FY24 TVTP Application Guidance .pdf

FY24 TVTP GRANT PROGRAM

APPLICATION GUIDANCE

FY24 TVTP Grant Program Application Guidance

Document Name // March 2032 FY24 TVTP Grant Program Application Guidance // January 2024

Contents

1. Application Guidance Overview

2. TVTP Grant Program Overview

3. Anticipated Federal Award Information

4. Priorities and Objectives

a. Priorities

b. Objectives

5. Anticipated Eligibility Information

a. Eligible Applicant Types

b. Applicant Eligibility Criteria

c. Other Eligibility Criteria

6. Anticipated Application Timeline

7. Expected Submission Instructions, Required Application Components, and Applicant

Submission Resources

8. Anticipated Application Tracks

a. Promising Practices Track

b. Innovation Track

9. Minimum Standards for Recipients in Threat Assessment and Management Team;

Recidivism Reduction and Reintegration; and Referral Services

a. BTAM Teams

b. Referral Services and Recidivism Reduction and Reintegration Programs

10. Application Scoring Information

a. Review and Selection Process

b. Project Narrative Components Overview

c. Appendices-IMP, CVs of Key Personnel, Documentation of Commitment/Support and

Letters of Recommendation

11. Federal Award Administration Information and Reporting Requirements

a. Privacy of Project Participants and Beneficiaries

b. Protection of Human Subjects in Research

c. Implementation and Measurement Plan

d. Budget Execution Plan

e. Third Party Evaluation

f. Reporting

g. Project Webpages

h. Financial Reporting Requirements

i. FFR Reporting Periods and Due Dates

j. Programmatic Performance Reporting Requirements

k. Budget vs Actuals (BVA) Reporting

l. Closeout Reporting Requirements

12. Objectives and Outcomes

13. Research, Resources, and Definitions

a. Introductory Resources

b. Research Resources

c. Risk Assessment Resources

d. Reentry and Reintegration Resources

e. Definitions dhs.gov/cp3

1. Application Guidance Overview The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) anticipates releasing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in Spring 2024. At that time, the application window may be as short as 30 days due to the time required for the competitive review of applications and award disbursement before fund expiration. This document is intended to provide prospective applicants with the necessary information to develop their applications and prepare to apply within this compressed timeframe. This guidance uses several terms that may not be familiar to all readers; please find important definitions beginning on page 42 of this document.

NOTE: This guidance is not a solicitation for applications. It does not contain the final details regarding this anticipated funding opportunity. Interested applicants should refer to the NOFO upon its release for the official solicitation, technical submission instructions, and additional federal award information and requirements not included in this document.

2. TVTP Grant Program Overview Acts of targeted violence and terrorism are often preventable occurences. American communities continue to be vulnerable to these threats – forms of violence that impact our collective sense of security and freedom as Americans. CP3 strengthens our country’s ability to prevent targeted violence and terrorism nationwide, through funding, training, increased public awareness, and partnerships across every level of government, the private sector, and in local communities. Leveraging an approach informed by public health research, CP3 brings 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. The TVTP Grant Program provides financial assistance, training, and resources to eligible applicants. These grants enable recipients to develop sustainable, multidisciplinary TVTP capabilities in local communities, pilot innovative prevention approaches, and identify prevention best practices that can be replicated in communities across the country.

Lone offenders and small cells of individuals motivated by a range of violent extremist ideologies, of both domestic and foreign origin, continue to pose a persistent terrorism-related threat facing the United States.

Among domestic violent extremists, racially or ethnically motivated extremists will likely remain a lethal threat.

Since 2020, DHS has also seen a significant increase in anti-government and anti-authority threats, which typically target law enforcement, elected officials, and government personnel and facilities. Foreign terrorist organizations continue to motivate supporters, including homegrown violent extremists, to carry out attacks in the United States, both within and from beyond our borders. Al-Qa’ida and ISIS have been diminished by longstanding pressure, but their networks and affiliates have diffused and persisted, often in areas of enduring conflict or lacking governance. Mass targeted violence attacks that lack a distinct ideological focus, such as many of the mass shootings in U.S. schools, also have increased in recent years. Since the renewal of fighting in the Israel-HAMAS conflict, there has been an increase in threats and targeted violence against Jewish, Muslim, and Arab communities, institutions, and public officials in the Homeland, including attacks identified or suspected to be hate crimes. The TVTP Grant program will continue to support projects that aim to prevent all forms of targeted violence and terrorism as well as projects that focus on preventing the most pressing current targeted violence and terrorism threats.

