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Current OSLLE Projects and Programs

To support our state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus (SLTTC) law enforcement partners, OSLLE leads the development and execution of strategic projects and programs to ensure information and resources are shared efficiently and effectively. From tabletop exercises to roll call videos, these projects and programs bring subject matter expertise, timely information, and resources from across the Department into the hands of law enforcement to address current and emerging threats. 

Information Sharing Initiative for Law Enforcement Communities

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its mission partners support information sharing tools and products that state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus law enforcement (SLTTC) can easily access to support their local mission. The Information Sharing Initiative for Law Enforcement Communities aims to increase SLTTC law enforcement access and integration into the homeland security information sharing environment. To do so, the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (OSLLE) offers 1-on-1 technical assistance to members of the law enforcement community.

Resources to Support Campus Law Enforcement and Public Safety

DHS and the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with our partners at all levels of government, will continue to help Institutions of Higher Education, campus law enforcement, and campus public safety officials prepare for and respond to a range of public safety challenges, recognizing that DHS respects privacy, civil rights and civil liberties and will not interfere with activity protected by the First Amendment. DHS has a number of resources that may be helpful to campus law enforcement and campus public safety officials when facing heightened threats. Other federal resources are also included.

Election Security Resources for Law Enforcement

Resources are available to help SLTTC law enforcement better address the threats posed during elections to polling places and election workers. This site is not meant to serve as an exhaustive list of election security resources for law enforcement, but rather help provide our SLTTC law enforcement partners with the knowledge that may be relevant as they make decisions in securing the elections held in their communities. 

Transnational Repression Video Series for Law Enforcement

With our partners at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, OSLLE developed a roll call series for law enforcement on Transnational Repression (TNR). TNR occurs when foreign governments stalk, intimidate, or assault targeted persons across international borders, including within the United States. As these occurrences continue to increase in communities across the United States, ensuring law enforcement has awareness of what TNR is and what they can do to protect their communities, is critical. Videos include an overview of TNR, TNR indicators, what to do if you suspect TNR for both line officers and 911 dispatchers, and TNR considerations for law enforcement executives and elected officials. The first video can be found below, and additional videos in the series will be published upon completion.

Operation Allies Welcome

On August 29, 2021, the President directed DHS to lead and coordinate ongoing efforts across the federal government to support vulnerable Afghans, including those who worked alongside us in Afghanistan for the past two decades, as they safely resettle in the United States. These coordinated efforts were known as Operation Allies Welcome (OAW). This law enforcement roll-call training video, developed by the Louisiana State University National Center for Biomedical Research and Training / Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (NCBRT-ACE) in partnership with DHS, provides a comprehensive overview of the operational phases and collaborative efforts taken to process Afghan Allies into the United States. Additionally, the training video provides law enforcement a better understanding of how they can engage with the Afghan population in their communities. The target audience for this roll-call training video is all SLTTC law enforcement who seek better understanding of OAW and the population of Afghan evacuees. We recognize the important role law enforcement officers have in their communities and that front-line officers and supervisors may interact with or receive inquiries from community members about the OAW effort.

Law Enforcement Use of Force Simulation Experiment

In April 2021, the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HSSEDI), supported by OSLLE and at the request of nation-wide law enforcement agencies, conducted the Law Enforcement Use of Force Simulation Experiment. The goal was to provide evidence-based data and recommendations to the law enforcement community of practice that would support the deterrence and reduction of arrest-related fatalities and injuries due to applied force by officers.   

DHS Grant Opportunities for Law Enforcement 

SLTTC law enforcement can increase their capacity and capabilities within the homeland security enterprise either directly or indirectly through financial assistance programs administered by DHS. These include the following: 

OSLLE works with partners across the Department, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to issue clarifying guidance on several elements of DHS Grant Programs. These include:

  • Through Information Bulletin 485, published on April 23, 2023, DHS provided additional guidance to SHSP and UASI recipients and subrecipients on the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA) requirements. 
  • Through Information Bulletin 497, published on October 23, 2023, DHS provided additional clarity on the Operational Overtime requirements for HSGP.  
  • Through Information Bulletin 503, published on February 14, 2024, DHS issued guidance for recipients and subrecipients of HSGP funding through SHSP and UASI and the THSGP, on potential and eligible funding uses for projects and activities to raise awareness, address, combat, and reduce gun violence.
  • Through Information Bulletin 504, published on March 11, 2024, DHS issued clarifying guidance for law enforcement agencies for Institutions of Higher Education to receive funding under the SHSP, UASI, and NSGP. 
  • Through Information Bulletin 511, published on June 3, 2024, DHS issued guidance to recipients and subrecipients of Federal grant funding from DHS and FEMA on the implementation of Executive Order 14074: Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety.

HSGP Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities

DHS was created to protect the American people from terrorist threats, and over 20 years after the Department’s formation, preventing terrorism and targeted violence remains a cornerstone of the homeland security mission. However, we cannot accomplish our mission alone. Our success depends on our partners in the greater homeland security enterprise, particularly the 18,000 SLTTC law enforcement agencies across the United States. To be successful in our prevention mission, SLTTC partners must be able to build and sustain the core capabilities necessary to do so. One of the primary ways DHS supports SLTTC partners to build and sustain these capabilities is through the Preparedness Grants administered by FEMA. 

Section 2006(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (“the Act”), provides that not less than 25% of the total combined funds appropriated for grants awarded under Sections 2003 (UASI) and 2004 (SHSP) of the Act be used for law enforcement terrorism prevention activities (LETPA).  As a matter of policy, Secretary Mayorkas increased this minimum spend requirement to 35% in FY 2024, Section 2006(b) requires OSLLE to “work with the FEMA Administrator to ensure that the law enforcement and terrorism focused grants to State, local, and tribal government agencies, including grants under sections 2003 (UASI) and 2004 (SHSP) … are appropriately focused on terrorism prevention activities.” 

To meet its statutory responsibility, OSLLE primarily focuses its work in two ways: (1) ensuring that the Department’s grant guidance to recipients provides a clear understanding of what activities can be counted towards LETPA and how they should be accounting for those activities; and (2) ensuring that recipients are adhering to statutory and policy guidance for SHGP and UASI through compliance review of grant applications. 

To help enhance and clarify the LETPA requirement for grant recipients and subrecipients, OSLLE worked with FEMA to publish Information Bulletin 485 in April 2023. Specifically, IB 485 provided applicants and recipients further direction on activities that can be counted towards LETPA minimum spend requirements, guidance on language to include in project descriptions and investment justifications, and how to account for LETPA for multidiscipline activities. 

To ensure compliance with LETPA statutory and policy requirements, OSLLE worked with FEMA to establish a compliance review process for LETPA claimed activities starting in FY 2023. To assist stakeholders in increasing their compliance with the LETPA requirement, FEMA and OSLLE have developed a LETPA Resource Guide, which brings together LETPA information and guidance from many different sources, consolidated into a single, concise document.

Looking forward, OSLLE will continue to listen to stakeholders, identify needs for further clarifying grant guidance, and conduct the annual compliance review of HSGP LETPA claimed expenditures.

Last Updated: 01/13/2025
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