate major events, including threats or acts of terrorism. The overarching goal of this program focuses on building state and local capabilities through various means and methods, each one aimed at achieving the National Preparedness Goal and furthering collective efforts to remain a safe and secure nation.

This program supports key homeland security and emergency preparedness stakeholders nationwide to further build a national system of emergency management capabilities. Specific objectives include:

  • Conducting activities that bring together the collective perspectives of SLTT officials and the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to provide a broad-based sounding board on homeland security issues for all national stakeholders, resulting in improved information sharing and collaboration
  • Developing, transferring, and institutionalizing pertinent knowledge at the SLTT level for addressing current public policy challenges facing SLTT emergency management directors, homeland security advisors, and other officials, resulting in improved awareness of current and emerging homeland security, emergency management, and public safety issues
  • Collaborating with public, private, and nonprofit sectors and all disciplines and levels of government to facilitate information sharing, enhance communication and coordination, and address the complex challenges of developing and implementing homeland security policies and practices

Specific activities anticipated for achieving the goal of this program include:

  • Developing and disseminating written products relating to emerging homeland security, emergency management and public safety issues, and established or model state homeland security and emergency management efforts
  • Facilitating calls, meetings, or discussions amongst representatives from key stakeholder groups on a regular basis which serve to share information, knowledge, experiences, and practices relating to current and emerging homeland security, emergency management, and public safety issues
  • Providing educational seminars, training, and workshops for apprising newly appointed advisors and directors of federal homeland security doctrine, best practices, and established principles
  • Convening trainings, workshops, and other meeting opportunities designed to bring together in a common forum nationwide advisors, SLTT directors, and other professional organizations in the public and private sectors and to inform partners on the impacts of federal homeland security, emergency management and public safety legislation, regulations, and policies on the states

Due to the unique threats that the nation currently faces, the funding agency has determined the following four priority areas for FY 2024:

  • Enhancing climate resilience and adaptation throughout the emergency management community
  • Enhancing equity and accessibility throughout emergency management policies and programs and instilling these practices as a foundation of emergency management
  • Collaborating with SLTT, private-sector, and non-governmental organizations to strengthen the capability of partners to advance critical issues within their pre- and post-disaster work
  • Addressing emergent threats, such as public health and climate-driven emergencies and enhancing election security

Eligible direct costs may include those in the following categories:

  • Planning
  • Organization
  • Personnel
  • Fringe benefits
  • Consultants/contractors
  • Supplies
  • Conferences
  • Exercises
  • Training
  • Travel
  • Evaluation
Eligibility Notes:

Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education, as defined by Title 2, Section 200.1 of the CFR.

Eligible organizations must:

  • Be a known entity with a national scope and able to work in partnership with key stakeholders and federal agencies
  • Demonstrate their experience and capacity to establish, provide, and maintain a collaborative forum which can reach, inform, educate, and engage key homeland security and emergency preparedness stakeholders nationwide
  • Demonstrate their experience and ability to work with all disciplines and levels of government to develop and provide direct technical assistance, training, and professional development in the area of current homeland security doctrine, policy, and best practices to key homeland security and emergency preparedness stakeholders nationwide

Key homeland security and emergency preparedness stakeholders may include state emergency management directors, state homeland security advisors, and other state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) officials.

Prior to allocation of any federal preparedness funds, applicants must ensure and maintain adoption and implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

Eligible Applicants:
Academic Institutions
Non Profits
Application Notes:

Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on September 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
  • Indirect cost rate agreement or proposal (if applicable)
  • Project narrative:
    • Background
    • Demonstration of eligibility, experience, and expertise (2 pages max)
    • Project plan (4 pages max)
    • Anticipated results (2 pages max)
    • Budget (2 pages max)
  • Budget detail worksheet

The project narrative must be submitted in Microsoft Word or .pdf format and must conform to the format requirements detailed on page 52 of the NOFA file.

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:

  • Demonstration of eligibility, experience, and expertise (20 points)
  • Project plan (30 points)
  • Anticipated results (30 points)
  • Budget (20 points)

Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.

Match Required: No
Actual Funds: $400,000 (Confirmed)
Award Range: $200,000 (Max)
Match Notes:

Matching funds are not required for this program.

Funding Notes:

A total of $400,000 is available to support an expected two to four cooperative agreements of up to $200,000 through this program.

The project period is 12 months, and is expected to begin on September 20, 2024, and end on September 19, 2025. Extension requests will be granted only due to compelling legal, policy, or operational challenges. There will be only a single budget period with the same start and end dates as the project period.

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

Funds may not be used for:

  • Subawards or subrecipients
  • Costs incurred and products and services delivered outside of the budget period
  • Matching or cost-sharing requirements for other federal grants and cooperative agreements
  • Lobbying
  • Prosecuting claims against the federal government or any other government entity
  • Covered telecommunications equipment or services, as detailed on pages 19-20 of the NOFA file
  • Pre-award costs
  • Construction and renovation
  • Maintenance and sustainment
Contacts:

(See Contact Notes)

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 listed on pages 34-35 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: US0745_NOFA_FY2024.pdf (700.3 Kb)
Federal Forms:
SPOC (67.7 Kb)
File Notes:

The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. 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
Training & Vocational Services
Law Enforcement
Domestic Preparedness/Homeland Security
Fire/EMS