Many domestic violence extremists exploit online platforms to spread hate, sow discord and division, and promote narratives to encourage violence. The TVTP Grant program supports online, in-person, and hybrid projects that address the threat of online pathways to violence as well as the threat of violence in physical spaces. Several states have developed state TVTP strategies, and this program supports the development and implementation of state, regional, or community TVTP strategies. Projects supported under this program must adhere to strict privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties standards described in this guidance. Furthermore, projects must be designed and operated in ways that do not infringe on individuals’ free speech or target anyone based on the exercise of their First Amendment rights.

3. Anticipated Federal Award Information

Anticipated Available Funding for the NOFO: $18,200,000.00

Anticipated Average Award Amount: ~$575,000.00

See Section 8 “Application Tracks” for target award amounts for each project type. These amounts are not a minimum or maximum award, but if the applicant requests an amount that deviates significantly (defined as deviation of 25% or more) from the target award amount for the applicable track or project type, DHS will require the applicant to include a detailed justification for the deviation within their budget narrative.

Period of Performance (POP): 24 Months

Projected POP Start Date(s): 10/01/2024

Projected POP End Date(s): 09/30/2026

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Limited No-Cost Extensions (NCEs) to the POP may be allowed, subject to the review and discretion of CP3.

Requests must be submitted to the program office at least 60 days before POP end date and must contain a specific and compelling justification as to why an extension is required. Requests will generally only be considered for extensions of one or two quarters (3 months or 6 months). More information on NCEs will be provided in the NOFO.

4. Priorities and Objectives

All proposals submitted to the TVTP Grant Program must meet the objectives outlined below. Additionally, DHS encourages applicants to submit projects that meet one or more of the priorities established for FY24.

These priorities were developed based on gaps DHS has identified in current TVTP programming in the United States.

a. Priorities

The FY24 TVTP Grant Program will have the following priorities:

• Enhancing Recidivism Reduction and Reintegration Capabilities;

• Advancing Equity in Awards and Engaging Underserved Communities in Prevention1;

• Addressing Online Aspects of Targeted Violence and Terrorism;

• Preventing Domestic Violent Extremism.

b. Objectives

The TVTP Grant Program supports and fulfills the mandate outlined in several national level and Department level strategies. Since 2020, the TVTP Grant Program has sought to support the development of prevention capabilities in accordance with the September 2019 Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence. The Program further supports the terrorism prevention objectives in the October 2022 National Security Strategy, as well as directly supporting Strategic Goal 2.1, Strengthen Domestic Terrorism Prevention Resources and Services of the June 2021 National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism.

The TVTP Grant Program is also part of Goal 1 of the DHS Strategic Plan, Countering Terrorism and Homeland Security Threats.

The TVTP Grant Program has six objectives as described below. Each objective has corresponding outcomes described in Section 12, “Objectives and Outcomes.” The TVTP Grant Program provides funding to selected applications that align with these objectives and that uphold privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties (please see Section 13 “Research, Resources, and Definitions” for additional resources that can be referenced to design project proposals). The objectives are:

1. The local community has awareness of the signs that someone may be on a pathway to violence and of the threats of targeted violence and terrorism.

2. The local community has awareness of both the risk factors for – and the protective factors against

– targeted violence and terrorism. Risk factors are defined as negative characteristics that may increase the likelihood that an individual is on a pathway to violence. Protective factors are defined as positive characteristics that may decrease the likelihood that an individual may move toward violence.2

3. Members of the local community engage the broadest and most diverse set of local stakeholders, sharing resources and best practices, and building trusted partnerships to address targeted violence and terrorism.

4. Members of the local community can act on bystander training and help individuals before they move toward violence by understanding the role of (and the means to contact) behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams and prevention providers in the public health community.

1 An underserved community refers to populations sharing a particular characteristic, as well as geographic communities, that have been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life. See Section 13 subsection “Definitions” for additional information.

2 Unless otherwise stated, the term “violence” within this document refers specifically to targeted violence and terrorism. See Section 13 subsection “Definitions” for definitions of these and other key terms.

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5. Members of the local community have access to multidisciplinary BTAM teams comprised of individuals such as psychologists, educators, faith leaders, social workers, and medical personnel that can provide support to an individual before an act of violence takes place.

6. The local community has programs that address risk factors for (and strengthen protective factors against) targeted violence and terrorism, including recidivism reduction programming.

