FY_2024_HSGP_NOFO_04-12-24_Final_508_updated_4.15.24.pdf

FY 2024 HSGP NOFO

The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program

All entities wishing to do business with the federal government must have a unique entity identifier (UEI). The UEI number is issued by the system. Requesting a UEI using System for Award Management (SAM.gov) can be found at: https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration.

Updates in Grant Application Forms:

The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number was replaced by a new, non-proprietary identifier requested in, and assigned by SAM.gov. This new identifier is the Unique Entity Identifier.

Additional Information can be found on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-development/planned-uei-updates https://sam.gov/content/entity-%20%20registration https://sam.gov/content/entity-%20%20registration https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-development/planned-uei-updates https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-development/planned-uei-updates

Table of Contents Updates in Grant Application Forms:

A. Program Description

1. Issued By

2. Assistance Listings Number

3. Assistance Listings Title

4. Funding Opportunity Title

5. Funding Opportunity Number

6. Authorizing Authority for Program

7. Appropriation Authority for Program

8. Announcement Type

9. Program Category

10. Program Overview, Objectives, and Priorities

11. Performance Measures

B. Federal Award Information

1. Available Funding for the NOFO: $1,008,000,000

2. Projected Number of Awards 56

3. Period of Performance: 36 months

4. Projected Period of Performance Start Date(s): 09/01/2024

5. Projected Period of Performance End Date(s): 08/31/2027

6. Projected Budget Period(s)

7. Funding Instrument Type: Grant

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

2. Applicant Eligibility Criteria

3. Subawards and Beneficiaries

a. Subaward Allowability

b. Subrecipient Eligibility

c. Other Subaward Information

d. Beneficiaries or Participants

4. Other Eligibility Criteria/Restrictions

a. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation

b. Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Membership

c. Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA)

5. Cost Share or Match D. Application and Submission Information

1. Key Dates and Times

a. Application Start Date: 04/16/2024

b. Application Submission Deadline: 06/24/2024 at 5 p.m. ET

c. Anticipated Funding Selection Date: No later than August 23, 2024

d. Anticipated Award Date: No later than September 30, 2024

e. Other Key Dates:

2. Agreeing to Terms and Conditions of the Award

3. Address to Request Application Package

4. Requirements: Obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and Register in the System for

Award Management (SAM.gov)

5. Steps Required to Obtain a Unique Entity Identifier, Register in the System for Award Management (SAM), and Submit an Application

6. Electronic Delivery

7. How to Register to Apply

a. General Instructions:

b. Obtain an UEI Number:

c. Obtain Employer Identification Number

d. Create a login.gov account:

e. Register with SAM:

f. Register in FEMA GO, Add the Organization to the System, and Establish the AOR:

8. Submitting the Application

9. Timely Receipt Requirements and Proof of Timely Submission

10. Content and Form of Application Submission

a. Standard Required Application Forms and Information

b. Program-Specific Required Forms and Information

11. Other Submission Requirements

a. Fusion Center Investments

b. Emergency Communications Investments

12. Intergovernmental Review

13. Funding Restrictions and Allowable Costs

a. Prohibitions on Expending FEMA Award Funds for Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services

b. Pre-Award Costs

c. Management and Administration (M&A) Costs

d. Indirect Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Costs

e. Funds Transfer Restrictions

f. Evaluation Costs

g. Allowable Cost Matrix for SHSP, UASI, and OPSG

h. SHSP and UASI Other Direct Costs

i. OPSG Other Direct Costs

j. Unallowable Costs for SHSP, UASI, and OPSG

E. Application Review Information

1. Application Evaluation Criteria

a. Programmatic Criteria

b. Financial Integrity Criteria

c. Supplemental Financial Integrity Criteria and Review

2. Review and Selection Process

a. SHSP and UASI

b. OPSG

F. Federal Award Administration Information

1. Notice of Award

2. Pass-Through Requirements

3. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

a. DHS Standard Terms and Conditions

b. Ensuring the Protection of Civil Rights

c. Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) Compliance

d. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation

e. Emergency Communication Investments

f. Mandatory Disclosures

4. Reporting

5. Monitoring and Oversight

G. DHS Awarding Agency Contact Information

1. Contact and Resource Information

a. Program Office Contact

b. FEMA Grants News

c. Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) Award Administration Division

d. FEMA Regional Offices

e. Equal Rights

f. Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation

2. Systems Information

a. FEMA GO

b. FEMA Preparedness Toolkit

H. Additional Information

1. Termination Provisions

a. Noncompliance

b. With the Consent of the Recipient

c. Notification by the Recipient

2. Program Evaluation

3. Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure

a. Build America, Buy America Act

b. Waivers

c. Definitions

4. Report issues of fraud, waste, abuse

5. National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) Program Office

a. Behavioral Threat Assessment Integration

b. Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative

A. Program Description

1. Issued By

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Grant Programs Directorate (GPD)

