The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grants Program Directorate released the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) on October 28, 2024. The NSGP-NSS is a competitive grant which provides funds to support target hardening and other physical security enhancement activities for nonprofit organizations at risk of a terrorist attack.

The NSGP-NSS is comprised of two funding sources: the NSGP-NSS-Urban Area (NSGP-NSS-UA) and the NSGP-NSS-State (NSGP-NSS-S). Applicants must apply under the funding source applicable to their geographic location. The NSGP-NSS-UA funds nonprofit organizations located in FEMA-designated urban areas, which in Michigan includes the counties of Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne. The NSGP-NSS-S funds nonprofit organizations outside the FEMA-designated urban areas. There is $105,000,000 available nationwide under each program. Eligible nonprofit organizations may apply for a maximum of $200,000.

The Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) administers the NSGP-NSS in Michigan on behalf of eligible nonprofit organizations. All applications must be submitted to MSP/EMHSD, following the instructions below, to be considered for funding.

Note: All required application documents must be submitted electronically by December 2, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.

Required Documents for eligible nonprofit organization application submissions:

All documents listed below must be submitted to the MSP/EMHSD by December 2, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted. You will receive confirmation verifying that your application was received from Smartsheet. When submitting your application, check the box at the bottom, "Send me a copy of my responses,” to receive an email with a copy of your application submission.

•    Completed FY 2024 NSGP-NSS Investment Justification (in PDF format)

•    Contact Information Sheet

•    Copy of nonprofit organization’s Mission Statement

•    Copy of nonprofit organization’s Vulnerability/Risk Assessment

•    Price Act Waiver request (If applicable)

•    NSGP-NSS Consortium Workbook (If applicable)

The Investment Justification file must be saved using one of the following naming conventions:

•    NSGP-NSS-UA: FY2024_NSGP_NSS_UA_MI_Detroit_<Nonprofit Name>

•    NSGP-NSS-S: FY2024_NSGP_NSS_S_MI_<Nonprofit Name>

Scanned hard copies of the Investment Justification will NOT be accepted.

Download forms here.

When developing your application, please keep in mind that due to the competitive nature of this grant program, requests to change the project scope after an award is made could result in the forfeiture of funds.

For any questions, please contact Mr. Jason Guthaus at GuthausJ1@michigan.gov, or Mr. Paul Lounsberry at LounsberryP@michigan.gov.