Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program

Acts of targeted violence and terrorism are often preventable. The TVTP Grant Program provides financial assistance to develop sustainable, multidisciplinary prevention capabilities in local communities, pilot innovative prevention approaches, and identify prevention best practices that can be replicated in communities across the country. TVTP Grantees leverage an approach informed by public health research, by bringing together mental health providers, educators, faith leaders, public health and safety officials, social services, nonprofits, and others in communities across the country to help people who are on a pathway to violence before harm occurs.  

TVTP grantees have successfully implemented prevention projects since FY20. In addition to developing sustainable prevention capabilities, the TVTP Grant Program's goals include sharing promising practices and lessons learned with prevention providers around the country. Prevention providers are encouraged to review our TVTP Grantee Results to develop or enhance their own programming. 

Fiscal Year 2023 Grantee Map

Since the program's inception, CP3 has provided awards to programs in 35 states plus the District of Columbia. The following states received TVTP Grant Program funding since fiscal year 2020.

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Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties  

CP3 ensures adequate protections for individuals’ privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties, as required under DHS legal authorities and DHS policy, as part of its mission and operations. Preventing targeted violence and terrorism requires the trust and voluntary involvement of all elements of society to be successful, and CP3 works to ensure that its programs include fundamental constitutional and legal protections. CP3 equips its partners to prevent targeted violence or terrorism in their own communities. As such, CP3 does not broadly collect information or participate in law enforcement investigations, intelligence collection, or other direct or indirect disruption of active threats. Additionally, CP3 does not engage in censorship or encourage or facilitate any censorship by its grant recipients. Government censorship of viewpoints not only infringes on individuals’ constitutional rights, but it is also an ineffective tactic to prevent targeted violence and terrorism.  

Evaluation and Evidence

As part of its mission, CP3 prioritizes adding to the evidence base of targeted violence and terrorism prevention. The TVTP Grant Program was established with evaluation built in through a partnership with the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). Since FY20, CP3 and S&T have partnered to establish third-party evaluation of a subset of TVTP grant projects (~7 projects per cycle). CP3 publishes these evaluations when complete.

Applicant Support

CP3 is committed to supporting first-time applicants, particularly those representing underserved communities, and provides the following resources: 

• Detailed Applicant Resources, with webinars, guidance documents, instructional videos, publications, how-to guides, and previously successful applications;
• Live webinar opportunities; 
• Direct support from CP3 grants managers - email TerrorismPrevention@hq.dhs.gov with questions, to request a one-on-one virtual meeting, or to request a webinar for a group;
• Unsuccessful applicant feedback is offered to all applicants who do not receive an award. Many applicants who receive and implement this feedback are successful in subsequent years. 

Stay in Touch with TVTP Grants 

To receive updates from CP3, including when new TVTP Grant opportunities are posted, join the CP3 mailing list.  

• Input and confirm your email address, verify you are a human, and agree to the privacy terms. 
• Select “Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships” under “About the Department,” as well as any other DHS topics of interest, and choose “Submit.” (Other questions are optional.) 
• You will receive a confirmation email and will be on CP3’s list for updates, including key updates about the TVTP Grant Program.