2. Assistance Listings Number

97.067

3. Assistance Listings Title Homeland Security Grant Program

4. Funding Opportunity Title Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Operation Stonegarden (OPSG)

5. Funding Opportunity Number

DHS-24-GPD-067-00-98

6. Authorizing Authority for Program Section 2002 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. No. 107-296, as amended) (6 U.S.C. § 603)

7. Appropriation Authority for Program

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024, Pub. L. No. 118-47, Title III, Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (2024 DHS Appropriations Act)

8. Announcement Type Initial

9. Program Category

Preparedness: Community Security

10. Program Overview, Objectives, and Priorities

a. Overview

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) is one of the three grant programs that constitute the DHS/FEMA focus on enhancing the ability of state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits, to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. These grant programs are part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS to help strengthen the Nation’s communities against potential terrorist attacks.

In FY 2024, there are three components of the HSGP:

1) State Homeland Security Program (SHSP): SHSP assists state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) efforts to build, sustain, and deliver the capabilities necessary to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism.

2) Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI): UASI assists high-threat, high-density

Urban Area efforts to build, sustain, and deliver the capabilities necessary to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism.

3) Operation Stonegarden (OPSG): OPSG supports enhanced cooperation and coordination among Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Border Patrol (USBP), and federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to improve overall border security. OPSG provides funding to support joint efforts to secure the United States’ borders along routes of ingress/egress to and from international borders, to include travel corridors in states bordering Mexico and Canada, as well as states and territories with international water borders. SLTT law enforcement agencies utilize their inherent law enforcement authorities to support the border security mission and do not receive any additional authority by participating in OPSG.

Finally, for FY 2024, DHS is focused on the criticality of information sharing and collaboration to building a national culture of preparedness and protecting against terrorism and other threats to our national security. The threats to our nation have evolved during the past two decades. We now face continuous cyber threats by sophisticated actors, threats to soft targets and crowded places, and threats from domestic violent extremists, who represent one of the most persistent threats to the nation1. Therefore, for FY 2024, DHS has identified six priority areas (see Section A.10.b) related to the most serious threats to the nation, as well as required minimum funding allocations.

For a full list of SHSP and UASI recipients and a breakdown of OPSG funding by state for FY 2023, please refer to Information Bulletin (IB) 490a.

b. Goals, Objectives, and Priorities

Goal: The HSGP will fund SLTT efforts and strengthen capabilities of SLTT governments to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks and other threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of the United States.

Objectives: HSGP provides resources that support eligible SLTT governments; high-density urban areas, and SLTT law enforcement along international land/water borders and travel corridors in meeting the following objectives:

• Build and sustain core capabilities, including Law Enforcement and Terrorism Prevention Activities and the National Priority Areas (see priorities below);

1Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security, June 2023.

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• Address capability gaps identified in their Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) process; and

• Implement a comprehensive and coordinated approach to address enduring security needs of communities that includes planning, training and awareness campaigns, equipment and capital projects, and exercises.

SHSP and UASI Funding Priorities: Given the evolving national security threat landscape, DHS/FEMA has evaluated the national risk profile and set priorities that help inform appropriate allocation of scarce security dollars. In assessing the national risk profile for FY 2024, six National Priority Areas pose the most concern. Due to the unique threats that the nation faces in 2024, DHS/FEMA has determined that recipients should allocate a total of 30% of their SHSP and UASI award funds across these six priority areas. As indicated below, one of the priorities has a minimum spend requirement totaling 3% of SHSP and UASI awards. Recipients will have the flexibility to allocate the remaining 27% across the priorities. The following are the six priority areas for FY 2024, along with the minimum corresponding percentage of SHSP and UASI funds that each recipient will be required to allocate:

1) Enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places – no minimum percent

2) Enhancing information and intelligence sharing and analysis – no minimum percent

3) Combating domestic violent extremism – no minimum percent

4) Enhancing cybersecurity – no minimum percent

5) Enhancing community preparedness and resilience – no minimum percent

6) Enhancing election security – 3%

Additional information about these priority areas and how they relate to achieving anti-terrorism capabilities is included in Section D of this NOFO. Failure by a recipient to propose investments and projects that align with the priority areas and spending requirements will result in a recipient having a portion of their SHSP and UASI funds (up to 30%) placed on hold until they provide projects that sufficiently align to the National Priority Areas, and total at least the minimum percentages per National Priority Area (as applicable) and overall 30% of total SHSP and UASI funds.

A state or high-risk urban area must allocate the remaining 70% of their funding to addressing capability gaps (e.g., building/sustaining capability and/or closing capability gaps) identified through their THIRA/SPR process.

Likewise, there are several enduring security needs that crosscut the homeland security enterprise to which recipients should consider allocating funding across core capability gaps and national priorities. The following are enduring needs that help recipients implement a comprehensive approach to securing communities:

1) Effective planning2;

2) Training and awareness campaigns;

3) Equipment and capital projects; and

4) Exercises.

