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FY 23 Forecast for the Targeted Violence
and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program.

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My name is David O'Leary.

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I'm an associate director

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in the DHS Center for Prevention Programs
and Partnerships.

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[Next Slide: Agenda]
Today, we’re going to cover

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the forecast and application guidance

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that was released about two weeks ago.

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We are going to

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give you an overview of the program
and the opportunity,

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cover the objectives and priorities.

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We're going to discuss the privacy,

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civil rights and civil liberties
protections in the program.

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We'll talk about eligibility
for applicants

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and for accepted applications.

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Explain the different tracks

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as well as the project types
that you can apply for.

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What should be included, the requirements
of the application contents,

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and we'll talk about how the applications
are scored and selected, and

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performance measures

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and research,

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requirements
and then resources for applicants,

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and ways to seek additional assistance.

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[Next Slide: Introduction]
The Center for Prevention Partnerships

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and Programs and Partnerships,
or CP3 helps to prevent targeted violence

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and terrorism through funding,
training, increase public awareness,

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the development of partnerships
across all elements of society.

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Just some of which are noted to the right

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arts and entertainment, technology,

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education and government,

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faith based organizations, legal
and judicial recreation, research,

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etc. Government and veterans.

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Our program has a number of key elements.

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The first is it's a public health
informed approach

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by which the key elements of that

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are as it's more multidisciplinary
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We foster sustainable projects

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with robust evaluation

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and performance measures collected,

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and that in the program protects privacy,

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civil rights and civil liberties.

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The overall thrust

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of the program and the objectives

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is to prevent individuals
from getting on a path to violence.

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It's not about protection
or target hardening,

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buying equipment or things like that.

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It's about engaging all elements
of society to work with individuals to

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make them more resilient to violence

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or violent narratives,

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as well as individuals who have come

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across violent content
and are on a path to violence.

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Having the programs and capabilities

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to move off of

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those pathways.

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[Next Slide: Opportunity Overview]
And this year, we have $20 million available.

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We anticipate releasing the notice
of funding opportunity,

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which is the official solicitation
around March 1st.

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Right now, with the application guidance
and we'll be going

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through all the details,

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you have all the information
you need to develop your application

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and write your project narrative,
which is the main document

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that is scored and what is what we based
the selection on.

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The only thing that you can't do right now
is submit the application.

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We anticipate that by March 1st
we'll have that

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solicitation out completely
and you'll be able to

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start submitting applications.

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The applications will be due
in Grants.gov on April 25th.

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There are additional steps
to do after that time.

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But that's the first cutoff date.

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And we expect to make the announcements

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in September.

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[Next Slide: Opportunity
Overview Continued]
The average award

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under this program,
we anticipate to be around

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$575,000.

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We'll show in a few slides

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the different project types

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that might add up to that and ensure
that there are projects that will

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be significantly less than that,
as well as higher.

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That amount is to run the project
for a two year period.

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So that's not an annual amount.

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That's for the full two years
of the program and the performance.

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And we expect the performance
to run from October 1st of this year

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till September
30th of 2025, the end of the fiscal year.

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[Next Slide: Objectives]
The objectives of this program,

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as I started to describe earlier,

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are ensuring that the communities
have awareness of the signs

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that somebody may be escalating to violence

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and the threats of targeted violence
and terrorism in their communities.

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That those communities have awareness

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of both risk factors
and protective factors.

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Risk factors are defined as negative
characteristics that may increase

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the likelihood that an individual
is moving toward violence.

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And protective factors are defined
as positive characteristics

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that may decrease the likelihood that
an individual may move towards violence.

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Now, importantly,
these factors are not predictive.

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No one risk factor or

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combination of risk factors predicts

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that somebody will move towards violence

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and no amount of protective factors

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will guarantee that an individual
will not move towards violence.

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But on the whole,

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we have seen through research
that decreasing risk

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factors and increasing protective factors

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overall benefits

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the community and individuals in helping

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stop the cycle of violence.

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Next, that the projects

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are engaging the broadest and most diverse
set of local stakeholders.

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This is a key part of our public health
informed approach.

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It's important that all parts of society,
all elements of the community

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are involved in identifying individuals

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who have concerning behaviors,

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in ensuring that the

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environment that individuals,
whether they're vulnerable or not,

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are in the communities
that will foster resilience

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to violent narratives.

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And you do that
by having all sorts of different

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stakeholders involved that are seeing
different elements of the community

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and are able to contribute their expertise

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to the prevention capabilities.

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Members of the local community
can act on bystander training

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to understand when to refer someone
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when to intervene personally.

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And then the next objective is

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having access to multidisciplinary
threat assessment programs.

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So when somebody has gone on that
path to violence, there is an opportunity.

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If they haven't committed a crime yet,

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to intervene with that individual

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and take them away from violence through

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formalized threat assessment
and management teams.

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And then lastly, the last objective is that the community

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has a variety of programs
that address risk factors and strengthen

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protective factors against violence,
including recidivism reduction programing.

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So we're going to get into the more
specific project types in a few slides,

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but in general, projects need to meet one

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or more of these objectives
in order to be eligible for the program.

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[Next Slide: Priorities]
Each year

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we assess gaps in prevention
capabilities across the country

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and set priorities to encourage

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applicants to submit applications
to address those gaps.

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So in developing your proposals,
you'd want to review these priorities and

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ensure that you're meeting at least one,
if not several of these priorities,

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to ensure that your application is competitive.

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Obviously, depending on where you're located,

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you may not be in a small
or mid-sized community.

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So some of these may be difficult.

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But for example, the next priority
advancing equity in awards

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and engaging underserved communities.

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You can either be an organization
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or if you're a state level organization, you can

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ensure you're meeting that priority
by ensuring that your partners

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are representative of underserved
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We've seen that most of the applications

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we get over the years have been from major urban areas.

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So that is why we have the first priority here.

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Second priority again was new.

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These first two priorities

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were new for last year and we've maintained them this year.

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Advancing equity in awards is

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very important because

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historically marginalized communities like the LGBTQ, Jewish

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communities have really faced a lot of targeted

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violence and terrorist attacks in the last several years.

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And they have lots of threats.

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So a lot of these communities, including

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Muslim communities, black churches, etc.,

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that have been historically targeted.

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While it's not their responsibility to prevent violence

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against their communities.

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We have seen that when there have been attacks

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against these communities, oftentimes
the members of those communities

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want to stand up and be a part of the prevention solution

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and not just protecting their facilities
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So this is very important
because we want to engage

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all elements of society in the program,
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at risk of attack,
if they so choose, are part of

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the prevention solution.

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The next three priorities

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have been priorities
since FY 20 and continue to be.

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These are some of the major gaps
in prevention in the country,

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which is the online aspects of targeted
violence and terrorism.

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This is the main way that individuals
are coming to embrace violence

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as a solution to their grievances
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echo chambers and

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in some cases

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encouragement or incitement from others online.

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Grooming people towards violence through various

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social media, gaming, messaging platforms

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and it continues to be a key source of violence

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and violent narratives.

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Preventing domestic violent extremism, specifically

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domestic violent extremism, or DV,

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has been the main

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most deadly threat

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of targeted violence and terrorism in the United States

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over the last several years.

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Specifically, racially and ethnically motivated, violent extremism,

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including violent white supremacist violent extremism,

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which often includes virulent strains

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of anti-semitism, conspiracy theories,

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homophobia, transphobia and other types of violent ideologies

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continues to be

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a priority for us in addition to programs
that deal with all forms,

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including individuals
with violent ideologies

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that have been imported from abroad
like Al Qaida or ISIS.

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We continue to want to have
threat assessment and early

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prevention type activities
that can address all of these threats.

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But we're also looking
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that would address the DV threat.

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And then

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last but not least,
these aren't in any sort of ranked order,

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just in the order
in which they were introduced,

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is enhancing local threat assessment
and management capabilities.