5. Anticipated Eligibility Information

a. Eligible Applicant Types

• Local governments as defined by 2 C.F.R. § 200.1;

• Federally recognized Indian tribes as defined by 2 C.F.R. § 200.1;

• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status;

• Institutions of higher education as defined by 2 C.F.R. § 200.1;

• State governments as defined by 2 C.F.R. § 200.1.

b. Applicant Eligibility Criteria

Applicants will be required to demonstrate that they have sufficient authority and capacity to implement a project outlined in Section 8, “Application Tracks,” including the capability to engage the participants they propose to include in their projects.

c. Other Eligibility Criteria

• Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties: Proposed projects shall uphold individual privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. Applications shall describe the project’s plans for collection of personally identifiable information (PII), its purpose for the collection, its plans for the use and retention of such PII, and any potential impacts to privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties and ways in which applicants will prevent or mitigate those impacts and administer their projects in a nondiscriminatory manner.

Applications that describe programs, projects, or activities that do not appropriately protect privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties will be deemed ineligible for funding.

• Completeness: Applications must include all required elements (see Section 10, subsection “Project Narrative Components Overview” and Section 7, “Expected Submission Instructions, Required Application Components, and Application Submission Resources”), as well as specific requirements of the projects they are proposing. This includes performance measures for each project type (see Section 8, “Anticipated Application Tracks”). Failure to provide a complete application or any significant deviation from the requirements may result in an application being deemed ineligible and not reviewed or scored.

• Research: Projects that solely conduct research without implementation are not eligible under this program. Research is an allowable expense; however, applicants must propose to implement one or more prevention capabilities during the POP and must demonstrate how any proposed research will support that implementation. For any research involving Human Subjects, please review Section 11, sub-section “Protection of Human Subjects in Research.”

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6. Anticipated Application Timeline Anticipated Application Open Date: March 1, 2024

Anticipated Application Deadline in FEMA GO: May 2, 2024

Anticipated Award Date: No later than September 30, 2024

All applications must be received by the established deadlines in the NOFO. The application will not be considered complete until the required components listed in Section 7 below are submitted in FEMA GO.

Please consult the NOFO upon its release for the official application deadlines and key application submission instructions. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

7. Expected Submission Instructions, Required Application Components, and Applicant Submission Resources

Applicants must consult the FY24 TVTP Grant Program NOFO upon its release for detailed submission instructions.

As described in Section 8 “Anticipated Application Tracks,” DHS expects to seek applications in two different tracks, “Promising Practices” and “Innovation.” Applicants that plan on applying to both tracks must submit two separate applications and may only submit one application per track.

Preliminary Application Requirements:

• Obtain UEI Number o Applicants must enter the UEI number in the applicable data entry field on the SF-424 form.

For more detailed instructions for obtaining a UEI number, refer to: SAM.gov

• Obtain Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service;

• Create account with Login.gov and ensure active SAM registration;

o Please note: the SAM registration process can take as long as six weeks.

• Register in FEMA GO, add the organization to the system, and Establish the Authorized

Organization Representative (AOR):

o Applicants must register in FEMA GO and add their organization to the system. The organization’s electronic business point of contact (EBiz POC) from the SAM registration may need to be involved in this step. For step-by-step instructions, see https://www.fema.gov/grants/guidance-tools/fema-go/startup

Application Components Submitted in FEMA GO:

• Standard Forms (Also available at https://grants.gov/forms/forms-repository/sf-424-family):

o SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance o Grants.gov Lobbying Form, Certification Regarding Lobbying o SF-424A, Budget Information (Non-Construction) o SF-424B, Standard Assurances (Non-Construction) o SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

• Indirect Cost Agreement (if applicable);

o See Section 10(b)(5) “Budget Detail and Narrative” for further guidance

• Project Narrative (see further guidance below).

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Resources to assist applicants with the preliminary application requirements and FEMA GO submission requirements are available on CP3’s TVTP Grant Program Applicant Resources page, including:

• CP3 TVTP Grant Program Fact Sheets:

o How to Apply Fact Sheet;

o Obtaining EIN Fact Sheet;

o FEMA GO Registration Fact Sheet;

o SAM Registration Fact Sheet;

• FEMA GO Instructional Resources;

The Project Narrative must be uploaded in FEMA GO as a single combined PDF attachment. The Project Narrative must have the following components:

• Cover Page:

o The name of the entity applying and sub-awardees if applicable;

o The primary location (city/county and state/D.C./territory) of the applicant and the location(s) of activities (if different);

o The name of the application track;

o The name of the project type (or types if applying in multiple Promising Practice types);

o The amount of funds requested;

o Project abstract, approximately 200 words, suitable for public release, describing the core elements of the proposed project;

o FEMA GO EMW#.