The table below provides a breakdown of the FY 2024 SHSP and UASI priorities (the focus of OPSG remains unique to border security), showing the core capabilities enhanced and lifelines supported, as well as examples of eligible project types for each area. More information on allowable investments can be found in the Section D.13 “Funding Restrictions and Allowable Costs” below and in the Preparedness Grants Manual (FM-207-23-001). DHS/FEMA anticipates that in future years, national priorities will continue to be included and will be updated as the threats evolve and as capability gaps are closed. Applicants are strongly encouraged to begin planning to sustain existing capabilities through funding mechanisms other than DHS preparedness grants. The example project types in the table below are allowable to prepare for disasters unrelated to acts of terrorism as long as they also help achieve target capabilities related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, or responding to acts of terrorism.

FY 2024 SHSP and UASI Funding Priorities All priorities in this table concern the Safety and Security Lifelines.

Priority Areas Core Capabilities Example Project Types National Priorities Enhancing Cybersecurity

• Cybersecurity

• Intelligence and information sharing

• Planning

• Public information and warning

• Operational coordination

• Screening, search, and detection

• Access control and identity verification

• Supply chain integrity and security

• Risk management for protection programs and activities

• Long-term vulnerability reduction

• Situational assessment

• Infrastructure systems

• Operational communications

• Cybersecurity risk assessments

• Migrating online services to the “.gov” internet domain

• Projects that address vulnerabilities identified in cybersecurity risk assessments o Improving cybersecurity of critical infrastructure to meet minimum levels identified by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (Version 1.1) o Adoption of cybersecurity performance goals (CISA's Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals)

• Cybersecurity training and planning

Enhancing the Protection of Soft Targets/ Crowded Places

• Operational coordination

• Public information and warning

• Intelligence and information sharing

• Interdiction and disruption

• Operational overtime. For more information on operational overtime, see Section D of this NOFO.

• Physical security enhancements o Security cameras (closed-circuit television [CCTV]) o Security screening equipment for people and baggage

2Including assessment of critical infrastructure system vulnerabilities and plans to reduce consequences of disruptions, using the Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework and Regional Resiliency Assessment Methodology produced by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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Priority Areas Core Capabilities Example Project Types

• Screening, search, and detection

• Access control and identity verification

• Physical protective measures

• Risk management for protection programs and activities o Lighting o Access controls o Fencing, gates, barriers, etc.

• Unmanned Aircraft Systems and detection technologies

Enhancing information and intelligence sharing and analysis

• Intelligence and information sharing

• Interdiction and disruption

• Planning

• Public information and warning

• Operational coordination

• Risk management for protection programs and activities

• Fusion Center projects

• Information sharing with all DHS components; fusion centers; other operational, investigative, and analytic entities; and other federal law enforcement and intelligence entities

• Cooperation with DHS officials and other entities designated by DHS in intelligence, threat recognition, assessment, analysis, and mitigation

• Identification, assessment, and reporting of threats of violence

• Intelligence analysis training and planning

• Coordinating the intake, triage, analysis, and reporting of tips/ leads and suspicious activity, to include coordination with the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI)

Combating Domestic Violent Extremism

• Interdiction and disruption

• Intelligence and information sharing

• Planning

• Public information and warning

• Operational coordination

• Risk management for protection programs and activities

• Open-source analysis of disinformation and misinformation campaigns, targeted violence and threats to life, including tips/leads, and online/social media-based threats

• Sharing and leveraging intelligence and information, including open-source analysis

• Development, implementation, and execution of threat assessment and management programs to identify, evaluate, and analyze indicators and behaviors indicative of terrorism and targeted violence

• Training, awareness, and outreach programs to help identify and prevent radicalization, and report potential instances of terrorism and targeted violence

Enhancing Community Preparedness and Resilience

• Planning

• Public Information and

Warning

• Community Resilience

• Risk Management for

Protection Programs and Activities

• Mass Care Services

• Intelligence and Information

Sharing

• Risk and Disaster Resilience

Assessment

• Long Term Vulnerability

Reduction

• Establish, train, and maintain Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and Teen CERT, with a focus on historically undeserved communities, including procurement of appropriate tools, equipment, and training aides o Local delivery of CERT Train-the-Trainer and CERT

Program Manager to build local program training and maintenance capacity

• Provide continuity training, such as FEMA’s Organizations Preparing for Emergency Needs training, to faith-based organizations, local businesses, and community-based organizations, such as homeless shelters, food pantries, nonprofit medical providers, and senior care facilities to bolster their resilience

• Partner with local school districts to deliver the Student Tools for Emergency Planning curriculum or other educational programming to guide students on how to create emergency kits and family communications plans https://www.dhs.gov/nationwide-sar-initiative-nsi https://www.dhs.gov/nationwide-sar-initiative-nsi