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These teams,
which are an entire project types,

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are really key to bridging the gap

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from the violent ideation,

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the desire to commit violence and

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when they've committed
an illegal activity.

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In so many cases of attacks
we've seen over the years, whether it's

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the buffalo supermarket attack,

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whether it's the Boston Marathon bombing,

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whether it's the Pulse nightclub

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massacre, a number of individuals
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radar and had been interviewed by police
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federal or state and

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they had
not committed a crime at that time.

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And yet those individuals need,
if they had had services,

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potentially could have been taken off
that pathway to violence.

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So having these threat assessment teams
that while they might have a connection

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to law enforcement,
receive referrals from law enforcement,

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really making sure that we have

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those teams in place
at the community level

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that can handle these threats
and manage them

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to try to avoid some of these attacks
when individuals

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need services but haven't committed some sort of crime

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where we can get something court ordered

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or incarceration depending on

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whatever the crime is.

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Also, we need places
many communities are not interested

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in calling the police
on their vulnerable members

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who may be attracted to violence

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because they fear that the only solution
is to lock up their loved one or their

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or their colleagues or peers.

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And so having a community

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based threat assessment
and management capability allows

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non-law enforcement

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individuals to review these threats,
and only if there's an imminent

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threat to harm self or others will

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law enforcement be called in.

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And that really is something
that's going to protect our communities

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in a major way,
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[Next slide: Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties]
[...] Another main element of the program
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for privacy, civil rights
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One, it's really important that we do this
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and constitutional obligation.

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Number two, it's really important
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from the public.

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you rely on buy in from the local community to join.

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And if you're not a trusted partner,
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their civil rights, and their civil
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or participation from those that we want
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So the first up, we

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do not collect any personally identifiable
information, recipients

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under this program are prohibited
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and we provide training on that

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personally identifiable information
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social security number, phone,
email address, all that information.

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So for example, if you are doing a training course

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and you want to stay in touch with the people

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or their Medicaid information, their phone

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and physical address
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none of that information
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the programs that do collect
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a publicly facing privacy policy, talking
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And then when DHS collects performance
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guidance on how recipients can collect
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and de-identify it
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We collect that data so that we can ensure
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as designed and making progress
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But we don't want to be able to identify
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we don't have the authority to collect it

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and we really require the public

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to trust that these programs,

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that people are not harmed or reported

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to a federal government agency,
just for participating in prevention.

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We want as many people
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we want to be very clear
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who will move towards violence,
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political ideology, age,

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sex, disability status.

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targeted violence and terrorism
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We've seen trends,

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but those trends change rapidly.

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If you think about the people

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who have been committing
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for a certain period of time,

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it looked like they was trending younger

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for certain types
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But other types, like

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January 6th, there was an older crowd

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or look at the targeted violence
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It was two senior citizens
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That is unusual. But

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it reminds us that there is no profile.

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your project
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or you should assume that there is not.

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And so you do not want to set up
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that attempt to

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identify

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a profile or organize

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their projects in a way that they're
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their identity or their protected status.

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A Civil liberties
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We have the freedom of speech
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We have the freedom of association and
other constitutionally protected rights.

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We do not want to infringe on individuals

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exercising their free speech
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is a concern under this program.

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to recipients in partnership
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and Civil Liberties to make sure
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speech, related to understanding
violent content

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are designed
in a way that protect free speech

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and if they're submitted to us in a way

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where it's just not even workable

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to add protections, it won't be considered
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So when you are designing your projects
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that we are not looking for projects

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that aim to censor certain types of speech
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We're looking for projects
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and train individuals on how to understand
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but not in any way try to

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stop the third party
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One, it's constitutionally prohibited.

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We know the violent content is making
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are aware of how to

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identify when something is violent

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or leading them towards violence
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and not to necessarily infringe

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on the individual's free speech rights.

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[Next Slide: Eligible Applicants]
All right. Eligibility.

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This program is one of the widest
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of any DHS grant program.

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We take direct applications
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and it doesn't have to be the executive
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or county executive.

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any of the agencies
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schools, independent school
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district governments, etc.

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Native American tribal organizations,
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and other forms of tribal organizations,

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state and territorial government agencies.

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And again, this doesn't have to be
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Governor's office.

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Any agency can apply directly
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are nonprofits with 501c3 status

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and our institutions of higher education;
the accredited ones.

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Get a lot of applications from those
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We have and I'll talk about this later,
we do ensure

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when we make our

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selections.

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If all the top applications, top
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come from universities,

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we will ensure that we have an even amount

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awards to universities, but also to these
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So if you are a small nonprofit,

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you're not necessarily applying
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or competing against a state agency
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application experience
or an university, etc.

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organization is going to be competing

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[Next Slide: Application Eligibility]
[...] Right.

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And then if you're an eligible
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there's some other

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eligibility criteria for your application.

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So we want to see in the application
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and authority to to conduct the project.

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So for example, if you are a nonprofit

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and you want to do work in schools,
we want to see

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that you have some experience
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We want to see that
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having you work with them.

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So with a letter of support, etc.

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Obviously, if you are a school district
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in schools,
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those schools within your district.

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So we understand
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the next is projects

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that have implications for privacy,
civil rights or civil liberties.

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We want to see that you are understanding
of what those implications are

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and what are the protections
that you will put in place to ensure

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that the projects are administered
in a discriminatory way or in a way

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that infringes speech or in a way
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So we're going to look for it
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In some cases, those protections
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In other cases,
the design is going to be such that

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we won't score it or have it move on.

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So keep that in mind.

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So some projects just won't move on
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Completeness,

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we can take off points if there is minor

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to medium

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formatting issues or sections missing,

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but in some cases
if the application is just

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missing too many elements,
it will be ruled ineligible

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and it will not be scored.

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And then research is an allowable activity
under this grant.

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But this is an implementation program,

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so any projects

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that have significant research elements

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need to show us that

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there will be implementation of a

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prevention capability
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and to describe
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So we do not fund projects that are 100%

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research or otherwise
do not have a significant plan

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to implement the prevention
capabilities that the research

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is based on.

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We do have partners with our Science
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which does conduct general research

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into the topic of targeted violence
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often have

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research opportunities
available for research grants.

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And so we can connect you with them.

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If that's something you're interested in.

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[Next Slide: Application Tracks]

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So we have two application tracks.

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We have a promising practices
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of eight different project types,
which we'll discuss on the next slide.

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You can apply for one
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and we're looking for a budget breakdown
so that we can understand

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if you applied for three project types,
but we only want to fund two of them, how

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to identify how much

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to award to the two that we want to fund.

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And then understanding
when we talk about the project amounts

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that they stack so that if you are

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to get your target funding amount.

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So we'll discuss that
on the next slide as well.

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track is the innovation track.

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If there is a project
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within one of the promising practices

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project types.

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But it does meet
the overall objectives of the program.

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The six objectives
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We would like you to submit that,

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we invite you to submit that
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But I will warn you that the application
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has been very competitive.

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I'm sorry, the innovation track,

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has been very competitive
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but in part because it's restricted
to about 30% of the available funding.

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people apply to the innovation track
because

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you used to get more pages
in your application.

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So people who wanted to write more
sometimes applied.

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So we encourage you
that if your project fits

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within the promising practices
project types,

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to apply in that track.

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You'll have a better chance of success.

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You can submit to up
to two separate applications,

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one in the promising practices
track and one in the innovation track.

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So if you definitely want to work
in this space and receive a grant

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this fiscal year

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and you have a bunch of ideas
that you want to do, break them up,

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do a promising practice type, submit
a separate application for the innovation

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track to give you the best chance
of receiving an award.

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We restrict it
to about 30% of the available funding

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and that's so that we're ensuring that
we're implementing promising practices,

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while also ensuring
that we've got a pipeline of innovative

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approaches.

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[Next Slide: Project Types and Target Funding]

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We have set target funding amounts

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for each of the project types
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These are not minimum or maximums,
but they're guides.