• Body:

o Needs Assessment;

o Program Design;

o Organization and Key Personnel;

o Sustainability;

o Budget Detail and Narrative.

• Appendices:

o Implementation and Measurement Plan (IMP);

o Resumes/CVs of Key Personnel;

o Documentation of Support;

o Letters of Recommendation (Optional).

The page limit for the “Body” of the Project Narrative (see above bullets) is 15 pages for both the “Innovation” and “Promising Practices” tracks.

Applications that do not follow the page limit and formatting requirements will be subject to a 5-point deduction in their final application score (See Section 10: “Application Scoring Information” for further information on how your application will be scored). Additional formatting instructions for the Project Narrative can be found below:

Project Narrative Formatting Requirements:

• Page Limit: The Project Narrative must be no longer than 15 pages in both application tracks, or the application will be subject to a 5-point deduction in the final application score.

• Spacing: The narrative should be single-spaced (1.0).

• Typeface: Times New Roman 12 pt. font (exceptions for citations and tables) should be used.

• Margins: Use 1-inch margins.

• Indentation/Tabs: The use of indents and tabs are at the applicant’s discretion.

• Page Orientation: Portrait orientation should be used except if landscape is needed for tables and IMPs.

• Citations (in-text, endnote/footnote): Citations are permitted. Use Times New Roman, 10, 11, or 12 pt.

font sizes.

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• Graphics such as pictures, models, charts, and graphs will be accepted (within thepage limits) but are not required.

• Primary font color is black; however, other colors may be used for emphasis as appropriate.

• Bold or italics may be used.

Table format is acceptable where appropriate (e.g., logic model, timelines) but not mandatory (exception: the budget section must follow the table template provided in Section 10 subsection “Project Narrative Components Overview” of this guidance).

8. Anticipated Application Tracks

DHS intends to fund proposals that fall under two distinct application tracks:

1. Promising Practices: This track will fund prevention projects in all segments of the community either through in-person or online-focused prevention initiatives at the national or local level. There are eight promising practices project types. Applicants may propose one or more project types to include in their project. The project type(s) submitted must align with one or more of the eight general project types, including the required elements outlined under the “Promising Practices” track below. Applicants in this track have already met one or more of the Objectives outlined in Section 4 “Priorities and Objectives.”

DHS anticipates funding approximately $12,400,000 across 26-34 awards in the Promising Practices track.

2. Innovation: This track will fund prevention projects that approach the broader goal of TVTP in new or untested ways. This can include a project that does not generally fall within the eight specified project types under “Promising Practices,” or a new theory of change that has not been previously implemented. Given the competitive nature of this track, we recommend applying in the “Promising Practices” track if your project proposal can be aligned to one or more of the promising practices. DHS anticipates funding approximately $5,800,000 across 6-8 awards in the “Innovation” track.

All applicants should clearly indicate whether they are applying for the “Promising Practices” or “Innovation” track, identify the project types included in the application, and adhere to the requirements and other guidance provided in each track/project description.

As stated in Section 7, “Expected Submission Instructions, Required Application Components, and Applicant Submission Resources,” applicants may only submit one application per funding track. Therefore, the maximum number of applications an applicant can submit is two, one each for the “Promising Practices” and “Innovation” tracks.

Each project contains a target funding level; this is neither a maximum nor a minimum. Applicants are encouraged to build a budget that best reflects the lowest cost to complete their project. Consideration should be given to the following: size of proposed audience, local cost of living, prevailing wages, and the cost of procuring necessary services. The needs assessment described in Section 10 subsection “Project Narrative Components Overview” should identify if there are resources in other programs that can be leveraged to lower the cost to the federal award. While all projects should contain a clear estimation of the size of audience and other factors impacting budgets, proposed projects that request an award amount that deviates more than 25% from the target award amount listed in this Section must include a clear justification for the deviation in the budget narrative submitted with their application.

All projects require the recipient to gather and report to DHS on specific program monitoring measures or, in some cases, identify performance measures that align with the goals, objectives, and outcomes in Section 4, “Priorities and Objectives.” Upon award, DHS will provide additional guidance to recipients clarifying expectations around program monitoring measures. Recipients, by virtue of applying, agree to meet DHS’s expectations for data collection.

Applicants should refer to Section 11, subsections “Privacy of Project Participants and Beneficiaries” and “Protection of Human Subjects in Research” when designing their data collection methods; adherence to these provisions helps ensure that project participants are properly protected in accordance with federal laws, regulations, and DHS policy, as well as any applicable state, tribal, or local laws.

a. Promising Practices Track

Successful applicants will describe how the various activities included in their funding request will support the objectives outlined in Section 4, “Priorities and Objectives.” Applicants that require participation of other organizations will include sufficient evidence that there is support for such work through letters of support, letters of intent, or memoranda of understanding.

