NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM (NSGP)
 
The NSGP guidance and application kit states that the Investment Justification should be double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font, but the template does not permit for double spacing.  Should a state submit their own double-spaced Investment Justification or the single-spaced Investment Justification provided?

Due to some formatting changes within the Investment Justification template, the spacing has been modified to allow single-spaced responses only.   In order to be considered for funding, all applicants must use the updated April 2008 Investment Justification template provided on FEMA’s website http://www.fema.gov/grants.  FEMA will not accept any applications that are not on the provided template or that alter the template in any way.  As referenced in the Investment Justification instructions, the application must not exceed five single-spaced pages, using 12 point Times New Roman font and responses to each question should not exceed the specified character limitations.

How should a state submit the scored applications? 

Investment Justification applications should be scored using the five point scale provided.  The scored applications should be grouped according to final SAA/UAWG determined score (0-5).  All of the applications for each scoring category should be grouped and saved as an individual PDF file.  The state application tracker should be completed with a comprehensive list of all nonprofit applicants and their individual scores, as assigned by the SAA/UAWG, and saved as a PDF file.   The completed grouped applications and state application tracker, a possible total of 7 documents, must be submitted to grants.gov no later than 11:59 PM EDT, May 1, 2008.

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
GRANT PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE
FY 2008 GRANT PROGRAMS - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
UPDATED APRIL 4, 2008