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We recently increased them 15%,

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which is approximately
the amount of inflation that we've had

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since they were first established
with the FY 20 program.

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When you develop your project,
if you're applying and promising practices

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and you want to decide
which of these projects

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types you'd like to implement projects in
and then let's say

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you're applying in civic engagement
and youth resilience programs,

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then your new Target award amount
for the overall application

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00:31:38.250 --> 00:31:42.000
would be about $150,000
instead of the individual ones.

514
00:31:42.000 --> 00:31:47.125
So again, if you are applying
for more than one project type in the

515
00:31:48.250 --> 00:31:50.250
promising practices track,

516
00:31:50.250 --> 00:31:53.312
you can stack these amounts
and add them up to get your new kind

517
00:31:53.312 --> 00:31:57.750
of target award amount
for the overall application.

518
00:31:57.750 --> 00:32:03.062
You can go below or above these
if you're exceeding them by more than 25%.

519
00:32:03.937 --> 00:32:07.000
We want to have
a really detailed justification.

520
00:32:07.000 --> 00:32:11.250
So the more expensive your project is,
we want to understand what is driving

521
00:32:12.937 --> 00:32:15.625
the deviations. So

522
00:32:15.625 --> 00:32:18.125
it might be high cost of living,

523
00:32:18.437 --> 00:32:20.625
a very large target population

524
00:32:21.687 --> 00:32:25.312
or it might be

525
00:32:27.312 --> 00:32:30.375
you have a large indirect cost rate

526
00:32:30.937 --> 00:32:33.750
amount at your institution
or something like that.

527
00:32:33.750 --> 00:32:35.625
We want to know that so we can understand

528
00:32:35.625 --> 00:32:40.062
why it's coming in
at a higher target amount.

529
00:32:40.062 --> 00:32:48.125
And then for the innovation
track, it's $300,850.

530
00:32:48.500 --> 00:32:51.875
I think there are a couple
of basic questions in the chat that Hector

531
00:32:51.875 --> 00:32:56.125
is answering in the chat as we go, but

532
00:32:57.062 --> 00:33:00.500
any of the more substantive questions
we will pause and leave

533
00:33:00.500 --> 00:33:04.000
time for at the end.
[...]

534
00:33:04.000 --> 00:33:08.125
The application content.

535
00:33:08.250 --> 00:33:10.062
[Next Slide: Application Contents}
So in order to

536
00:33:11.375 --> 00:33:12.062
apply, you're going

537
00:33:12.062 --> 00:33:14.937
to need to do all of these things.

538
00:33:15.062 --> 00:33:17.437
In order to apply,
you're going to need an employee

539
00:33:17.437 --> 00:33:19.437
identification number from the IRS.

540
00:33:19.437 --> 00:33:22.812
Chances are if you are a501c3

541
00:33:22.812 --> 00:33:26.875
or another eligible applicant type,
you already have this.

542
00:33:26.875 --> 00:33:28.687
But if you're a new nonprofit

543
00:33:28.687 --> 00:33:33.312
or new to the organization,
you need to find this out.

544
00:33:33.312 --> 00:33:36.375
Please start doing these things
in the leftmost box now.

545
00:33:37.375 --> 00:33:43.187
The next is an account with login.gov
and an active SAM registration.

546
00:33:43.187 --> 00:33:46.937
This can take several weeks
and they just changed

547
00:33:48.750 --> 00:33:49.375
the process.

548
00:33:49.375 --> 00:33:51.125
You don't need a DUNS number anymore.

549
00:33:51.125 --> 00:33:55.250
You need a UEI which you get through
having that login.gov

550
00:33:55.250 --> 00:33:58.500
account and SAM registration,
they assign you one when you register.

551
00:33:59.625 --> 00:34:02.437
And if you do that
now you want to maintain that

552
00:34:02.437 --> 00:34:04.812
you might need to be logging in
every 90 days.

553
00:34:05.625 --> 00:34:07.812
You want to maintain that through
when you're going to

554
00:34:07.812 --> 00:34:12.062
submit the application in late spring. So

555
00:34:14.250 --> 00:34:15.500
Please start the SAM

556
00:34:15.500 --> 00:34:19.125
process now if you haven't

557
00:34:19.437 --> 00:34:21.875
and keep it maintained

558
00:34:21.875 --> 00:34:25.187
because it can take several weeks,
six weeks, what we've heard.

559
00:34:25.187 --> 00:34:28.312
But other people have told us
if you've got to go back and forth

560
00:34:29.875 --> 00:34:32.250
with verifying your identity,

561
00:34:33.062 --> 00:34:36.687
that it can add weeks
and weeks to that process too.

562
00:34:36.687 --> 00:34:38.687
So I really recommend that you start
that now.

563
00:34:40.437 --> 00:34:45.000
Next will be starting the application
in grants.gov.

564
00:34:45.375 --> 00:34:48.250
I noted earlier
that the application deadline for that is

565
00:34:48.250 --> 00:34:51.812
April 25th.

566
00:34:51.812 --> 00:34:55.875
You'll submit two forms in that submission

567
00:34:56.187 --> 00:34:59.500
and then you'll complete your application
in ND grants.

568
00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:03.750
You'll submit forms and ND grants
electronically.

569
00:35:04.812 --> 00:35:06.812
So you'll sign it electronically.

570
00:35:06.812 --> 00:35:11.687
You won't be uploading
or filling out a form and attaching it.

571
00:35:11.687 --> 00:35:13.250
You'll do that in the system.

572
00:35:14.250 --> 00:35:14.812
And then

573
00:35:14.812 --> 00:35:17.750
in ND Grants you'll upload
your project narrative,

574
00:35:17.750 --> 00:35:20.812
which we'll discuss in a lot more detail
on the next slide.

575
00:35:20.812 --> 00:35:23.375
And then, if applicable,
the indirect cost agreement,

576
00:35:24.312 --> 00:35:27.500
the project narrative

577
00:35:28.500 --> 00:35:30.000
is something that,

578
00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:33.187
if you're a really fast writer,

579
00:35:33.187 --> 00:35:36.187
you could probably write in a weekend,

580
00:35:36.187 --> 00:35:39.750
but in order to get all the information
for the contents

581
00:35:39.750 --> 00:35:43.187
and to develop the partnerships
and your project design,

582
00:35:43.500 --> 00:35:46.500
you're going to need a lot of time
to build that several weeks.

583
00:35:46.500 --> 00:35:50.437
So again, we encourage you to start
with the SAM registration,

584
00:35:50.437 --> 00:35:55.125
with getting accounts for grants.gov
and ND grants as early

585
00:35:55.125 --> 00:35:59.687
as you can starting now and starting
your project narrative now as well.

586
00:35:59.687 --> 00:36:05.062
[Next Slide: Application Contents: Project Narrative]

587
00:36:05.062 --> 00:36:10.500
As far as the project narrative,
it's going to be uploaded as a single PDF

588
00:36:11.625 --> 00:36:12.875
and it's going to

589
00:36:13.000 --> 00:36:15.937
consist of a cover page.

590
00:36:16.062 --> 00:36:18.687
You're going to want
to put your organization name, your

591
00:36:18.687 --> 00:36:21.312
location, where the work's happening
if that's different.

592
00:36:22.500 --> 00:36:24.500
The name of the application track,

593
00:36:24.500 --> 00:36:27.062
the name of the project type
or project types,

594
00:36:28.125 --> 00:36:31.375
the amount of funds being requested,
and then a project Abstract.

595
00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:36.562
I'm going to be directing you to where
all those project abstracts for accepted

596
00:36:36.562 --> 00:36:40.500
awards are on our website.

597
00:36:40.500 --> 00:36:42.625
Those are written by you as you apply.

598
00:36:42.687 --> 00:36:45.312
So make sure they're are concise,
they're clear,

599
00:36:46.312 --> 00:36:48.750
it's very clear
what the project's going to do.

