Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)
The Nonprofit Security Grant Program provides funding support for physical security enhancements and other security activities to nonprofit organizations that are high risk of a terrorist attack. The NSGP plays an important role in the implementation of the National Preparedness System by supporting the development and sustainment of core capabilities. The NSGP objectives are to support efforts that:
- Build and sustain core capabilities
- Strengthen governance integration between private nonprofit entities and Federal, state, and local governments
- Encourage a whole community approach to security and emergency management
HOW TO APPLY FOR FY 2025 NSGP:
Eligible nonprofit applicants will complete and submit the FY 2025 NSGP application to MT DES through the AmpliFund grant management system. Applications open January 22, 2025, and the deadline is March 28, 2025, at 11:55 PM. Note that Changes to the FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity may result in modifications to this Deadline date.
The following are required documents that must be submitted with the AmpliFund application:
- Mission statement for the nonprofit organization.
- Vulnerability assessment specific to the location/facility being applied for.
- Investment Justification (IJ) which includes sections on the nonprofit organization’s risks, vulnerabilities, and the proposed projects that are intended to address or mitigate the identified risks and vulnerabilities. Proposed projects must be for the locations that the nonprofit occupies at the time of application.
Sub-applicants with multiple sites may apply for up to $150,000 per site, for no more than three sites, for a maximum of $450,000 per applicant. Each unique site must have its own Investment Justification (IJ), vulnerability/risk assessment, and application submitted within AmpliFund.
New Update FY25: Applicants with previously awarded NSGP projects that are in open status and are not closed at the time of the application are not eligible to apply under FY 2025 NSGP.
At the time this NSGP application opened, the FY 2025 IJ template had not yet been released by FEMA. Applicants are encouraged to use the FY 2024 IJ template provided as a reference. MT DES will provide the FY 2025 IJ template once FEMA has released the document. When you submit a project application the updated FY 2025 IJ template must be used.