1. Required Program Monitoring Measures:

a. All required performance measures for each proposed project are identified below. These measures should be factored into the appropriate section of each applicant’s IMP.

b. Other measures sufficient to ensure the project is being implemented as designed and as determined by DHS following award may be required.

2. Anticipated Award Range: $100,000 to $800,000. The requested amount should be broken down by each project type included in the application. The budget narratives should consider the guidance on the target award amounts of the included projects and include well-supported costs associated with operating other activities proposed.

Target award amounts stack. For example, an applicant proposing a program with two project types “Raising Societal Awareness” (Target Award Amount: $175,000) and “Civic Engagement” (Target Award Amount:

$60,000) would have a total target award amount of $235,000.

Applicants will also be required to provide an assessment of the severability of the proposed projects in this track and rank the projects by priority in the event there is not sufficient funding to fund the entire proposal.

Project Type Target Award Amount

1. Raising Societal Awareness $175,000

2. Understanding Violent Content $115,000

3. Civic Engagement $60,000

4. Youth Resilience Program $90,000

5. Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management

Teams

$350,000

6. Bystander Training $115,000

7. Referral Services $175,000

8. Recidivism Reduction and Reintegration $230,000

CP3 advocates for and supports a public health-informed approach to TVTP, which focuses on strengthening the health, safety, and well-being of entire populations. Central to this approach is the investment in the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention. The eight promising practices project types outlined above range from primary to tertiary prevention, which can be understood as follows:

• Primary Prevention Programming: Projects that decrease the likelihood of targeted violence and terrorism by enhancing protective factors from the individual to societal levels that reduce the risk of violence, such as by fostering connectedness and social inclusion, enhancing community awareness, and supporting civic engagement;

• Secondary Prevention Programming: Projects that decrease the likelihood of targeted violence and terrorism among individuals exhibiting behaviors associated with previous acts of targeted violence and terrorism, such as by fostering referral networks to public health prevention providers and behavioral threat assessment and management teams, or by implementing bystander intervention training;

• Tertiary Prevention Programming: Projects that decrease the likelihood of targeted violence and terrorism among individuals previously engaged in those forms of violence, such as through diversion, rehabilitation, or reintegration programs.

*State and Local Government Applicants*: As described in Section 1, “Application Guidance Overview,” many states have developed state TVTP strategies. The types of projects outlined in the eight project types below are essential components of any state or local prevention strategy. In turn, state or local government agency applicants may apply for funding in order to develop and implement a prevention strategy, provided the strategy incorporates one or more of the promising practices project types outlined below.

*Public Health Field Applicants*: Given the public health-informed approach to TVTP outlined above, CP3 encourages organizations in the public health field to apply for a TVTP grant, as the public health community has relevant expertise and knowledge from working in violence prevention related to other forms of violence.

Promising Practices Project Types:

1. Raising Societal Awareness

a. Eligible entities may apply for funding to raise awareness of TVTP for community members (law enforcement, service providers, faith leaders, and other audiences). Awareness-raising activities shall focus on risk factors and protective factors (as defined above) for individuals on a pathway to violence. DHS Community Awareness Briefings can be requested by applicants and customized for local needs. Applicants may propose specific awareness-raising activities for specific audiences such as faith groups, schools, workplaces, etc.

b. Required Program Monitoring Measures:

• Number of awareness-raising sessions or initiatives conducted;

• Number of participants at each awareness-raising session or number of participants reached via each awareness-raising initiative;

• Average aggregate change in knowledge of those reached via awareness-raising activities, which can be measured, where applicable, by designing and administering pre- and post-tests to participants in awareness-raising activities to better understand their change in knowledge as result of the activity, which will enable the program to better demonstrate the impact of the activity on the project;

• Aggregate-level demographic information of participants;

• Other measures sufficient to ensure that, following award, the project is being implemented as designed and as determined by DHS.

c. Target Award Amount: $175,000

2. Understanding Violent Content

a. Eligible entities may apply to develop and deliver training to students or adults, either as part of standalone classes or integrated into a larger curriculum, dedicated to building skillsets to recognize and develop resilience to content that encourages violence. The proposed curricula shall include identifying, avoiding, or rejecting communications that may manipulate audiences by fomenting or encouraging targeted violence or terrorism. Applicants should outline the main themes of lesson plans included in the proposed curricula. Successful applicants will demonstrate ready access to the target population for the curricula such as schools, school districts, colleges/universities, community learning centers, or other entities with a letter of support/intent from a school.