600
00:36:49.000 --> 00:36:50.750
And that it's suitable for public release.

601
00:36:50.750 --> 00:36:54.125
So don't put individuals names in there
or anything

602
00:36:54.125 --> 00:36:57.875
like that.

603
00:36:57.875 --> 00:37:00.812
Next is going to be the body,
which is about 15 pages.

604
00:37:01.750 --> 00:37:02.937
You'll note that there's five

605
00:37:02.937 --> 00:37:06.750
sections of that needs assessment,
program design, organization

606
00:37:06.750 --> 00:37:11.125
and key personnel, sustainability,
and then the budget detail and narrative.

607
00:37:11.375 --> 00:37:14.312
Those are also the five scored categories.

608
00:37:14.750 --> 00:37:19.000
So you build it in that order,
we score them in that order.

609
00:37:19.375 --> 00:37:23.062
You can look at the scoring criteria
to understand what's the most important

610
00:37:23.062 --> 00:37:24.312
element of each of those

611
00:37:25.375 --> 00:37:27.687
by score weighting.

612
00:37:27.687 --> 00:37:30.562
And also we have a lot of details

613
00:37:30.562 --> 00:37:33.937
in the application guidance that discuss

614
00:37:34.937 --> 00:37:38.125
what are the needed elements of that.

615
00:37:38.125 --> 00:37:40.062
Next would be appendices.

616
00:37:40.062 --> 00:37:42.312
And again,
these are all going to be in one PDF.

617
00:37:44.062 --> 00:37:49.187
The first kind of appendix is going to be
your implementation and measurement plan.

618
00:37:49.187 --> 00:37:54.250
We have a template for that as well
as guidance on how to fill that out.

619
00:37:54.250 --> 00:37:57.937
We have resumes or CV’s of key personnel.

620
00:37:58.437 --> 00:38:01.500
Again in the body,
you're just going to describe

621
00:38:01.500 --> 00:38:05.125
kind of who they are and what they're
going to do in the project.

622
00:38:05.562 --> 00:38:07.812
So you don't need to include
too much of their background

623
00:38:08.937 --> 00:38:11.437
in your page count
because you can attach their resume.

624
00:38:12.437 --> 00:38:15.500
I talked about documentation support,
this is,

625
00:38:15.937 --> 00:38:18.750
I want to work in a school or a jail,

626
00:38:19.875 --> 00:38:21.687
in order for us to

627
00:38:21.750 --> 00:38:24.437
know that you're able to do
that, we're going to want to see a letter

628
00:38:24.875 --> 00:38:29.187
from that school or that jail saying
that they're going to participate.

629
00:38:29.187 --> 00:38:31.375
We're also going to want to see
if you have partners,

630
00:38:32.187 --> 00:38:35.125
what portion of the budget
are they getting or if they're going

631
00:38:35.125 --> 00:38:37.250
to be a sub award or contractor.

632
00:38:37.250 --> 00:38:42.062
So keep that in mind as well,
that that's also how you show support

633
00:38:42.062 --> 00:38:45.812
for the project, a portion of the funding
is going to this partner.

634
00:38:47.312 --> 00:38:49.562
That's really important
for engaging underserved

635
00:38:50.812 --> 00:38:53.437
communities in prevention is

636
00:38:53.437 --> 00:38:55.937
they are receiving funding to participate

637
00:38:55.937 --> 00:39:00.000
or to do their portion of the work
under this grant.

638
00:39:00.000 --> 00:39:04.000
[...]
The next is letter of recommendations.

639
00:39:04.625 --> 00:39:08.437
For this program, please

640
00:39:08.500 --> 00:39:10.812
submit any letters of recommendation

641
00:39:11.625 --> 00:39:13.875
directly with your application.

642
00:39:15.250 --> 00:39:16.687
So whether it's

643
00:39:16.687 --> 00:39:20.750
addressed to the Secretary
of Homeland Security,

644
00:39:20.750 --> 00:39:25.312
or myself, or the undersecretary, please
include that as part of your application.

645
00:39:25.312 --> 00:39:31.625
Don't submit it to DHS in another format,
because sometimes

646
00:39:31.625 --> 00:39:36.500
letters of recommendation get sent up
through our general correspondence review

647
00:39:36.500 --> 00:39:41.125
and it gens up a response.

648
00:39:41.125 --> 00:39:44.250
And really the response is whether or not
you get the grant,

649
00:39:44.250 --> 00:39:45.375
and we won't know that.

650
00:39:45.375 --> 00:39:48.812
And so it just creates a lot of paperwork
and headaches for us.

651
00:39:48.812 --> 00:39:52.187
So happy to see those, they're optional
but they're not required.

652
00:39:52.750 --> 00:39:55.375
But if you were planning to send one
just included as part

653
00:39:55.375 --> 00:39:58.937
of your application.

654
00:39:58.937 --> 00:40:01.937
Please,
we have detailed formatting instructions.

655
00:40:03.687 --> 00:40:06.437
These are really important ones
with the page count.

656
00:40:06.437 --> 00:40:11.500
We want to make sure that's fair
so we've got font and spacing guidelines

657
00:40:12.125 --> 00:40:15.000
so that everybody
has about the same amount of space to use.

658
00:40:16.812 --> 00:40:19.437
If you
don't follow the formatting instructions

659
00:40:19.437 --> 00:40:23.562
we may subtract points for minor
or intermediate

660
00:40:24.625 --> 00:40:27.750
issues,
but for major issues we may just reject

661
00:40:27.750 --> 00:40:31.625
the application overall.

662
00:40:31.625 --> 00:40:34.875
This is in part because two people review
every application

663
00:40:35.312 --> 00:40:38.312
and if we get hundreds of applications,
which is likely,

664
00:40:39.375 --> 00:40:41.250
it does take us a while
to go through them.

665
00:40:41.250 --> 00:40:46.500
And the more streamlined the submissions
are, the faster we're able to assess

666
00:40:46.937 --> 00:40:51.500
and really understand
what you're submitting for

667
00:40:51.500 --> 00:40:58.750
and be able to digest it
as quickly as possible.

668
00:40:58.750 --> 00:40:58.875
[Next slide: Budget Guidance]

669
00:40:58.875 --> 00:41:02.750
We have some detailed budget guidance
in the application guidance.

670
00:41:03.250 --> 00:41:05.750
We really want you to

671
00:41:05.750 --> 00:41:06.750
pay attention to this.

672
00:41:06.750 --> 00:41:07.562
We've got

673
00:41:08.437 --> 00:41:12.000
links to the citations
in the federal regulation.

674
00:41:13.500 --> 00:41:15.062
A couple of things

675
00:41:15.062 --> 00:41:18.937
to highlight,

676
00:41:18.937 --> 00:41:23.312
if your personalities are going
to be employees of your organization,

677
00:41:23.312 --> 00:41:29.250
they're going to
get paid via W-2, not 1099.

678
00:41:30.875 --> 00:41:32.875
If you are using

679
00:41:33.437 --> 00:41:35.687
contractors, you're paying via 1099.

680
00:41:36.000 --> 00:41:38.750
You're going to want to include
that under the contractual category.

681
00:41:40.187 --> 00:41:42.312
This is for the staff of the organization.

682
00:41:42.312 --> 00:41:44.500
It can be new hires, existing staff.

683
00:41:45.375 --> 00:41:46.625
We see a lot of times, you

684
00:41:46.625 --> 00:41:50.062
know, so-and-so is going to work 30%
and this is their salary

685
00:41:50.437 --> 00:41:53.375
that they're going to charge,
that's pretty common.

686
00:41:54.437 --> 00:41:57.375
Fringe benefits,
those are your medical, dental,

687
00:41:57.375 --> 00:42:02.250
retirement, etc..

688
00:42:02.250 --> 00:42:03.562
Travel,

689
00:42:04.250 --> 00:42:06.750
domestic travel is allowed
under this program.

690
00:42:07.500 --> 00:42:11.250
International travel requires
prior approval.

