Federal Grant Award Summary

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) $14.2 million on October 1, 2025, through the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067), with a completion date of September 30, 2026. As a formula grant recipient, DHSEM serves as the state administrative agency responsible for distributing and managing federal funding to support Colorado's terrorism prevention and emergency preparedness capabilities.

Through this award, DHSEM administers sub-grants to local jurisdictions, schools, nonprofits, and tribal entities across Colorado to enhance public safety and community resilience. Funded activities include physical security enhancements for at-risk organizations, school safety initiatives, threat assessment training for school resource officers, cybersecurity governance development, vulnerability assessments, critical infrastructure protection upgrades, emergency operations center enhancements, disaster planning and exercises, hazardous materials accident prevention, and counter-violent extremism initiatives. All investments must align with core capabilities identified in the state's Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and State Preparedness Report, demonstrating support for closing capability gaps in terrorism prevention and disaster preparedness consistent with the program's core objective.