b. Required Program Monitoring Measures:

• Number of participants enrolled in course;

• Number of participants who complete course;

• Average aggregate change in knowledge of those who complete the classes or curriculum, which can be measured by designing and administering pre- and post-tests to those who take the curriculum to better understand their change in knowledge from the activity and which will enable the program to better demonstrate the impact of the activity on the project;

• Aggregate-level demographic information on participants;

• Aggregated data on results of skills-based tests;

• Other measures determined by DHS post-award to ensure project implementation as designed.

c. Target Award Amount: $115,000

3. Civic Engagement

a. Civic engagement means building and sustaining partnerships to foster understanding between groups and lessen fear or animosity in communities. Eligible entities may apply for funding to build or expand programs encouraging community engagement, education, and resilience against the threats of targeted violence and terrorism. Applicants for this project must describe how they will build partnerships with a diverse range of local or national stakeholders to further the mission of TVTP. In doing so, applicants are encouraged to seek partnerships with organizations that represent underserved communities (see Section 13, sub-section “Definitions” for a definition of “underserved community”). Intended activities will address the early stages of the pathway to violence through coordination and engagement activities that reduce community vulnerability to associated risk factors or enhance protective factors (as defined above). Applicants must describe how intended outcomes seek to increase community resilience against risk factors for targeted violence and terrorism through the understanding of threat prevention, improved social cohesion, reduced intergroup tensions, or reduced youth vulnerability.

b. Required Performance Measures

• Number of community engagement events;

• Number of participants at community engagement events;

• Aggregate level demographic information on participants;

• Other measures sufficient to ensure the project is being implemented as designed and as determined by DHS following award.

c. Target Award Amount: $60,000

4. Youth Resilience Programs

a. Eligible entities may apply for funding to establish or expand programming to develop protective factors in youth (as defined above). Applicants must propose programs that mitigate the risk factors associated with youth on a pathway to violence while fostering protective factors such as leadership, mentorship, employment skill building, or civic engagement. (NOTE: Minors are a vulnerable population and therefore have additional protections under the Common Rule for human subject research [6 C.F.R. Part 46, 45 C.F.R Part 46, Subparts B-D]. Applicants proposing research involving this target audience must submit evidence that their project will go through an Institutional Review Board [IRB] review [IRB means an institutional review board established in accord with and for the purposes expressed in this policy]. All such projects must also be approved by the DHS Compliance Assurance Program Office [CAPO] prior to initiation of research activities as described in Section 5 sub-section “Other Eligibility Criteria – Research” and Section 11, sub-section “Protection of Human Subjects in Research.”)

b. Required Program Monitoring Measures:

• Number and type of engagements/services provided;

• Other measures determined by DHS post-award to ensure project implementation as designed.

c. Target Award Amount: $90,000

5. Behavior Threat Assessment Management (BTAM) Teams

a. Eligible entities may apply for funding to develop a BTAM team’s capability, encompassing training for practitioners, protocol development for handling referrals, and engagement with individuals exhibiting risk factors for targeted violence and terrorism.

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b. Required Program Monitoring Measures:

• Number of BTAM team members including professional background or other organizational affiliation (e.g., school counselor, faith leader, etc.);

• Frequency and purpose of team meetings;

• Number of cases opened including:

o Identified risk factor(s) (as defined above);

o Identified behavioral changes;

o Identified extremist ideology (if any);

o Specific grievance (if identified).

• Number of referrals for outside services including service type (e.g., mental health, substance abuse, job skills, housing assistance);

• Case status (active, in progress, closed):

o If “closed,” outcome of case (e.g., resolved, referred to law enforcement, etc.);

o “Closed Cases,” which only includes applicable cases where an intervention or threat assessment was completed, not cases that were referred to a BTAM team and never “opened” because the case was outside the scope of the BTAM team’s mandate;

• Anonymized case studies illustrating the threat management process;

• Other measures determined by DHS post-award to ensure project implementation as designed.

c. Target Award Amount: $350,000

6. Bystander Training

a. Eligible entities may apply for funding to deliver bystander training within their local communities. A bystander is defined as someone positioned to have awareness of risk factors or who observes warning behaviors from a person who may be considering violence.

If applicants propose to develop training, topics covered in the curricula shall include risk factors (as defined above), behavioral changes, and provision of a locally relevant list of services or contact information for referrals. Applicants should describe the main themes of the training within the proposed curricula. Successful applicants will demonstrate ready access to their target population. Applicants may also apply to implement programs utilizing a “train-the-trainer” model to educate community members on delivering bystander training.