691
00:42:11.250 --> 00:42:16.812
We plan to have an annual grantee
symposium.

692
00:42:16.812 --> 00:42:21.562
We had our first one this past November,
so we want you to plan

693
00:42:21.562 --> 00:42:25.000
and have two representatives
from your project team

694
00:42:27.562 --> 00:42:30.187
to come to DC
once each year of the program,

695
00:42:30.750 --> 00:42:34.062
may not always be in DC,
so just give an estimate

696
00:42:34.062 --> 00:42:35.875
so you could travel
somewhere within the U.S.

697
00:42:39.125 --> 00:42:40.500
So make sure you have the funds

698
00:42:40.500 --> 00:42:44.437
for that in your travel budget.

699
00:42:44.437 --> 00:42:46.750
Equipment is not allowed under this program.

700
00:42:47.937 --> 00:42:52.875
The definition of equipment
is something around $7,000 per unit cost.

701
00:42:52.875 --> 00:42:56.187
So you can buy
like laptops under this program.

702
00:42:56.187 --> 00:43:00.312
Those are considered supplies
under the definition, unless you're buying

703
00:43:00.312 --> 00:43:03.750
like the highest end laptops.

704
00:43:04.375 --> 00:43:07.437
So we don't allow equipment costs.

705
00:43:07.437 --> 00:43:09.937
We don't allow

706
00:43:10.437 --> 00:43:14.750
military or law enforcement style equipment,

707
00:43:15.500 --> 00:43:18.687
like strategic communications equipment, like radios

708
00:43:19.812 --> 00:43:24.500
or other types of emergency communications.

709
00:43:24.500 --> 00:43:27.812
So keep that in mind,
this is not that kind of program.

710
00:43:27.812 --> 00:43:32.437
We do receive applications
each year for body armor or

711
00:43:33.937 --> 00:43:36.937
things like that and they're just not
eligible under this program.

712
00:43:36.937 --> 00:43:40.562
So please do look at the objectives
and understand what

713
00:43:40.562 --> 00:43:47.562
the purpose of this program is before
taking the time to submit an application.

714
00:43:47.562 --> 00:43:52.250
The next piece under contractual,
a lot of projects under this program,

715
00:43:52.937 --> 00:43:55.562
as I discussed, we use a lot of

716
00:43:56.875 --> 00:43:58.625
performance measures.

717
00:43:58.625 --> 00:44:02.812
We are really trying to collect data
and build the evidence base.

718
00:44:03.062 --> 00:44:05.125
We have an evidence base to begin this work,

719
00:44:05.125 --> 00:44:06.937
but we want to increase that evidence base

720
00:44:06.937 --> 00:44:09.750
and turn our promising practices
into best practices,

721
00:44:10.062 --> 00:44:14.375
turn those innovative approaches
into promising practices, etc.

722
00:44:14.375 --> 00:44:21.000
Because those performance measures
and the way we plan to use them

723
00:44:21.000 --> 00:44:24.375
to increase the evidence base,
a lot of times

724
00:44:24.500 --> 00:44:28.187
going to trigger the definition
of research for collecting those. So

725
00:44:30.250 --> 00:44:32.562
one of the things we'd like you to do is
if you don't

726
00:44:32.562 --> 00:44:34.562
have your own Institutional review board,

727
00:44:37.187 --> 00:44:39.500
all universities will have them.

728
00:44:39.500 --> 00:44:41.687
Some larger nonprofits will have them.

729
00:44:42.000 --> 00:44:44.750
You can partner with the university
to help you do

730
00:44:45.687 --> 00:44:50.562
the research components or the performance
measurement of your projects.

731
00:44:54.687 --> 00:44:55.375
There are

732
00:44:55.375 --> 00:45:00.375
private IRB’s that you can work with,
and we recommend that you include

733
00:45:00.375 --> 00:45:04.687
about $10,000
in contractual for a private IRB

734
00:45:06.437 --> 00:45:10.062
if you don't have one,
and if you do plan to collect

735
00:45:10.062 --> 00:45:13.625
a lot of information, this is something
you can talk to us about.

736
00:45:14.312 --> 00:45:16.750
Email us a question
and we can give you a read

737
00:45:16.750 --> 00:45:19.125
about whether we think
you're going to need an IRB.

738
00:45:19.125 --> 00:45:21.687
We will do a review prior to award.

739
00:45:21.687 --> 00:45:23.500
And if it looks like you don't have one
or didn't

740
00:45:23.500 --> 00:45:25.500
include this cost
and we think you need one,

741
00:45:25.875 --> 00:45:29.687
we may add in the funds to do so.

742
00:45:29.687 --> 00:45:32.125
So if you're unsure,
feel free to reach out to us

743
00:45:32.125 --> 00:45:34.625
but we will take a look
at this on our side as well.

744
00:45:35.000 --> 00:45:39.750
And we also have experts that we can refer
you to.

745
00:45:40.250 --> 00:45:43.000
If you've never heard
of the Institutional Review Board,

746
00:45:43.000 --> 00:45:45.187
if you don't know what constitutes
research or not,

747
00:45:45.812 --> 00:45:50.062
we have people available,
especially for first time

748
00:45:51.437 --> 00:45:53.375
applicants or those unfamiliar

749
00:45:53.375 --> 00:45:57.000
with prevention and research to understand
their requirements.

750
00:45:57.375 --> 00:46:01.687
It's a federal regulation
that requires it, but we're happy

751
00:46:01.687 --> 00:46:09.250
to help you through that process
and answer your questions related to that.

752
00:46:09.250 --> 00:46:09.375
[Next Slide: Scoring and Selection Criteria]

753
00:46:09.375 --> 00:46:11.437
I'm going to move through this slide
fairly quickly.

754
00:46:11.437 --> 00:46:14.875
You can find details
about the scoring criteria

755
00:46:14.875 --> 00:46:17.687
and the points associated with it
and the project guidance.

756
00:46:19.187 --> 00:46:21.812
For our selection criteria,
I mentioned this before,

757
00:46:22.312 --> 00:46:25.625
when we get the applications
in, when two people review

758
00:46:25.625 --> 00:46:27.750
every application and apply a score

759
00:46:28.750 --> 00:46:31.500
on each of these categories

760
00:46:31.562 --> 00:46:34.562
and notes
for each of the categories as well.

761
00:46:35.625 --> 00:46:39.062
We review those scores,
we look at the top scores

762
00:46:39.062 --> 00:46:42.000
from each scoring team
as well as the bottom scores to see

763
00:46:42.250 --> 00:46:44.937
if some scoring teams
were more difficult than others.

764
00:46:45.812 --> 00:46:50.500
And we use the scores as a starting point
to organize the applications

765
00:46:51.250 --> 00:46:54.625
by the merit in scoring criteria.

766
00:46:55.125 --> 00:46:58.000
Then we make sure that when we go to

767
00:46:59.687 --> 00:47:01.000
select the package of

768
00:47:01.000 --> 00:47:05.250
applicants that we meet
all of the priorities in the program.

769
00:47:05.250 --> 00:47:10.125
Again, implementing prevention, small
and mid-sized communities, advancing

770
00:47:10.125 --> 00:47:15.375
equity, addressing online aspects,
the DV Threat and Threat Assessment.

771
00:47:15.375 --> 00:47:19.187
We want to make sure that we are hitting
all of those priorities

772
00:47:19.500 --> 00:47:25.187
within the package to as equal
an extent as we can.

773
00:47:25.187 --> 00:47:29.000
Next is ensuring
that we have a diversity of project types.

774
00:47:30.125 --> 00:47:33.125
If all the best scored applications
are raising awareness,

775
00:47:33.125 --> 00:47:35.062
we're not going to just do that
project type.

776
00:47:35.062 --> 00:47:37.812
We're going to make sure we have
applications and other project types.

