The Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) provides funding support for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist or other extremist attack. This document outlines key changes for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 NSGP.
New Subrecipients
In FY 2025, the only bonus points that will be applied to a NSGP subapplication are first-time points, where nonprofit organizations that have not previously received NSGP funding will have 15 points added to their project score.
Payment Review Process
FEMA is instituting additional reviews on all grant payments and obligations to ensure allowability in accordance with2 C.F.R. § 200.305. These measures will ensure funds are disbursed appropriately while continuing to support and prioritize communities who rely on FEMA for assistance. Once a recipient submits a payment request, FEMA will review the request. If FEMA approves a payment, it will process the payment through FEMA GO and inform recipients accordingly for drawdown purposes. If FEMA disapproves a payment, FEMA will inform the recipient.
Please see the NOFO and Preparedness Grants Manual for more information.
Investment Justification Funding Request Limit Increase
Each Investment Justification can now request up to $200,000 per location/physical site/address. A nonprofit organization may submit application packages for up to three sites per NSGP-Urban Area (NSGP-UA) and NSGP-State (NSGP-S) funding stream, for a maximum of $600,000 per subapplicant organization per state or territory. The amount of funding requested (maximum of $600,000) and number of submissions per nonprofit organization (maximum of six applications, three under NSGP-S and three under NSGP-UA) may not exceed these limits per state or territory. In states with no Urban Area, no more than three applications per nonprofit organization are allowable.
Allocative Model
Because of the timing of the FY 2025 NSGP, the NSGP-S and NSGP-UA funding will be issued as risk-based allocations to each state and territory. Subawards will still be governed by the standard competitive process. However, this process will occur after award of the state- and territory-based allocations to ensure that all funds can be obligated before the fiscal year ends. More information will be released later on the FY 2025 subapplication process.