FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
GRANT PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
FY 2008 NSGP -FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 


UPDATED FEBRUARY 28, 2008 

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 Investment Justification template provided on FEMA’s website 
http://www.fema.gov/grants. 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. 

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