Priority Areas Core Capabilities Example Project Types

• Partner with key stakeholders to assist with completing the Emergency Financial First Aid Kit or a similar tool to bolster the disaster centric financial resilience of individuals and households

• Execute You are the Help Until the Help Arrives workshops in concert with community-based organizations to bolster individual preparedness

• Target youth preparedness using FEMA programing such as Prepare with Pedro resources and Ready2Help

• Promote community planning, coordination, and integration of children’s needs during emergencies through workshops like FEMA’s Integrating the Needs of Children

• Community Mapping: identify community resources and characteristics in order to identify gaps in resources, identify hazards and vulnerabilities, and inform action to promote resilience

• Provide training and awareness programs with key stakeholders (e.g., through social media, community and civic organizations, etc.) to educate the public on misinformation and disinformation campaigns to increase individual and community resilience

• Support integrated and cross-jurisdictional preparedness planning that considers how the community develops networks of information-sharing and collaboration among community-based organizations and government institutions to enable a quicker recovery from multiple threats, including terrorist actions

Enhancing Election Security

• Cybersecurity

• Intelligence and information sharing

• Planning

• Long-term vulnerability reduction

• Situational assessment

• Infrastructure systems

• Operational coordination

• Community resilience

• Physical security planning support

• Physical/site security measures – e.g., locks, shatter proof glass, alarms, access controls, etc.

• General election security navigator support

• Cyber navigator support

• Cybersecurity risk assessments, training, and planning

• Projects that address vulnerabilities identified in cybersecurity risk assessments

• Iterative backups, encrypted backups, network segmentation, software to monitor/scan, and endpoint protection

• Distributed Denial of Service protection

• Migrating online services to the “.gov” internet domain

• Online harassment and targeting prevention services

• Public awareness/preparedness campaigns discussing election security and integrity measures Enduring Needs Planning • Planning

• Risk management for protection programs and activities

• Risk and disaster resilience assessment

• Threats and hazards identification

• Operational coordination

• Development of:

o Security Risk Management Plans o Threat Mitigation Plans o Continuity of Operations Plans o Response Plans o Vulnerability Assessments https://community.fema.gov/until-help-arrives

Priority Areas Core Capabilities Example Project Types

• Community resilience Assessments should consider the impacts of climate change on investments to close identified security gaps3

• Efforts to strengthen governance integration between/among regional partners

• Joint training and planning with DHS officials and other entities designated by DHS

• Cybersecurity training and planning

• Revision of existing plans to strengthen community resilience in underserved communities Training and Awareness

• Long-term vulnerability reduction

• Public information and warning

• Operational coordination

• Situational assessment

• Community resilience

• Active shooter training, including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities

• Intelligence analyst training

• SAR and terrorism indicators/behaviors training

• Security training for employees

• Public awareness/preparedness campaigns

• Cybersecurity training and planning

• Sharing and leveraging intelligence and information

• Targeted outreach and preparedness training for underserved communities in conjunction with community-based organizations

Equipment and Capital Projects

• Long-term vulnerability reduction

• Infrastructure systems

• Operational communications

• Interdiction and disruption

• Screening, search and detection

• Access control and identity verification

• Physical protective measures

• Protection of high-risk, high-consequence areas or systems that have been identified through risk assessments

• Physical security enhancements o Security cameras (CCTV) o Security screening equipment for people and baggage o Lighting o Access Controls

Fencing, gates, barriers, etc.

• Enhancing Weapons of Mass Destruction and/or improvised explosive device prevention, detection, and response capabilities o Chemical/Biological/Radiological/

Nuclear/Explosive detection, prevention, and response equipment

Exercises • Long-term vulnerability reduction

• Operational coordination

• Operational communications

• Community resilience

• Response exercises, including exercise planning with community-based organizations

For FY 2024, each SHSP and UASI recipient is required to submit an Investment Justification (IJ) for the National Priority Area with a minimum spend requirement (Enhancing Election Security). The investment must also account for at least the relevant minimum percentage (totaling 3%) of the applicant’s SHSP and UASI allocation. State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) may submit complete project-level information at the time of application, including the National Priority Area IJs, but

3 For more information on considering the impacts of climate change, please see Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and Executive Order 14030, Climate-Related Financial Risk https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/20/executive-order-on-climate-related-financial-risk/ are not required to do so. As a reminder, all SHSP- and UASI-funded projects must have a demonstrated nexus to achieving target capabilities related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism. However, such projects may simultaneously support enhanced preparedness for disasters unrelated to acts of terrorism.

DHS/FEMA also requires SHSP and UASI recipients (states, territories, and high-risk urban areas) to complete a THIRA/SPR and prioritize grant funding to support building capability and/or closing capability gaps or sustaining capabilities that address national priorities and/or support enduring needs. Additional information on the THIRA/SPR process, including other National Preparedness System tools and resources, can be found at National Preparedness System | FEMA.gov. Detailed information on THIRA/SPR timelines and deadlines can be found in the Preparedness Grants Manual.