DHS also has funded existing bystander training curriculum that aims to enhance the ability of individuals to recognize behaviors that indicate an individual is on a pathway to violence.

This bystander training curriculum also teaches participants how to take the appropriate steps to engage with individuals in their social, family, or professional circles to provide them with assistance, refer them to other resources or services, or refer them to law enforcement if there is a risk of imminent harm. The training curriculum can be provided upon request during the application period. The training has a section that is customizable, and minor modifications can be made with prior approval. Successful applicants will propose their intended target audience(s) and how they will engage individuals to participate. The training is appropriate for a general adult audience, and DHS intends to seek applications that will provide the training to a general audience, as well as applications that propose audiences that may have a force-multiplying factor, such as professionals who engage with populations with risk factors for violence.

b. Required Program Monitoring Measures

• Number of administered trainings;

• Number of participants who received training;

• Average aggregate change in knowledge of those who complete the classes or curriculum, which can be measured by designing and administering pre- and post-tests to those who take the curriculum to better understand their change in knowledge as result of the activity and which will enable the program to better demonstrate the impact of the activity on the project;

• Aggregate-level demographic information of participants;

• Other measures as determined by DHS following award to ensure the project is being implemented as designed;

• Recommended Performance Measure: Average aggregate change indicated “willingness to act” among those who complete the training.

o This performance measure is optional but recommended for applicants proposing to conduct bystander training. This can be measured by designing and implementing pre- and post-tests to those who take the training and is intended to gauge the change in their willingness to now engage as an informed bystander.

Before and after the training, the trainer could ask one or a series of questions on a sliding scale (i.e., a Likert-type scale) and then aggregate the responses to each of those questions to function as a proxy for this performance measure. For example, a question that could be asked is “How likely are you to help connect someone to services that you may be concerned about?” Attendees would then select their response to this question on a 1-5 scale (for example), and their responses before and after the training could be compared to indicate a change in their willingness to act.

c. Target Award Amount: $115,000

7. Referral Services

a. Eligible entities may apply for funding to establish or expand a referral service (via telephone, text, app, online, etc.) to address crises with callers, assess risk factors (as defined above) for targeted violence or terrorism, and provide referrals or resources to individuals seeking help or referred through an existing BTAM team or process. Eligible entries may also apply for funding to improve the process of receiving referrals and assisting in referring them to organizations or programs that assist in threat management. Successful applicants will have an implementation plan detailing training methods for hotline counselors, protocols for referring callers for additional assessment or management and mental health resources, protocols for referring to law enforcement in case of an imminent threat, and protocols for implementing services in support of a threat management plan. The plan will also describe the location to which individuals will be referred or the services that will be provided. If providing services to individuals who are at risk of involvement in targeted violence or terrorism, applications should identify the services to be provided and describe the assessment tools and other methods they will use to measure progress of individuals through the program.

b. Required Program Monitoring Measures:

• Number of calls, categorized by type of call;

• Number of individuals referred to additional services;

• Number of callers referred for behavioral threat assessment and management;

• Number of calls referred to law enforcement;

• Number of referrals accepted for follow-up care based on an identified threat management strategy;

• Other measures determined by DHS post-award to ensure project implementation as designed and sufficient to ensure the project is being implemented as designed and as determined by DHS following award.

c. Target Award Amount: $175,000

8. Recidivism Reduction and Reintegration

a. Eligible entities may apply for funding to develop institutional or community-based recidivism reduction and reintegration programs, to reduce risk factors and promote protective factors (as defined above) in individuals re-entering society following release from correctional facilities, and in probation or diversion programs. Applications should describe the risk factors they will examine, how they will select individuals for participation in the programming, and the services to be provided (e.g., for individuals who have previously committed hate crimes). The application should also describe the assessment tools and other methods planned for measuring the progress of individuals through the program.

(NOTE: Obtaining access to correctional facilities and probation authorities can be challenging. Applicants proposing to work in correctional facilities or with state and local probation and parole authorities must demonstrate that they have the support of those facilities in their application, ideally with a clear letter of support from the respective correctional facility or authorities.)

