New Jersey Office Of Homeland Security And Preparedness

The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, a U.S. state government entity headquartered in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, functions as a federal grant recipient administering emergency management and homeland security funding distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to local governments, law enforcement agencies, fire departments, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based groups across New Jersey.

The organization operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient (94% of recent awards) rather than a prime contractor or subcontractor, with four sub-grants awarded to state entities and nonprofits for targeted cybersecurity and emergency preparedness initiatives. NJOHSP has received 62 federal awards across a nineteen-year span, obligating approximately $1.02 billion in combined federal funding. Customer concentration is extreme and singular: the Federal Emergency Management Agency accounts for 56 of 62 awards (94% coverage by count), split between FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards (30 awards) and the parent FEMA agency (26 awards). The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology each account for one award. Activity has remained steady at five to six awards annually over the past five years, with only one award recorded in 2026 as of the current date.

NJOHSP's grant portfolio centers on four primary federal programs: the Homeland Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.067), under which the organization has received multiple formula grants totaling approximately $99.4 million since 2022 to fund state and local terrorism prevention, cybersecurity, emergency operations center improvements, and core capability development; the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.008), which has awarded over $37.2 million to support physical security enhancements for nonprofit organizations, religious institutions, schools, and healthcare facilities at risk of terrorist attack; the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (CFDA 97.137), which has obligated approximately $28 million across multiple awards to develop cybersecurity governance, conduct vulnerability assessments, implement security controls, and deliver workforce training to state and local entities; and the Emergency Operations Center Grant Program (CFDA 97.052), which has provided approximately $12.4 million to construct, renovate, and equip interoperable emergency operations centers across the state. Additional awards include the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program ($8.5 million, awarded October 2026, running through September 2029), the Emergency Management Performance Grants program ($32.96 million, September 2022), the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Program (July 2025), and the FIFA World Cup Grant Program (July 2025). Four awards will reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the near-term recompete window.

NJOHSP's role as a state pass-through administrator is structural to its federal relationship: the organization receives formula and project grants from FEMA, establishes eligibility criteria and application processes aligned with the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Strategic Planning Report (SPR), and distributes sub-awards to counties, municipalities, emergency managers, law enforcement, fire services, health departments, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations to implement specific capability improvements, purchase equipment, conduct training, and strengthen emergency preparedness and response across New Jersey.