777
00:47:38.250 --> 00:47:42.187
If all the best applications come from
the West, we're going to make sure

778
00:47:42.187 --> 00:47:46.187
that we've got projects
throughout the country, etc.

779
00:47:46.187 --> 00:47:48.250
We're going to achieve diversity
of applicant type.

780
00:47:48.250 --> 00:47:52.187
We're going to make sure
we have a representative

781
00:47:52.187 --> 00:47:57.500
from each of the eligible types
of applicants or more.

782
00:47:57.500 --> 00:48:03.625
[...] Let's see, I address some of these as we went.

783
00:48:04.687 --> 00:48:05.937
[Next Slide: Common Applicant Mistakes]
All right.

784
00:48:05.937 --> 00:48:08.312
So common applicant mistakes

785
00:48:09.500 --> 00:48:11.812
we fault formatting,

786
00:48:11.812 --> 00:48:14.187
not providing an adequate sustainability plan.

787
00:48:14.187 --> 00:48:18.937
So this is these projects are for
about two years period of performance.

788
00:48:18.937 --> 00:48:23.562
And after that we want to understand
how the project is going to continue.

789
00:48:23.562 --> 00:48:26.375
Is it going to be built into the base
budget of your organization?

790
00:48:26.937 --> 00:48:30.125
Will you have identified service providers
throughout your community

791
00:48:30.125 --> 00:48:32.312
that will adopt it as part of their job?

792
00:48:32.312 --> 00:48:37.125
So do you have a psychologist
or a Department of Behavioral Health

793
00:48:37.125 --> 00:48:38.562
that will want to be involved

794
00:48:38.562 --> 00:48:42.625
in your threat assessment team without
additional funding in the future years?

795
00:48:42.625 --> 00:48:44.437
Because as part of their job
in the community,

796
00:48:44.437 --> 00:48:49.875
that's something
that they are supposed to be involved in.

797
00:48:49.875 --> 00:48:54.500
So not having good sustainability
when you do your needs assessment,

798
00:48:56.750 --> 00:48:57.187
we want to

799
00:48:57.187 --> 00:49:00.312
look at who is going to actually receive
the services.

800
00:49:00.312 --> 00:49:04.687
So, for example, you're going to work
with all the school counselors

801
00:49:05.000 --> 00:49:08.312
in your jurisdiction.

802
00:49:08.312 --> 00:49:12.500
Maybe it's in, let's say, Washington,
D.C., for example where I live.

803
00:49:13.437 --> 00:49:16.375
Maybe there's 50 school counselors
throughout the city

804
00:49:17.562 --> 00:49:21.187
but they serve a population
of 50,000 students.

805
00:49:22.000 --> 00:49:24.500
Now there's probably more school
counselors than that but anyways,

806
00:49:25.250 --> 00:49:28.750
when you talk about who's getting
your services and who's receiving it,

807
00:49:29.000 --> 00:49:32.687
you want to talk about the 50 school
counselors, not the 50,000 students.

808
00:49:32.687 --> 00:49:37.687
So we want to know who's going to be
the direct recipient of your services

809
00:49:38.687 --> 00:49:40.625
and then how

810
00:49:41.125 --> 00:49:42.875
are you going to measure
how they had an impact?

811
00:49:42.875 --> 00:49:46.812
So if you're training school counselors
about certain threats or about

812
00:49:47.187 --> 00:49:50.062
threat assessment teams in the area,
what do you want them to know from that?

813
00:49:50.062 --> 00:49:51.062
And design a

814
00:49:52.000 --> 00:49:55.125
pre or post test survey to understand

815
00:49:55.187 --> 00:49:57.812
if they've increased their knowledge
as a result of the training?

816
00:49:59.000 --> 00:50:03.750
Again, that goes into the next point,
not utilizing SMART measurement

817
00:50:03.750 --> 00:50:07.375
methods, SMART’s an acronym
for Specific, Measurable,

818
00:50:07.375 --> 00:50:10.250
Achievable, Relevant and Time Bound.

819
00:50:10.687 --> 00:50:13.062
So what are you looking for?

820
00:50:13.500 --> 00:50:16.625
You want to train school counselors,

821
00:50:17.437 --> 00:50:20.750
You want to be able to assess
that they've increased

822
00:50:20.750 --> 00:50:23.812
their knowledge over

823
00:50:24.875 --> 00:50:25.625
the school year

824
00:50:25.625 --> 00:50:28.875
where you're providing them
multiple training opportunities.

825
00:50:29.125 --> 00:50:30.312
So you really want to identify

826
00:50:30.312 --> 00:50:33.062
those elements when you're talking
about your program design

827
00:50:34.125 --> 00:50:36.937
and your logic model, which again, there's

828
00:50:38.875 --> 00:50:41.125
lots of descriptions
about how to do these,

829
00:50:42.125 --> 00:50:44.437
what should be included in each section

830
00:50:44.437 --> 00:50:47.687
of your project.

831
00:50:47.687 --> 00:50:50.250
Not providing enough detail
in your budget,

832
00:50:51.250 --> 00:50:53.250
not breaking down your contractual costs.

833
00:50:53.250 --> 00:50:55.125
We see applications where they say

834
00:50:55.125 --> 00:50:58.250
we want half a million dollars
and $400,000 of it is going to

835
00:51:00.937 --> 00:51:03.187
a contractor to do X, Y, or Z.

836
00:51:03.187 --> 00:51:07.562
We want to see X
is going to cost this amount of money

837
00:51:07.562 --> 00:51:11.625
per month and is going to accomplish
these three things for $150,000.

838
00:51:11.937 --> 00:51:16.250
Y is going to cost $90,000 is going
to accomplish these several things, etc.

839
00:51:16.250 --> 00:51:19.000
So when you have those contract costs,
please break them down

840
00:51:19.312 --> 00:51:23.875
so we can see what's included in them.

841
00:51:23.875 --> 00:51:26.625
Not providing a letter of support

842
00:51:27.875 --> 00:51:30.750
from an organization
that you don't have direct control over

843
00:51:31.000 --> 00:51:34.062
is a big mistake we see a lot.

844
00:51:35.187 --> 00:51:38.125
We've had a lot of organizations
that want to work

845
00:51:38.125 --> 00:51:42.375
with correctional facilities
and schools and mental

846
00:51:42.375 --> 00:51:45.937
and behavioral health organizations
that haven't been able to

847
00:51:46.937 --> 00:51:49.812
get those audiences
when they go to do their work.

848
00:51:50.937 --> 00:51:54.562
It's been particularly difficult
with correctional facilities and schools

849
00:51:54.562 --> 00:51:58.375
and then as well as mental
behavioral health and law enforcement.

850
00:51:58.375 --> 00:52:00.625
But it can apply to any type of partner.

851
00:52:00.625 --> 00:52:05.062
So please, you've got plenty of time
to build those relationships now.

852
00:52:05.312 --> 00:52:08.687
So please do that and get those letters
so that we understand

853
00:52:09.250 --> 00:52:12.750
how you're going
to accomplish your project.

854
00:52:12.750 --> 00:52:17.125
If you're a previous awardee,
you didn't describe how your project

855
00:52:17.937 --> 00:52:22.062
is going to accomplish something different
from the past award.

856
00:52:22.062 --> 00:52:25.625
Again, under this program,
if you've received an award before

857
00:52:25.625 --> 00:52:27.000
you're at a disadvantage.

858
00:52:27.000 --> 00:52:30.312
You can't just use this program
to sustain the project.

859
00:52:30.625 --> 00:52:33.437
You need to describe to us
how it's being expanded, how you're going

860
00:52:33.437 --> 00:52:40.375
to do different project types
this year, etc., and then not identifying

861
00:52:42.062 --> 00:52:45.000
existing capabilities in your area.

862
00:52:45.000 --> 00:52:47.312
So a lot of times
there are threat assessment teams

863
00:52:48.375 --> 00:52:50.437
at schools, at universities

864
00:52:50.437 --> 00:52:53.250
but not available for the general public.