OPSG Funding Priorities: The table below provides a breakdown of the FY 2024 OPSG funding priority, which remains focused on and unique to border security.

FY 2024 OPSG Funding Priority

Priority Areas Core Capabilities Lifelines Example Project Types National Priorities Enhancing information and intelligence sharing and analysis, and cooperation with federal agencies, including DHS

• Intelligence and information sharing

• Safety and Security

• Participation in the DHS/ICE 287(g) training program

• Information sharing with all DHS components;

fusion centers; other operational, investigative, and analytic entities; and other federal law enforcement and intelligence entities

• Cooperation with DHS officials and other entities designated by DHS in intelligence, threat recognition, assessment, analysis, and mitigation

• Identification, assessment, and reporting of threats of violence

• Joint intelligence analysis training and planning with DHS officials and other entities designated by DHS

For FY 2024, each OPSG applicant is required to clearly articulate and identify how the Concept of Operations addresses the national priority identified above.

c. Alignment to Program Purpose and the DHS and FEMA Strategic Plan Among the five basic homeland security missions noted in the DHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-2024, the HSGP supports the goal to Strengthen National Preparedness and Resilience.

The 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan outlines three goals designed to position FEMA to address the increasing range and complexity of disasters, support the diversity of communities we serve, and complement the nation’s growing expectations of the emergency management community. The HSGP supports FEMA’s efforts to achieve https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/national-preparedness/system https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/178291 https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/178291 https://www.dhs.gov/publication/department-homeland-securitys-strategic-plan-fiscal-years-2020-2024 https://www.dhs.gov/publication/department-homeland-securitys-strategic-plan-fiscal-years-2020-2024 https://www.fema.gov/about/strategic-plan equitable outcomes for those we serve (Goal 1) and to promote and sustain a prepared nation (Goal 3). We invite our stakeholders and partners to also adopt these priorities and join us in building a more prepared and resilient nation.

11. Performance Measures

Performance metrics for this program:

SHSP and UASI:

• Percentage of funding allocated by the recipient to core capabilities to build or sustain national priorities identified in the section above

• Percentage of funding and projects allocated by the recipient that align to capability gaps identified through the THIRA/SPR process

• Percentage of projects identified by the recipient that address a capability gap in a core capability that has a target(s) rated as high

FEMA will calculate and analyze the above metrics through a review of state/territory and urban area SPR submissions and required programmatic reports.

OPSG:

• Number of contacts that occurred as a result of OPSG deployments o Number of arrests that resulted from OPSG contacts o Value of drug seizures that resulted from OPSG contacts

B. Federal Award Information

1. Available Funding for the NOFO: $1,008,000,000

HSGP Programs FY 2024 Allocation

SHSP $373,500,000

UASI $553,500,000

OPSG $81,000,000

Total $1,008,000,000

SHSP Allocations For FY 2024, DHS/FEMA will award SHSP funds based on DHS/FEMA’s relative risk methodology and statutory minimums pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended. THIRA/SPR results do not impact grant allocations or awards.

Each state and territory will receive a minimum allocation under the SHSP using thresholds established in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended. All 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will receive 0.35% of the total funds allocated for grants under Section 2003 and Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended. Each of the four territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) will receive a minimum allocation of 0.08% of the total funds allocated for grants under Sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended.

Each state must include a separate IJ for the National Priority Area with a minimum spend requirement (Enhancing Election Security). All projects related to the minimum spend for the National Priority Area must be included in the IJ. For this National Priority Area with a minimum spend percentage requirement, the funding level in that National Priority Area investment must equal or exceed 3%, calculated as a percentage of the state’s SHSP allocation in the table below. The funding levels across all six National Priority Areas must equal or exceed 30% of the total SHSP allocation.

FY 2024 SHSP Allocations

State/Territory FY 2024 Allocation State/Territory FY 2024

Allocation Alabama $4,362,750 Montana $4,362,750 Alaska $4,362,750 Nebraska $4,362,750 American Samoa $997,200 Nevada $4,362,750 Arizona $4,362,750 New Hampshire $4,362,750 Arkansas $4,362,750 New Jersey $6,367,357 California $51,332,060 New Mexico $4,362,750 Colorado $4,362,750 New York $61,229,940 Connecticut $4,362,750 North Carolina $4,576,849 Delaware $4,362,750 North Dakota $4,362,750