(NOTE: Prisoners are a vulnerable population and therefore have additional protections under Subsection C of the Common Rule for human subject research. Applicants proposing research involving this target audience must submit evidence that their project will go through an IRB review. All such projects also must be approved by the DHS CAPO prior to initiation of research activities as described in Section 5 sub-section “Other Eligibility Criteria – Research” and Section 11, sub-section “Protection of Human Subjects in Research”.)

b. Required Program Monitoring Measures:

• Number of individuals recommended for violence rehabilitation program(s);

• Number of individuals enrolled in violence rehabilitation program;

• Number of individuals that completed violence rehabilitation programming;

• Status of cases (active, in progress, closed); if “closed,” outcome of case (e.g., resolved, referred to law enforcement, U.S. Attorney’s Office, etc.);

• Other measures determined by DHS post-award to ensure project implementation as designed.

c. Target Award Amount: $230,000

b. Innovation Track

DHS seeks to continue to stimulate innovation in prevention by soliciting applications for new project ideas that could enhance prevention capabilities within local communities. Projects that meet at least one of the six objectives in Section 4, “Priorities and Objectives” are eligible, especially projects that implement one or more of the four priorities. All applicants must specify which objective their proposed project aims to fulfill. While projects in this category should still have a well-developed theory of change, they need not have been implemented previously. DHS anticipates making approximately $6,500,000 in awards in the Innovation Track and anticipates making awards in the range of $300,000 to $815,000.

Required Performance Measures: Measures must be sufficient to ensure the project is being implemented as designed and as determined by DHS following award. Please review the performance measures for the Promising Practices track for examples of measures that may apply to Innovation Track projects.

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9. Minimum Standards for Recipients in Threat Assessment and Management Team; Recidivism Reduction and Reintegration; and Referral Services

Projects within the BTAM Teams; Recidivism Reduction and Reintegration; and Referral Services promising practices project types, along with related innovation track projects, inherently engage with vulnerable individuals. It is important to adhere to certain standards to ensure the safety and well-being of program participants, their families, peers, and others involved in their lives. Recipients will work with their assigned CP3 grants manager to ensure these standards are met prior to beginning services under their grant award.

a. BTAM Teams

BTAM teams serve as effective proactive measures aimed at preventing – rather than predicting – potential acts of targeted violence and terrorism. Through identifying, assessing, and engaging with individuals exhibiting threatening or concerning behaviors, these teams create opportunities for redirection, de-escalation, and early intervention with individuals exhibiting signs of being on a pathway to violence.3

Minimum Standards for Policies and Procedures Recipients are required to demonstrate that:

• They have a comprehensive TVTP plan in place prior to implementing a BTAM team. For further guidance, please refer to US Secret Service, National Threat Assessment Center’s threat assessment model for enhancing school safety.

• Policies and procedures define targeted violence and terrorism and that said definitions do not conflict with those of DHS (see Section 13 subsection “Definitions”).

• Policies and procedures are proactive in avoiding and mitigating discrimination on a protected basis (e.g., race, ethnicity, national origin, religion), including unconscious bias, and include statements of non-discrimination.

• Detailed procedures exist for the categorization, response, and escalation of cases. This includes policies and procedures for identifying individuals and triaging cases to ensure they are appropriate for the expertise and services of the team.

• Duty to Warn, Duty to Protect, and Mandated Reporting policies are in place.

• Procedures are in place for referral to appropriate resources where escalation is not warranted.

• Robust privacy, confidentiality, records management, data protection, and nondiscrimination policies are in place, which include audit/accountability mechanisms.

• Procedures for information sharing with outside agencies, transferring active cases to outside agencies, and making cases dormant are implemented.

Minimum Standards for Training and Subject Matter Expertise among Key Personnel Recipients are required to demonstrate that:

• The BTAM team is multidisciplinary, including at a minimum a relationship with a local law enforcement partner and a mental/behavioral health professional.

o NOTE: Effective BTAM teams should have additional members and should consider representatives among education administrators, mental health and social service providers, faith leaders, medical personnel, law enforcement, technology experts, persons with

3 Source: https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2021- 12/Threat%20Assessment%20and%20Management%20Teams_0.pdf dhs.gov/cp3 https://www.secretservice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2020-10/USSS_NTAC_Enhancing_School_Safety_Guide.pdf https://www.secretservice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2020-10/USSS_NTAC_Enhancing_School_Safety_Guide.pdf https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2021 disabilities, and others. Teams will also want to build the capacity to include other members with additional areas of expertise (for example, expertise working with children with behavioral disabilities) that can be drawn on as necessary on a case-by-case basis. While it is important for law enforcement to be involved to ensure a comprehensive and inclusive approach – and to intervene if the threat escalates – the primary goal of this approach is to provide individuals with support services before the threat rises to a level requiring law enforcement. As such, partnerships across a variety of sectors and disciplines are crucial.

• Equal access is provided to qualified team members from individuals from diverse backgrounds including people of color and others from marginalized communities.

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