865
00:52:53.250 --> 00:52:56.687
And that's something you could describe
in your needs assessment.

866
00:52:57.000 --> 00:53:01.875
If you are there,
one of the needs assessment

867
00:53:01.875 --> 00:53:05.812
things could be we need mental
health care in this community and

868
00:53:08.062 --> 00:53:10.250
we're underserved by mental health providers.

869
00:53:10.250 --> 00:53:11.687
That could be something that's described.

870
00:53:11.687 --> 00:53:16.125
But if you say and give statistics,
but if you say we're underserved,

871
00:53:16.125 --> 00:53:17.437
so we need to bring in a mental health

872
00:53:17.437 --> 00:53:20.375
provider from out of the area
and that's expensive.

873
00:53:21.250 --> 00:53:25.312
We're going to be left asking, okay,
is there a shortage of them in your area?

874
00:53:25.437 --> 00:53:27.187
How do you know that?

875
00:53:27.187 --> 00:53:31.937
So really please spend some time
looking at your community

876
00:53:32.250 --> 00:53:35.312
and identifying are there current
capabilities for prevention?

877
00:53:36.000 --> 00:53:39.062
Could we piggyback off of a school
threat assessment team?

878
00:53:39.625 --> 00:53:41.562
Is there a community training team?

879
00:53:41.562 --> 00:53:44.375
Is there a crisis intervention team
at the police department?

880
00:53:47.437 --> 00:53:50.562
Are there programs that bring awareness

881
00:53:53.875 --> 00:53:58.312
of dangers of online sexual predators

882
00:53:58.625 --> 00:54:03.375
that you could add in a module
on the threat

883
00:54:03.375 --> 00:54:07.875
of being recruited for violence
as part of community education programs.

884
00:54:07.875 --> 00:54:11.500
So what's already existing
in your community and not describing that

885
00:54:11.500 --> 00:54:21.000
as one of the big mistakes
that we've seen.

886
00:54:21.000 --> 00:54:21.187
[Next Slide: External Evaluation
of the TVTP Grant Program]

887
00:54:21.187 --> 00:54:25.500
We select several projects
each year for external evaluation

888
00:54:25.500 --> 00:54:28.875
by our science and technology grant.

889
00:54:28.937 --> 00:54:31.125
So by submitting

890
00:54:31.125 --> 00:54:34.250
a project under this program,
you may be selected for that.

891
00:54:34.250 --> 00:54:35.437
In general,

892
00:54:35.437 --> 00:54:37.750
we're going to make sure
that all the projects

893
00:54:37.750 --> 00:54:40.500
through your implementation
and measurement plan are capable of being

894
00:54:40.500 --> 00:54:41.187
evaluated.

895
00:54:41.187 --> 00:54:45.875
So this is really a great help
as a project to have an outside

896
00:54:46.312 --> 00:54:49.625
third party
researcher validating what you're doing.

897
00:54:49.625 --> 00:54:53.562
So a lot of our grantees
feel that their work

898
00:54:53.562 --> 00:54:57.312
is really improved by having been
selected for that evaluation.

899
00:54:58.687 --> 00:55:00.937
All of them are up for selection,
so there's really

900
00:55:01.687 --> 00:55:04.125
nothing you can do
if you really want to be evaluated.

901
00:55:04.125 --> 00:55:06.000
I guess you could raise your hand
and we give you a little bit

902
00:55:06.000 --> 00:55:07.625
extra consideration.

903
00:55:07.625 --> 00:55:11.812
But anybody could be requested to do it

904
00:55:11.812 --> 00:55:16.875
and you have to do it
as a condition of your award.

905
00:55:16.875 --> 00:55:17.687
[Next Slide: Resources]

906
00:55:17.875 --> 00:55:20.937
I want to talk about some of the resources
we have available.

907
00:55:21.437 --> 00:55:25.687
I know I'm going a little bit over,
but we can stay past three for questions.

908
00:55:25.687 --> 00:55:36.937
So let me be quick
with these resources on our website.

909
00:55:37.375 --> 00:55:43.125
So if you go to our website
dhs.gov/TVTPGrants [...]

910
00:55:43.125 --> 00:55:46.187
You will find

911
00:55:47.812 --> 00:55:51.000
a little intro and then as you get down to these

912
00:55:51.000 --> 00:55:53.812
you will see dropdown menus
for each of the fiscal years.

913
00:55:54.187 --> 00:55:57.000
So right now you've got a link

914
00:55:57.000 --> 00:56:00.437
to the current forecast
with the application guidance,

915
00:56:01.750 --> 00:56:02.500
which is here.

916
00:56:02.500 --> 00:56:05.375
But if you scroll down,
pass this on the website,

917
00:56:05.687 --> 00:56:10.812
you'll see FY 22, 21 and 20
and you can go through

918
00:56:10.812 --> 00:56:15.125
and read the abstracts of all the selected
applications over the last three years.

919
00:56:16.125 --> 00:56:18.187
This will give you a sense
of the types of projects

920
00:56:18.687 --> 00:56:21.187
that you may want to apply for.

921
00:56:21.562 --> 00:56:25.750
You can see which project types
they're associated with and then

922
00:56:27.312 --> 00:56:31.437
if you really want some additional help,
you can go to our resources page,

923
00:56:31.437 --> 00:56:40.312
which is right here.

924
00:56:40.312 --> 00:56:43.375
So from there you'll see these tiles.

925
00:56:43.375 --> 00:56:45.187
The last tile that's not shown

926
00:56:45.187 --> 00:56:49.187
will show you the full applications
of the FY 20 and FY 21 awards.

927
00:56:49.187 --> 00:56:51.937
So if you want to

928
00:56:51.937 --> 00:56:55.562
review the full proposals to understand
what are some elements of a good logic

929
00:56:55.562 --> 00:56:59.812
model, what are some elements
of a needs assessment in a

930
00:57:00.812 --> 00:57:01.750
media literacy

931
00:57:01.750 --> 00:57:04.312
or in a civic engagement project type

932
00:57:05.875 --> 00:57:07.500
and review those.

933
00:57:07.500 --> 00:57:10.500
[...] The other resources

934
00:57:10.500 --> 00:57:13.500
you have here again,
links to the forecast.

935
00:57:14.187 --> 00:57:17.187
And, if you've not used these systems

936
00:57:17.187 --> 00:57:21.000
before, there's videos on grants.gov,

937
00:57:21.000 --> 00:57:25.437
ND Grants,
and how to get a unique identity ID.

938
00:57:25.437 --> 00:57:29.500
So if you want to see a video on
how to do that, we have those.

939
00:57:29.500 --> 00:57:33.437
We have a link to our prevention
publications library

940
00:57:33.812 --> 00:57:45.500
in that you'll want to look for projects
funded by CP3.

941
00:57:45.500 --> 00:57:47.625
If you look for the ones published by CP3

942
00:57:47.937 --> 00:57:51.062
you'll see some of the materials
we put out in the past.

943
00:57:51.062 --> 00:57:53.500
There is information on the

944
00:57:54.687 --> 00:57:56.250
implementation measurement plan.

945
00:57:56.250 --> 00:57:58.625
You can download the template
and read the guidance

946
00:57:59.250 --> 00:58:03.750
and then we have a how to guides on each
of the steps on how to apply.

947
00:58:05.250 --> 00:58:09.312
So these are
PDF documents, one or two pages that show

948
00:58:09.312 --> 00:58:12.937
you how to do each of these steps
and has all the steps in it to begin with.

949
00:58:13.437 --> 00:58:16.437
All this information will also be
in the notice of funding opportunity

950
00:58:16.437 --> 00:58:19.062
and some of it's
in the application guidance.

951
00:58:19.062 --> 00:58:22.187
But it gets buried in the documents

952
00:58:22.187 --> 00:58:24.937
and you have trouble finding it
and so we have these quick guides here.