District of Columbia $4,576,849 Northern Mariana Islands $997,200

Florida $8,409,514 Ohio $5,571,852 Georgia $4,759,790 Oklahoma $4,362,750 Guam $997,200 Oregon $4,362,750 Hawaii $4,362,750 Pennsylvania $7,322,627 Idaho $4,362,750 Puerto Rico $4,362,750 Illinois $12,505,419 Rhode Island $4,362,750 Indiana $4,362,750 South Carolina $4,362,750 Iowa $4,362,750 South Dakota $4,362,750 Kansas $4,362,750 Tennessee $4,362,750 Kentucky $4,362,750 Texas $16,389,406 Louisiana $4,362,750 U.S. Virgin Islands $997,200 Maine $4,362,750 Utah $4,362,750 Maryland $6,367,357 Vermont $4,362,750 Massachusetts $5,571,852 Virginia $7,322,627 Michigan $4,576,849 Washington $5,571,852 Minnesota $4,362,750 West Virginia $4,362,750 Mississippi $4,362,750 Wisconsin $4,362,750 Missouri $4,362,750 Wyoming $4,362,750 Total $373,500,000

UASI Allocations Eligible candidates for the FY 2024 UASI program are identified in the table below.

Eligibility has been determined through an analysis of relative risk of terrorism faced by the 100 most populous Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in the United States, in accordance with the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended. Detailed information on MSAs is publicly available from the United States Census Bureau at Metropolitan and Micropolitan (census.gov). THIRA/SPR results do not impact grant allocations or awards.

The Metropolitan Areas Standardization and Protection (MAPS) Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-219) prohibits automatically updating core-based statistical areas, which are used to delineate MSAs, for grantmaking. The MAPS Act requires that FEMA issue notice-and-comment rulemaking to make any changes. Should changes be necessary in FY 2024, FEMA will issue notice-and-comment rulemaking within the statutorily defined guidelines.

The following table identifies the UASI allocations for each high-risk urban area based on DHS/FEMA’s relative risk methodology pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended.

In its application, each high-risk urban area, through the state, must include a separate IJ for the National Priority Area with a minimum spend requirement (Enhancing Election Security). All projects related to the minimum spend for the National Priority Area must be included in the IJ. For the National Priority Area with a minimum spend percentage requirement, the funding level in that National Priority Area investment must equal or exceed 3%, calculated as a percentage of the urban area’s UASI allocation in the table below.

The funding levels across all six National Priority Areas must equal or exceed 30% of the total UASI allocation.

FY 2024 UASI Allocations

State/Territory Funded Urban Area FY 2024 UASI Allocation

Arizona Phoenix Area $4,712,190

California

Anaheim/Santa Ana Area $4,712,190 Bay Area $32,754,895 Los Angeles/Long Beach Area $59,395,378 Riverside Area $3,500,484 Sacramento Area $3,410,728 San Diego Area $14,760,877

Colorado Denver Area $3,500,484 District of Columbia National Capital Region $45,201,207

Florida

Jacksonville Area $1,346,340 Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area $13,040,425 Orlando Area $3,410,728 Tampa Area $3,410,728

Georgia Atlanta Area $6,911,212 https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro.html https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro.html

State/Territory Funded Urban Area FY 2024 UASI Allocation

Hawaii Honolulu Area $1,346,340 Illinois Chicago Area $59,395,378 Indiana Indianapolis Area $1,476,785 Louisiana New Orleans Area $1,476,785 Maryland Baltimore Area $3,410,728 Massachusetts Boston Area $14,941,233 Michigan Detroit Area $4,712,190 Minnesota Twin Cities Area $4,712,190

Missouri Kansas City Area $1,476,785 St. Louis Area $3,410,728

Nevada Las Vegas Area $4,712,190 New Jersey Jersey City/Newark Area $16,722,687 New York New York City Area $156,131,176 North Carolina Charlotte Area $3,410,728

Ohio Cincinnati Area $1,476,785 Cleveland Area $1,476,785 Columbus Area $1,500,000

Oregon Portland Area $3,410,728

Pennsylvania Philadelphia Area $14,941,233 Pittsburgh Area $1,476,785

Tennessee Nashville Area $1,346,340

Texas

Austin Area $1,346,340 Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington Area $14,941,233

Houston Area $21,748,776 San Antonio Area $3,410,728

Virginia Hampton Roads Area $3,410,728 Washington Seattle Area $5,609,750 Total $553,500,000

OPSG Allocations For FY 2024, DHS/FEMA will award OPSG funds based on risk and the anticipated effectiveness of the proposed use of grant funds upon completion of the application review process. The FY 2024 OPSG risk assessment is designed to identify the risk to border security and to assist with the distribution of funds for the grant program. Funding under OPSG is distributed based on the risk to the security of the border and the effectiveness of the proposed projects. Entities eligible for funding are the state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies that are located along the border of the United States. DHS/FEMA will make final award determinations based upon a review of the anticipated effectiveness of the state’s application as described in Section D, below. The THIRA/SPR process is not required for OPSG.

For the purposes of OPSG, the risk is defined as the potential for an adverse outcome assessed as a function of threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences associated with an incident, event, or occurrence.

