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Access available grant funding from the federal government to prevent targeted violence and terrorism. Federal grants fund research, new equipment, technical assistance, security enhancements, capacity building, training and exercises, victim support, mental health interventions, and more. Funding is available for state and local governments, educators, health care practitioners, law enforcement, and others.
Each set of resources below is searchable by keyword. You can also filter the results to see the resources most relevant to different stakeholder groups (key audience) and which department/agency/office provided the resource, as well as filter by subcategory.
All the information in the Prevention Resource Finder is government-owned or sponsored.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) administers financial and technical assistance to communities across the country that are developing programs, policies, and practices aimed at ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
The Department of Homeland Security (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. This page includes a variety of DHS resources that may be helpful to campus law enforcement and campus public safety officials when facing heightened threats. Other federal resources are also included.
DHS is committed to ensuring every law enforcement agency - regardless of size, funding, or resources - has the tools and support necessary to carry out the work that is essential to maintaining our security. This Law Enforcement Resource Guide highlights many of the Department's threat resilience resources available, including training and grant opportunities.
This grant program provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies for additional career law enforcement officers to increase community policing capacity. Applicants receive additional consideration for focusing community policing efforts on "Combatting Hate and Domestic Extremism", and/or seeking support for programs to identify and prevent the radicalization of applicants and personnel who endorse violent and hateful extremist movements.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) offers funding through discretionary and formula grants, cooperative agreements, and payment programs to support local and state efforts to prevent delinquency and improve juvenile justice systems.
Past funding awards have supported Youth Mentoring Programs and Services, Youth Violence Prevention and Intervention, Delinquency Prevention and Intervention, and Reentry.
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Project Prevent Grant Program provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) impacted by community violence and to expand the capacity of LEAs to implement community- and school-based strategies to help prevent community violence and mitigate the impacts of exposure to community violence.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awards grants to hire community policing professionals, develop and test innovative policing strategies, and provide training and technical assistance to community members, local government leaders, and all levels of law enforcement.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) funds programs to support state, local, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. BJA works with communities, governments, and nonprofit organizations to reduce crime, recidivism, and unnecessary confinement, and promote a safe and fair criminal justice system.
Do not report suspicious activity to the Department of Homeland Security. Instead, notify local law enforcement.