953
00:58:25.875 --> 00:58:28.687
Also, we have a number of webinars
that are posted

954
00:58:29.062 --> 00:58:30.812
that you can watch the recordings of.

955
00:58:30.812 --> 00:58:35.437
This is being recorded and will be posted
in the next couple of weeks here

956
00:58:36.375 --> 00:58:39.500
and you'll be able to view it from
this tile as well.

957
00:58:39.500 --> 00:58:42.750
But there's also a webinar on metrics
and measurements.

958
00:58:42.750 --> 00:58:44.937
So if you're new to the space
and new to measurement,

959
00:58:45.187 --> 00:58:47.937
you can really learn about
how to do that at that webinar

960
00:58:48.937 --> 00:58:50.812
as well as one

961
00:58:50.875 --> 00:58:53.812
speaking to some of our previous grantees
and their experience

962
00:58:53.812 --> 00:58:54.812
in the application process.

963
00:58:54.812 --> 00:58:57.312

964
00:58:57.312 --> 00:59:01.625
So once you're on this site and you click
to go to the Grants.gov link,

965
00:59:03.062 --> 00:59:05.500
you'll get the forecast here.

966
00:59:05.500 --> 00:59:07.687
What I want you to do when you're on
this site is click on

967
00:59:07.687 --> 00:59:11.625
the related documents tab
[Next Slide: Related Documents]
and download

968
00:59:11.625 --> 00:59:17.125
the PDF of the application guidance here.

969
00:59:17.125 --> 00:59:20.937
Let me just pop that open on my screen
to just kind of show you

970
00:59:20.937 --> 00:59:26.937
what that document looks like.

971
00:59:26.937 --> 00:59:31.812

972
00:59:31.812 --> 00:59:36.812

973
00:59:36.812 --> 00:59:40.500
So this is what the application guidance
looks like when you download it.

974
00:59:41.562 --> 00:59:44.687
Please, you can use this
table of contents, these are live links.

975
00:59:44.687 --> 00:59:48.625
So if you want to see our priorities,
you click right here,

976
00:59:49.062 --> 00:59:53.375
Priorities.

977
00:59:53.375 --> 00:59:58.437
You'll see this is where in the body
you'll see these five areas.

978
00:59:58.437 --> 01:00:01.750
This is where you'll see
what's included in the needs assessments.

979
01:00:01.750 --> 01:00:03.625
So there'll be this full description

980
01:00:03.625 --> 01:00:05.875
of what you need to do
in the needs assessment here,

981
01:00:07.125 --> 01:00:09.250
and it'll talk about
all the things you need in the program

982
01:00:09.250 --> 01:00:13.750
design section: Goals, objectives,

983
01:00:14.375 --> 01:00:17.062
a logic model.

984
01:00:17.125 --> 01:00:21.250
If you're not familiar with what a logic
model is, it describes that for you here.

985
01:00:21.250 --> 01:00:25.937
So we really believe that you have
all the information you need to

986
01:00:28.125 --> 01:00:29.875
develop this application.

987
01:00:29.875 --> 01:00:34.750
We also have a research and resources,
and definitions section.

988
01:00:35.125 --> 01:00:39.437
So if you're new to this,
check out some of these documents here.

989
01:00:41.062 --> 01:00:43.187
There's descriptions of everything
so you can read

990
01:00:43.187 --> 01:00:53.812
what you want to look at for evaluation.

991
01:00:53.875 --> 01:00:56.312
Some of the main research

992
01:00:57.000 --> 01:01:00.125
that underpins the program, resources

993
01:01:00.125 --> 01:01:01.562
for states,

994
01:01:04.687 --> 01:01:05.250
IJ on

995
01:01:05.250 --> 01:01:08.062
risk factors and behavioral indicators.

996
01:01:09.000 --> 01:01:13.562
Review these resources here.

997
01:01:13.562 --> 01:01:17.562
[Screen Change: Speaker]

998
01:01:17.562 --> 01:01:21.812
Right before I get into your questions,
I'll just note that

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in addition to all those resources
I just pointed out.

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If you would like a targeted webinar

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to an organization of eligible applicants,

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5 to 10.

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If you can get eligible applicants
together, we are willing to try

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to schedule a targeted webinar
for more interested applicants.

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We have an email help desk

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TerrorismPrevention@hq.dhs.gov
where you can submit your questions.

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Or if you would like to speak to us,
we can set up a time to talk

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or do a video chat like this.

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In those situations though,

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we can't really help
you improve your application.

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So the most useful

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sessions are if you have very specific questions

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01:02:12.000 --> 01:02:14.625
and you can start off, “Hey,
I'm thinking about doing a project

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that does X, Y and Z.

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01:02:19.062 --> 01:02:20.125
What project type

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do you think would be best to submit that
to?,” and we can try to help you identify

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if there's a project
type that fits it best.

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Or we can

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also help direct you to the right
resources.

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There was just a lot that I talked about,

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if you're really confused about something,
I can get you a white paper

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or the right resource
to give you more information

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and to answer your questions on how to

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submit or develop your application.

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Moving on,

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if you're unsuccessful this year,

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we will give you an opportunity

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to request a feedback meeting
where we'll go through the application

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and identify areas for improvement
for next year.

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As a result of doing that,

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over a year ago

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in our last awards, we had four applicants
who had applied the previous year

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and took us up on that feedback
opportunity and were successful

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the second time around.

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So please consider that as well.

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We can
connect you with your regional prevention

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coordinators, we have folks throughout the country

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that can work with you
to identify partners.

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So if you are trying to find partners

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to work with,

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our regional prevention coordinators

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may be able to help you identify
potential partners.

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They may also be able to help you identify

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current grantees in the region
that may be interested in working with you

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to help your application.

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But our federal staff
cannot assist with writing applications,

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so please don't ask them to help you
with that sort of thing

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because they will say no,
and it'll just be awkward for

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both of you.

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Let me go to the questions now.

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Any questions

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from potential applicants?

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Looks like some of them have
been answered in the chat

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already.

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We can take them here in the chat
or you can use our email

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address TerrorismPrevention@hq.dhs.gov

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to ask those questions.

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The question is do you ever have
programs that address parent education?

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Yes, we do.

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I think that in general,

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parents are

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really well

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situated to identify
behavioral changes in their children

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that may identify
that they're on the path to

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targeted
violence and terrorism in general.

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We are looking to educate

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individuals with the

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most ability to be force multipliers.

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So for example,

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I talked about school counselors,
but it may be

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community leaders.

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Or it may be a training availability
that is for parents in the community.

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We've definitely done projects
like that as well.

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I think on

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some of our slides we had faith
based institutions is one of the key

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members of multidisciplinary approaches;
they're key partners.

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Depending on the house of worship,
they may targets of attack.

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They may have experienced

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lesser crimes

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like graffiti
or other types of hate incidents.

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And so bringing in those members
of the community

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that have that experience
is part of the prevention solution.

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When you hear the stories of the

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victims of hate crimes or violent attacks,

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that's really powerful
and increasing understanding.

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So, we definitely work with just

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about every element of communities
that we have.

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It's just up to you to identify who.

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Every community is different, so
who are the key players in your community

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that are going to have the most impact?

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And just make that case
in your program design.

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And when you talk about the organization
and key personnel and partners

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to build that fabric for us.

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01:07:26.937 --> 01:07:32.187

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We will stay on for a few more minutes

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to see if anybody is still typing a question.

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But if you have project questions,

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please do feel free
to reach out to our Email Help desk.

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We try to respond to those within

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two business days.

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If we get busy,
we're trying to put more people on it,

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but that might slip a few days,
so please bear with us.

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But you've got a lot of time
to do this application.

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We just really encourage you
to take the time

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now to

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start that planning
and reach out to us now

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so we can get back to you quickly.

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We’ll wait just a minute on other questions, but

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if you have any questions, again
we'll record it if the questions come up.

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If not, please feel free to

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leave the webinar today and I hope you

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a great weekend.