The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $1,387,044 project grant to the Maryland Department of Emergency Management on September 18, 2022 under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention grant program (CFDA 97.132). The grant will support the Maryland Department of Emergency Management's delivery of services to increase community awareness of the signs of escalating violence and terrorism threats, as well as risk factors and protective factors....
The University of Southern California was awarded a $298,488 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention program (CFDA 97.132). The grant will support the university's work countering violent extremism from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. As one of the program's six objectives, the funding will aid local community awareness of the signs that someone may be escalating towards violence and of...
The University of Illinois has been awarded a $981,916 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (CFDA 97.132) program. The funding will support the university's efforts to build community awareness and capabilities for preventing targeted violence and terrorism. Key activities include educational programs, community outreach, training, research studies, and technical assistance focused on...
The University of Maryland, College Park was awarded a $1,054,320 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The grant will support the university's efforts to enhance firefighter safety and address fire-related hazards through August 2024. As the prime awardee, the University of Maryland will work with its parent organization, the University System of Maryland, to deliver training and educational resources to local...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $846,851 project grant to the University of Illinois under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention program. The grant period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The University will use the funding to deliver two counter violent extremism initiatives. Project 1 involves integrating and implementing community awareness efforts around risk factors and threats of targeted violence. Project 2 entails refining...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $550,682 project grant to the Global Peace Foundation on September 18, 2022 under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention program (CFDA 97.132). The grant will support efforts to increase community awareness of the signs of escalating violence and terrorism threats through six objectives: raising awareness of risk factors for targeted violence; recognizing signs that someone may be escalating towards violence;...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate awarded the University of Maryland a $3,512,917 Project Grant under the Homeland Security, Research, Testing, Evaluation, and Demonstration of Technologies program (CFDA 97.108). The grant supports research to develop an open-source, event-level database on terrorism and targeted violence in the United States (T2V). The objective is to create robust, comprehensive data that are widely accessible to various audiences and...
The Regents of the University of Colorado, through its Office of Contracts and Grants Division, was awarded a $868,875 Federal Project Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program (CFDA 97.132). The grant, awarded on September 19, 2023, will support initiatives focused on preventing targeted violence and terrorism in local communities across the United States. Funded activities are...
American University was awarded a $1,499,656 project grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention program. The grant aims to support six objectives related to countering violent extremism at the local level: increasing community awareness of signs that someone may be escalating towards violence or terrorism; awareness of risk factors and threats; promoting social cohesion and resilience; supporting at-risk...
The University of Southern Maine was awarded a $403,501 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program (CFDA 97.132). The grant supports community-based initiatives to prevent targeted violence and terrorism, including educational programs, community outreach, training, research studies, and technical assistance to enhance local prevention capabilities. Key objectives are to...