Based upon ongoing intelligence analysis and extensive security reviews, DHS/CBP continues to focus the bulk of OPSG funds based upon risk analyses. The risk model used to allocate OPSG funds considers the potential risk that certain threats pose to border security and estimates the relative risk faced by a given area. In evaluating risk, DHS/CBP considers intelligence, situational awareness, criminal trends, and statistical data specific to each of the border sectors, and the potential impacts that these threats pose to the security of the border area. For vulnerability and consequence, DHS/CBP considers the expected impact and consequences of successful border events occurring in specific areas.

Threat and vulnerability are evaluated based on specific operational data from DHS/CBP.

Threat components present in each of the sectors are used to determine the overall threat score. These components are terrorism, criminal aliens, drug trafficking organizations, and alien smuggling organizations.

Effectiveness of the proposed investments will be evaluated based on the recipient’s investment strategy, budget, collaboration, and past performance.

2. Projected Number of Awards 56

3. Period of Performance: 36 months

Extensions to the period of performance are allowed. For additional information on period of performance extensions, please refer to the Preparedness Grants Manual.

4. Projected Period of Performance Start Date(s): 09/01/2024

5. Projected Period of Performance End Date(s): 08/31/2027

6. Projected Budget Period(s) There will be only a single budget period with the same start and end dates as the period of performance.

7. Funding Instrument Type: Grant

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

The SAA is the only entity eligible to submit HSGP applications to DHS/FEMA, including those applications submitted on behalf of UASI and OPSG applicants. All 56 states and territories, including any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/manual

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, are eligible to apply for SHSP funds. Tribal governments may not apply directly for HSGP funding; however, funding may be available to tribes through the SAA.

2. Applicant Eligibility Criteria

The SAA is the only eligible applicant.

An application submitted by an otherwise eligible non-federal entity (i.e., the applicant) may be deemed ineligible when the person that submitted the application is not: 1) a current employee, personnel, official, staff, or leadership of the non-federal entity; and 2) duly authorized to apply for an award on behalf of the non-federal entity at the time of application.

Further, the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) must be a duly authorized current employee, personnel, official, staff, or leadership of the recipient and provide an email address unique to the recipient at the time of application and upon any change in assignment during the period of performance. Consultants or contractors of the recipient are not permitted to be the AOR of the recipient.

3. Subawards and Beneficiaries

a. Subaward Allowability Subawards are allowed under the HSGP. The recipient (the SAA) is awarded, and then any funds passed through to other state or local entities (subrecipients) are considered subawards.

b. Subrecipient Eligibility Eligible high-risk urban areas for the FY 2024 UASI program have been determined through an analysis of relative risk of terrorism faced by the 100 most populous MSAs in the United States. Subawards will be made by the SAAs to the designated high-risk urban areas.

For 2024, each SAA is strongly encouraged to re-evaluate its process for collecting and evaluating subaward applications. FEMA encourages each SAA to minimize the type and quantity of information that it collects as part of the subaward application process, in order to decrease the overall financial and time burden associated with applying for subawards under this grant program. Each SAA should review its subaward application and reduce or eliminate the request for any information that is not needed for legal, financial, or oversight purposes.

In FY 2024, OPSG eligible subrecipients are local units of government at the county level or equivalent level of government and federally recognized tribal governments in states bordering Canada or Mexico and states and territories with international water borders. All applicants must have active ongoing USBP operations coordinated through a CBP sector office to be eligible for OPSG funding.

In FY 2024, OPSG subrecipients eligible to apply for and receive a subaward directly from the SAAs are divided into three Tiers. Tier 1 entities are local units of government at the county level or equivalent and federally recognized tribal governments that are on a physical border in states bordering Canada, states bordering Mexico, and states and territories with international water borders. Tier 2 eligible subrecipients are those not located on the physical border or international water but are contiguous to a Tier 1 county. Tier 3 eligible subrecipients are those not located on the physical border or international water but are contiguous to a Tier 2 eligible subrecipient. The tier structure is only applicable with regard to eligibility.

OPSG funding allocations are based on the assessed border security risks as determined by the USBP.

c. Other Subaward Information Please see the following sections for additional information on requirements or restrictions related to subawards/subrecipients:

• Section D.4 “Requirements: Obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and Register in the System for Award Management”;

• Section D.10.b “Program-Specific Required Forms and Information”;

• Section D.13 “Funding Restrictions and Allowable Costs”;

• Section F.2 “Pass-Through Requirements”;

• Section F.3.b “Ensuring the Protection of Civil Rights”;

• Section F.5 “Monitoring and Oversight”;

• Section G.1.f “Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation”;

• Section H.1 “Terminations Provisions”;

• Section H.2 “Program Evaluation”; and

• Section H.3 “Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure.”

Additionally, please see the Preparedness Grants Manual for further information on requirements or restrictions related to subawards/subrecipients.

d. Beneficiaries or Participants This NOFO and any subsequent federal awards create no rights or causes of action for any participant or beneficiary.

