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DHS Announces $210 Million of Additional Funds to Protect Faith-Based Institutions and Nonprofit Organizations

DHS announced that it will distribute $210 million in Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the second tranche of additional funding that the Biden-Harris Administration secured to protect faith-based institutions and nonprofit organizations against targeted attacks.

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DHS Awards $18 Million to Law Enforcement, Public Health, and Nonprofits in Underserved Communities to Help Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded 35 grants, totaling $18 million, under the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24).

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Grantee Spotlight: PERIL

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) supports students in their efforts to develop innovative strategies to combat violent extremism. With the help of CP3's TVTP Grant Program, the Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American University launched the Violent Extremism Education and Resilience (VEER) program, an initiative to provide communities with the necessary resources to develop prevention and resilience programs.

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Grantee Spotlight: Global Peace Foundation

Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant recipient Global Peace Foundation (GPF) hosted a Youth Leadership Development and Knowledge Exchange event earlier this month that focused on enhancing resilience and strengthening communities.

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I2P Teams Secure Violence Prevention Grants

Invent2Prevent (I2P), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3), empowers high school and university students to design and implement initiatives that increase the safety and resilience of their local communities. The program acknowledges that youth have a critical and unique outlook on how to address targeted violence and terrorism.

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Invent2Prevent

Invent2Prevent (I2P) is an experiential learning program for high school and college students to design and implement creative solutions to prevent targeted violence, hate, or terrorism in their communities.

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Prevention Forums

The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) presents "Prevention Forum" webinars to showcase how targeted violence and terrorism are preventable by highlighting prevention successes and best practices. Our goal is to empower individuals and communities by enhancing their awareness of targeted violence and terrorism prevention (TVTP) and enhancing their multidisciplinary prevention capacities.

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Regional Prevention Coordinators

Regional Prevention Coordinators (RPCs) build the capacity of prevention providers in their respective geographic areas of responsibility to engage in targeted violence and terrorism prevention (TVTP).  

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Eligible Costs During Periods of Civil Unrest Under the HSGP and EMPG Programs

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) offers guidance on eligible costs under certain grant programs during periods of civil unrest. FEMA’s programs operate under varied statutory provisions that have different allowability and eligibility requirements; however, the potential to reprogram funds for limited purposes may exist under the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program.

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DHS Announces Distribution of More Than $77 Million in Congressional Funding for Communities Receiving Migrants

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), announced more than $77 million in grants to support border and interior communities receiving migrants through the Shelter and Services Program (SSP).