DHS Announces $1.8 Billion in Preparedness Grants
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced more than $1.8 billion in funding for eight Fiscal Year 2024 preparedness grant programs.
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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced more than $1.8 billion in funding for eight Fiscal Year 2024 preparedness grant programs.
The Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program has funded nearly 150 distinct projects over its four-year history. These projects brought education, training, and new TVTP approaches to thousands of people across the country.
CP3 hosted its second annual Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grantee Symposium on February 1-2, coinciding with the release of the Fiscal Year 2024 TVTP Grant Program Application Guidance.
The State of Hawai’i Office of Homeland Security (HIOHS) released its 2024 Targeted Violence Prevention (TVP) Strategy Implementation Plan in February. The plan is an effort to preemptively address mass shootings and other violent acts by ensuring the state has the resources needed to handle unexpected incidents.
An Institutional Review Board (IRB) is an objective third party tasked with protecting and managing risk to human subjects involved in research. TVTP grant programs that involve research require an IRB review. This document provides guidance to TVTP Grant Program participants by answering frequently asked questions about IRBs.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) offers guidance on eligible costs under certain grant programs during periods of civil unrest. FEMA’s programs operate under varied statutory provisions that have different allowability and eligibility requirements; however, the potential to reprogram funds for limited purposes may exist under the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program.
DHS, through FEMA and CBP, announced more than $12.2 million in grants through the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), which was authorized by Congress to support communities that are providing services to migrants.
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