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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.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Nonprofit Security Grant Program provides funding for facility hardening and physical security enhancements to nonprofit organizations at high risk of terrorist attack.  The intent of the funding is to integrate nonprofit organizations’ preparedness activities with broader state and local efforts, and promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program (TVTP) provides funding for state, local, tribal, and territorial partners to expand their prevention and intervention activities or address gaps in current prevention capabilities. This includes the implementation of innovative solutions for preventing targeted violence and terrorism and enhancing local threat assessment and management capabilities.

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In Fiscal Year 2022, the Department of Justice launched the Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI), a historic federal investment in community violence Intervention programs. This initiative seeks to prevent and reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based violence intervention and prevention programs based on partnerships among community residents, local government agencies, victim service providers, community-based organizations, law enforcement, hospitals, researchers, and other community stakeholders.

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 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides grants to organizations that work with youth who are most likely to be involved in violent activities in the immediate future to help prevent violence, including by building trust between youth, community members, and law enforcement.

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.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Homeland Security Grant Program provides several risk-based grants to support state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts designed to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other threats. Since 2016, this grant has provided over $1 billion yearly to support a secure and resilient nation.

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) grants fund rigorous research and evaluation projects to better understand intentional, interpersonal community-based violence, radicalization, and evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention.

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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. Below are a variety of DHS resources that may be helpful to campus law enforcement and campus public safety officials when facing heightened threats of targeted violence. Other federal resources are also included.

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. Below are a variety of DHS resources that may be helpful to campus law enforcement and campus public safety officials when facing heightened threats of targeted violence. Other federal resources are also included.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program (TVTP) provides funding for state, local, tribal, and territorial partners to expand their prevention and intervention activities or address gaps in current prevention capabilities. This includes the implementation of innovative solutions for preventing targeted violence and terrorism and enhancing local threat assessment and management capabilities.

SchoolSafety.gov’s Grants Finder Tool helps members of the K-12 school community more easily find, apply for, and ultimately receive school safety-related Federal funding. The tool houses Federally available school safety-related grants in one centralized location, as well as provides school personnel with a variety of ways to search for and access grant opportunities.

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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.

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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.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Homeland Security Grant Program provides several risk-based grants to support state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts designed to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other threats. Since 2016, this grant has provided over $1 billion yearly to support a secure and resilient nation.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Nonprofit Security Grant Program provides funding for facility hardening and physical security enhancements to nonprofit organizations at high risk of terrorist attack.  The intent of the funding is to integrate nonprofit organizations’ preparedness activities with broader state and local efforts, and promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities.

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) grants fund rigorous research and evaluation projects to better understand intentional, interpersonal community-based violence, radicalization, and evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides grants to organizations that work with youth who are most likely to be involved in violent activities in the immediate future to help prevent violence, including by building trust between youth, community members, and law enforcement.

SchoolSafety.gov’s Grants Finder Tool helps members of the K-12 school community more easily find, apply for, and ultimately receive school safety-related Federal funding. The tool houses Federally available school safety-related grants in one centralized location, as well as provides school personnel with a variety of ways to search for and access grant opportunities.

In Fiscal Year 2022, the Department of Justice launched the Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI), a historic federal investment in community violence Intervention programs. This initiative seeks to prevent and reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based violence intervention and prevention programs based on partnerships among community residents, local government agencies, victim service providers, community-based organizations, law enforcement, hospitals, researchers, and other community stakeholders.