4. Other Eligibility Criteria/Restrictions

a. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation

Prior to allocation of any federal preparedness awards, recipients must ensure and maintain adoption and implementation of NIMS, including implementation of important operational systems defined under NIMS, such as the Incident Command System (ICS). The list of objectives used for progress and achievement reporting is on FEMA’s website at https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/nims/implementation-training.

Please see the Preparedness Grants Manual for more information on NIMS.

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b. Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Membership In support of the National Preparedness Goal (the Goal), SHSP recipients must belong to, be in, or act as a temporary member of the EMAC, except for the American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which are not required to belong to the EMAC at this time. All assets supported in part or entirely with FY 2024 HSGP funding must be readily deployable and NIMS-typed, when possible, to support emergency or disaster operations per existing EMAC agreements. In addition, funding may be used for the sustainment of core capabilities that, while they may not be physically deployable, support national response capabilities, such as Geographic/Geospatial Information Systems, interoperable communications systems, capabilities as defined under the Mitigation Mission Area of the Goal, and fusion centers.

c. Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA) Per section 2006 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (6 U.S.C. § 607), DHS/FEMA is required to ensure that at least 25% of grant funding appropriated for grants awarded under HSGP’s authorizing statute are used for LETPAs. For FY 2024, DHS/FEMA is requiring that at least 35% of grant funding appropriated under HSGP is used for LETPA. DHS/FEMA meets this requirement, in part, by requiring all recipients allocate at least 35% of the combined HSGP funds allocated under SHSP and UASI towards LETPAs, as defined in 6 U.S.C. § 607. The LETPA allocation can be from SHSP, UASI, or both. The 35% LETPA allocation may be met by funding projects in any combination of the six National Priority Areas identified above and any other investments. The 35% LETPA allocation requirement is in addition to the 80% pass-through requirement to local units of government and tribes, referenced below. Information Bulletin (IB) 485 includes the most up-to-date information on project selection considerations and allowable activities for LETPA investments and compliments IB 473. Both IBs are applicable to the FY 2024 HSGP NOFO. More information on allowable investments can also be found in the Allowable Costs Matrix section below.

The National Prevention Framework describes those activities that should be executed upon the discovery of intelligence or information regarding an imminent threat to the homeland, to thwart an initial or follow-on terrorist attack and provides guidance to ensure the Nation is prepared to identify, prevent, avoid, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism. Activities outlined in the National Prevention Framework are eligible for use as LETPA-focused funds. Also, where capabilities are shared with the protection mission area, the National Protection Framework activities are also eligible. All other terrorism prevention activities proposed for funding under LETPA must be approved by the FEMA Administrator.

In support of efforts to enhance capabilities for detecting, deterring, disrupting, and preventing acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events, operational overtime costs are allowable for increased protective security measures at critical infrastructure sites or other high-risk locations and to enhance public safety during mass gatherings and https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_information-bulletin-485.pdf https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_ib-473-letpa.pdf https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/National_Prevention_Framework2nd-june2016.pdf high-profile events. More information about operational overtime costs can be found in Section D.13 “Funding Restrictions and Allowable Costs” below.

5. Cost Share or Match There is no cost share or match requirements for the FY 2024 HSGP.

D. Application and Submission Information

1. Key Dates and Times

a. Application Start Date: 04/16/2024

b. Application Submission Deadline: 06/24/2024 at 5 p.m. ET

All applications must be received by the established deadline.

FEMA’s Grants Outcomes System (FEMA GO) automatically records proof of timely submission and the system generates an electronic date/time stamp when FEMA GO successfully receives the application. The individual with the AOR role that submitted the application will also receive the official date/time stamp and a FEMA GO tracking number in an email serving as proof of their timely submission. For additional information on how an applicant will be notified of application receipt, see the subsection titled “Timely Receipt Requirements and Proof of Timely Submission” in Section D of this NOFO.

FEMA will not review applications that are received after the deadline or consider these late applications for funding. FEMA may, however, extend the application deadline on request for any applicant who can demonstrate that good cause exists to justify extending the deadline. Good cause for an extension may include technical problems outside of the applicant’s control that prevent submission of the application by the deadline, other exigent or emergency circumstances, or statutory requirements for FEMA to make an award.

Applicants experiencing technical problems outside of their control must notify FEMA as soon as possible and before the application deadline. Failure to timely notify FEMA of the issue that prevented the timely filing of the application may preclude consideration of the award. “Timely notification” of FEMA means the following: prior to the application deadline and within 48 hours after the applicant became aware of the issue.

A list of FEMA contacts can be found in Section G of this NOFO, “DHS Awarding Agency Contact Information.” For technical assistance with the FEMA GO system, please contact the FEMA GO Helpdesk at femago@fema.dhs.gov or (877) 585-3242, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). For programmatic or grants management questions, please contact your Preparedness Officer or Grants Management Specialist.