May 13-14, 2014 Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, DC Federal Grants for Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Samantha Dorm, Senior Grant Consultant Praetorian Group PoliceOne & PoliceGrantsHelp
What We Will Cover Today Homeland Security & Federal Grants Preparing for Federal Grants Developing a Winning Grant Proposal Determining what Grants to Pursue? Q & A
Samantha Dorm, Senior Grant Consultant Over 14 years of experience in program development and grant writing for police and criminal justice agencies. Law Enforcement Grant Writing Instructor for the Northeast Counterdrug Training Center Success with federal, state, local, and private grant sources
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Homeland Security Grants Homeland Security Grant Program State Homeland Security Program Urban Areas Security Initiative Operation Stonegarden Emergency Management Performance Grant Program Intercity Passenger Rail Security Grant Program Non-Profit Security Grant Program Port Security Grant Program Transit Security Grant Program Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program
National Preparedness Goal To have 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.
How to Find Homeland Security Grants www.fema.gov/preparedness-non-disastergrants www.grants.gov
Homeland Security Grant Program (HSPG) HSPG Programs FY2014 Allocations State Homeland Security Program $294,000,000 Urban Areas Security Initiative $401,346,000 Operation Stonegarden $ 55,000,000 FEMA requires that states dedicate at least 25% of the combined HSGP funds allocated under SHSP and UASI toward law enforcement terrorism prevention activities linked to 1 or more core capabilities.
State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSG) Purpose: Supports the implementation of State Homeland Security Strategies to address the identified planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events. Eligible: State Administering Agency (SAA)
Urban Areas Security Initiatives (UASI) Purpose: To enhance regional preparedness and capabilities in high-threat, high-density areas. Eligible: 39 urban areas Eligible candidates for the FY 2014 UASI program were determined through an analysis of relative risk of terrorism faced by the 100 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States, in accordance with the 9/11 Act.
Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) Purpose: To enhance cooperation and coordination among local, tribal, territorial, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in a joint mission to secure the United States borders along routes of ingress from international borders to include travel corridors in States bordering Mexico and Canada, as well as states and territories with international water borders. Eligible: State Administering Agency
Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) FY2014 Allocation: $350,100,000 Purpose: To assist state, local, tribal and territorial governments in preparing for all hazards emergency management. Eligible: State Administering Agency (SAA) or state Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
Intercity Passenger Rail Security Grant Program (IPR) FY2014 Allocation: $10,000,000 Purpose: To assist Amtrak in developing security enhancements for eligible intercity passenger rail operations. Eligible: Amtrak
Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) FY2014 Allocation: $13,000,000 Purpose: To support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack and located within one of the specific FY 2014 UASI-eligible urban areas. Eligible: State Administering Agency
Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) FY2014 Allocation: $100,000,000 Purpose: To protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism, enhance maritime domain awareness, and strengthen risk management capabilities to protect against IEDs and nonconventional weapons. Eligible: For FY 2014, there will continue to be two Port Area Group Designations, rather than the legacy four groupings in years prior to FY 2013. (1) Seven Port Areas were selected as Group I (highest risk) and will be allocated 55 percent of funding available. (2) The remaining groups are combined into a single Port Group known as Group II, which will receive the remaining 45 percent of funds * Allocations based on DHS risk analysis.
Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) FY2014 Allocation: $90,000,000 Purpose: To protect critical surface transportation and the traveling public from acts of terrorism and to increase the resilience of transit infrastructure. Eligible: owners and operators of transit systems that (1) are within the Urban Areas Security Initiative areas, or (2) meet minimum number of daily passenger trips.
Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) FY2014 Allocation: $10,000,000 Purpose: To implement preparedness initiatives to help strengthen the nation against risk associated with potential terrorist attacks and other hazards. Eligible: Indian tribes
How to Apply for Homeland Security Grants https://portal.fema.gov
How to Apply for Homeland Security Grants Create New Application Download Application Package Grants.gov to submit and track application
Help with Homeland Security Grants NDGrants@fema.gov http://www.fema.gov/non-disaster-grantmanagement-system Grantee Training Manual
Federal Funding Sources Where to Look www.grants.gov Email Alerts Notices Based on Advanced Criteria
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Other Federal Funding Sources www.justice.gov/business www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/funding.htm www.cops.usdoj.gov
State and Local Grants - Where to Look Know your SAA State Administering Agency - www.ojp.usdoj.gov/saa/. Grant programs through state public safety agency Governor s Highway Safety Association www.ghsa.org.
Private Grants Where to Look Family foundations Corporate foundations PoliceGrantsHelp.com Online databases that charge for use
Why Prepare in Advance? Short time between release of RFP and due date for proposal Detailed problem statements, program narratives, outcomes measurement Signatures, attachments, letters of support, MOU s, etc.
What Information Do I Need? Who you serve Why you need grant funding Why your program/project/equipment will be effective How you will measure success How much grant money you need
Writing a Winning Grant Proposal: Tip #1 Follow the directions!!! True story of what happens when you don t Signatures - Jurisdiction CEO (not the police chief or department head) Strategy - Make yourself a cheat sheet
Writing a Winning Grant Proposal: Tip #2 Address the mission/goals of the Grant Maker Give the funder what it wants Tailor your program or presentation of your program to meet the priorities of the funder
Writing a Winning Grant Proposal: Tip #3 Make the Grant Reviewer s job easier Organize proposal with the same headings, sections, and numbering system as the RFP If you have a Grant Reviewer Score Sheet, organize using these categories
Exercise What grants should your agency pursue? What projects are you looking to fund? Which grants will fund your agency and your project?
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