The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) engages with mission driven organizations to share reliable information about DHS programs and policies.
The Faith-Based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC) provides organizationally independent, strategic, timely, specific, and actionable advice to the Secretary through the Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement who also serves as the DHS Faith-Based Organization Security Coordinator (FBO). The FBSAC provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary and other senior leadership on matters related to protecting houses of worship, preparedness, and enhanced coordination with the faith community.
DHS maintains numerous relationships with members of the academic community and directly engages with academic associations, school administrators, faculty, and students on a range of homeland security matters and policies that intersect with academia. Visit the Academic Engagement page for more information.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Partnerships team developed the following comprehensive resource guides, leveraging resources across the federal government to equip mission driven organizations, community leaders and members, and organizations serving a variety of communities with the necessary tools and information to enhance their security posture while ensuring the safety and resilience of their operations and communities. Within the Guide are cybersecurity, physical security, and targeted violence prevention resources as well as information on grant opportunities.
The Partnerships Resource Guide contains a consolidated list of resources while the Faith-Based, Academic and Youth-Serving, and LGBTQI+ Communities include specific security considerations for that community.
For the latest updates, please visit the DHS Office of Public Affairs' (OPA) press release web page. Subscribe to OPA's press release announcements.
*Please note this is a historical section to the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC), which was terminated on March 13, 2025.
Recommendations to the Secretary
- June 3, 2024 | HSAPC Combatting Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Subcommittee Final Report
- June 3, 2024 | HSAPC Foreign Malign Influence in Higher Education Subcommittee Final Report
- December 13, 2023 | School and Campus Safety Considering the Middle East (SCSCME) Subcommittee Final Report,
Past Meetings
*Please note this is a historical section to the previously called Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC), terminated in January 2019 and re-established as the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council (HSAPC) in January 2022.
HSAAC Materials
- HSAAC Subcommittees and Taskings
- Compendium of HSAAC Recommendations
- HSAAC Activities and Accomplishments Infographic
Past Meetings
- June 5, 2017 HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- October 19, 2016: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- April 20, 2016: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- October 21, 2015: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- April 22, 2015: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- October 22, 2014: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- March 19, 2014: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- July 17, 2013: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- March 20, 2013: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- October 24, 2012: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- July 10, 2012: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
- March 20, 2012: HSAAC Member Briefing Materials
Press Releases and Blog Posts
- Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations: Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council, Release Date: January 12, 2022
- The HSAAC's Impact on DHS, Release Date: June 21, 2017
- Secretary Johnson Appoints New Members to Academic Advisory Council, Commits to New Initiative, Release Date: October 19, 2016
- Secretary Johnson Meets with Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council, Release Date: October 21, 2015
- DHS Announces Appointment of New Members of the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council, Release Date: October 16, 2015
- Celebrating Three Years of Service to the Homeland Security Mission, Release Date: April 24, 2015
- Readout of Deputy Secretary Mayorkas' Participation in the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council Meeting, Release Date: April 22, 2015
- Readout of Secretary Johnson’s Participation in the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council Meeting, Release Date: October 22, 2014
- Engaging the Academic Community in our Homeland Security Mission, Release Date: March 24, 2014
- DHS Announces Expansion of Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative, Release Date: December 16, 2013
- ICE Proposes Changes to International Student Programs, Release Date: November 20, 2013
- Readout of DHS and White House Officials’ Participation in Cybersecurity Workforce Roundtable, Release Date: November 5, 2013
- DHS Announces Cyber Student Initiative, Release Date: April 18, 2013
- Readout of Secretary Napolitano’s Visit to Philadelphia to Announce Campus Resilience Pilot Program, Release Date: April 2, 2013
- DHS Announces Campus Resilience Pilot Program for Colleges and Universities, Release Date: February 1, 2013
- Secretary Napolitano Announces Employment Honors Program at Academic Advisory Council Meeting, Release Date: October 24, 2012
- Secretary Napolitano Announces Academic Advisory Council, Release Date: March 1, 2012
Send an email to Partnerships@hq.dhs.gov specifying "Sign Up" in the subject line and provide your name, organization, and email address.