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U.S. Agency for International Development Policy for Countering Violent Extremism Through Development Assistance

The Countering Violent Extremism Through Development Assistance policy includes lessons that could be adopted and useful within the United States, as identified by overseas development work. This policy also provides updated guidance for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs that aim to prevent and counter violent extremism overseas.

Department of State Researching Solutions to Violent Extremism Network

The Researching Solutions to Violent Extremism (RESOLVE) Network is a global consortium of researchers, research organizations, policymakers, and practitioners committed to empirically driven, locally defined research on the drivers of violent extremism and sources of community resilience. RESOLVE publications provide insight on global and local dynamics of violent extremism and shares actionable recommendations and best practices both globally and locally to prevent targeted violence and terrorism. 

Department of Education Project Prevent Grant Program

Project Prevent grants help local educational agencies increase their capacity to implement community- and school-based strategies to prevent community violence and mitigate the impacts of exposure to community violence.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Planning Considerations: Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks Guide

This guide supports community planning for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTAs), which includes leveraging expertise and capabilities across communities to help prepare for attacks. The guide outlines how to design collaborative planning teams and identify threats.

Department of Homeland Security Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Training for Law Enforcement and Hometown Security Partners

The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) training strategy is a multifaceted approach designed to increase the effectiveness of state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement and public safety professionals and other frontline partners in identifying, reporting, evaluating, and sharing pre-incident terrorism indicators to prevent acts of terrorism. These trainings are designed for frontline officers and hometown security partners to provide information on documented and verified behaviors and indicators that, when viewed in the context of all known facts and circumstances, may indicate terrorism-related criminal activity.  

Category: Training Opportunities; Threat Identification and Assessment Training 

Department of Justice Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Initiative Webinar Series

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) presents this 13-webinar series to provide juvenile justice professionals, law enforcement, and school communities with an understanding of youth hate crimes and hate groups, along with strategies to prevent hate crimes and mitigate microaggressions and implicit bias.  

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency What To Do – Bomb Threat Guidance

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) What To Do – Bomb Threat Guidance outlines in-depth procedures for either bomb threats and unattended or suspicious items along with additional planning and resource information that will help you prepare and react appropriately during these events, including incident in which multiple or mass threats are received.

Department of Justice Community-Oriented Policing Services Community Policing Development Program Microgrants

This grant program provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to implement community policing strategies by supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities. The grant program further supports the office’s mission to strengthen community safety and build trust between law enforcement and the communities in which they serve.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Targeted Violence and Terrorism Tabletop Exercise Packages

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Tabletop Exercise Packages (CTEP) provide a range of downloadable exercise packages to assist organizations conduct exercises on their own. Includes all the scenarios, discussion questions, and templates that can be tailored to the organization’s needs. Available scenarios cover a range of targeted violence and terrorism-related topics including active shooters, vehicle ramming, improvised explosive devices, and more.

National Institutes of Justice: Hate Crimes: National Database Identifies Traits and Motivations Marking Distinct Pathways of People Who Commit Bias-Based Offenses

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) supported study by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), provides readers with insight on the drivers that have motivated some individuals to perpetrate hate crimes. As diverse motivators and traits were examined, the findings illustrated the need for flexible approaches to monitoring and rehabilitating hate crime actors.