Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) (Part A): Urban Area (NSGP-UA) (Limited Eligibility) - FY 2025
| Agency: | U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency |
|---|---|
| CFDA: | 97.008 |
| Federal FON: | DHS-25-GPD-008-00-99 |
| Office: | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
| Multipart Grant: | Yes |
| Next Due: | 08/11/2025 (Application) |
|---|---|
| Solicitation Date: | 07/28/2025 |
| Match Required: | No |
| Actual Funds: | $274,500,000 (Estimated) |
| Range: | $137,250,000 (Max) |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to improve and increase the physical/cybersecurity and facility/target hardening of nonprofit organizations' facilities at risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack, ultimately safeguarding the lives and property of the American people. Concurrently, this program will integrate the preparedness activities of nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack with broader state and local preparedness efforts. Nonprofit organizations must apply through their state administrative agency (SAA), which will then submit the application to the funding agency.
Funding will help nonprofit organizations meet the following three objectives throughout the project period:
- Enhance equipment and conduct security-related activities to improve the security posture of nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack
- Address and close capability gaps that are identified in individual nonprofit organization vulnerability assessments via funding spent on planning, equipment, and training and exercises that aim to enhance the protection of soft targets and crowded places
- Strengthen relationships across nonprofit organization, state, local, and territorial homeland security agencies for a whole community approach to preparedness
This program reflects the funding agency's commitment to risk-informed investment, collaboration, and resilience. To ensure that priorities reflect the current threat environment, this program is guided by the following designated national priority areas (NPAs):
- Enhancing the protection of soft targets and crowded places
- Supporting homeland security task forces and fusion centers
- Enhancing and integrating cybersecurity resiliency
- Enhancing election security
- Border crisis response and enforcement support
Applicants are encouraged to propose innovative solutions that support the broader homeland security mission reflected in the NPAs, as applicable. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how their proposed projects address an NPA and how they align with the stated purpose and objectives of this program. Refer to pages 15-18 of the NOFA file for a breakdown of the NPAs and core capabilities impacted, as well as examples of eligible project types for each area.
Allowable costs include those in the following categories:
- Planning
- Equipment
- Training and exercises
- Maintenance and sustainment
- Construction and renovation, with prior written approval from the funding agency
- Contracted security personnel
Funding will be provided for the following program components:
- (Part A): Urban Area (NSGP-UA)
- (Part B): State (NSGP-S)
The purpose of the Urban Area (NSGP-UA) component is to provide funding to support the security of nonprofit organizations in designated high-risk urban areas.
Eligibility for this component is limited to applicants and projects representing designated high-risk urban areas. Refer to the Eligibility section for additional information.
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are state administrative agencies (SAAs) applying on behalf of nonprofit organizations described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such code.
Nonprofit organizations must be located within one of the following designated high-risk urban areas:
- Arizona: Phoenix area
- California:
- Anaheim/Santa Ana area
- Bay Area
- Los Angeles/Long Beach area
- Riverside area
- Sacramento area
- San Diego area
- Colorado:
- Colorado Springs Area
- Denver area
- District of Columbia: national capital region
- Florida:
- Jacksonville area
- Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area
- Orlando area
- Tampa area
- Georgia: Atlanta area
- Hawaii: Honolulu area
- Illinois: Chicago area
- Indiana: Indianapolis area
- Louisiana: New Orleans area
- Maryland: Baltimore area
- Massachusetts: Boston area
- Michigan: Detroit area
- Minnesota: Twin Cities area
- Missouri:
- Kansas City area
- St. Louis area
- Nevada: Las Vegas area
- New Jersey: Jersey City/Newark area
- New York: New York City area
- North Carolina: Charlotte area
- Ohio:
- Cincinnati area
- Cleveland area
- Columbus area
- Oregon: Portland area
- Pennsylvania:
- Philadelphia area
- Pittsburgh area
- Tennessee: Nashville area
- Texas:
- Austin area
- Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington area
- Houston area
- San Antonio area
- Virginia:
- Hampton Roads area
- Richmond area
- Washington: Seattle area
- Wisconsin: Milwaukee area
Nonprofit organizations must be able to demonstrate that they are at high risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack.
Nonprofit organizations that have locations both within and outside the designated high-risk urban areas may apply under both components of this program, depending on the physical location of the facilities. In such cases, the nonprofit organization must submit separate applications for each component, and each nonprofit organization may apply for a maximum of six locations total, with no more than three locations in either component.
The maximum number of applications that may be submitted is one per state.
Eligible Applicants:
State GovernmentApplication Notes:
Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. ET on August 11, 2025.
Applications must be submitted online at go.fema.gov.
Applications must include:
- SF 424
- Grants.gov lobbying form
- SF 424A and/or SF 424C
- SF 424B and/or SF 424D
- SF LLL
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 the NOFA file for additional application information.
| Match Required: | No |
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| Actual Funds: | $274,500,000 (Estimated) |
| Range: | $137,250,000 (Max) |
Match Notes:
Matching funds are not required for this program.
Funding Notes:
An estimated $274.5 million is available to support an expected 56 awards for this program overall, with an estimated $137.25 million available to support awards to subapplicants of up to $200,000 per location through this component. Refer to pages 48-50 of the NOFA file for a list of allocations for each state/territory.
The anticipated funding selection date is no later than August 23, 2025, and the anticipated award date is no later than September 30, 2025.
The project period is expected to start on September 1, 2025, and end on August 31, 2028. Extensions to the project period may be permitted.
Management and administrative (M&A) costs are limited to 5 percent of the total award amount.
Funds may not be used for:
- Organization costs and operational overtime costs
- Hiring of public safety personnel, excluding off-duty law enforcement personnel in the capacity of contract security
- General use expenditures
- Initiatives that do not address the implementation of programs/initiatives to build prevention and protection-focused capabilities directed at identified facilities and/or the surrounding communities
- The development of risk/vulnerability assessment models
- Initiatives in which federal agencies are the beneficiary or that enhance federal property
- Initiatives which study technology development
- Proof-of-concept initiatives
- Pre-award costs, unless approved in writing by the funding agency
- Construction and renovation projects, unless approved in writing by the funding agency
Refer to page 19 of the NOFA file for additional information regarding unallowable costs.
For FY 2024, a total of $227.25 million was distributed through this component. For FY 2023, a total of $152.5 million was distributed. Refer to the Award file for details.
Contacts:
Primary Contact:
Program Staff
(800) 368-6498
fema-grants-news@fema.dhs.gov
Financial Matters and Budgetary Technical Assistance Contact:
Program Staff
ASK-GMD@fema.dhs.gov
Civil Rights Contact:
Program Staff
FEMA-CivilRightsOffice@fema.dhs.gov
Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation Contact:
Program Staff
FEMA-OEHP-NOFOQuestions@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 appropriate regional contact listed online at www.fema.gov/about/regions.
Applications must be submitted online at go.fema.gov.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
Files:
NOFA File: US6573A_NOFA_FY2025.pdf (719.7 Kb)Award File: US6573A_Award_FY2025.pdf (2.9 Mb)
Federal Forms:
SPOC (67.7 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.
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