Nonprofit Programs

Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)

FY2023 Nonprofit Security Grant Program

The NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services is pleased to announce the FY2023 Nonprofit Security Grant Program – Urban Area (NSGP-UA) and State (NSGP-S).

NSGP - Urban Area (NSGP-UA) - $152.5 million is being made available nationally to support nonprofit organizations that are located within a federally designated urban area.
NSGP - State (NSGP-S) - $152.5 million is being made available nationally, with New York State having a target allocation of $4.2 million, to support nonprofit organizations that are located outside of the federally designated urban areas.

If your nonprofit site is physically located within New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County or Westchester County, then you may apply to NSGP-UA. If your nonprofit site is located outside of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties, then you may apply to NSGP-S.

Each nonprofit may apply for up to $150,000 per site. Nonprofits with multiple sites may apply for additional sites at up to $150,000 per site for a maximum of three (3) sites located within the NSGP-UA area and three (3) sites located within the NSGP-S area, for a maximum of six (6) sites total, not to exceed a grand total of $450,000 per organization. A nonprofit organization with locations in multiple states may apply for up to these application limits within each state. If a nonprofit organization applies for projects at multiple sites, regardless of whether the projects are similar in nature, each individual site must include a vulnerability assessment unique to each site. That is, one vulnerability assessment per location/physical address. Failure to do so may be cause for rejection of the application(s).

Nonprofit organizations that are applying for this funding opportunity must be prequalified in NYS Grants Management prior to application submission. For more information on prequalification, and maintaining prequalification, please visit: https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/get-prequalified.

Applications due on April 20, 2023 by 5:00 p.m.
Submission of written questions will be accepted until noon on April 18, 2023.

Documents:

*Due to compatibility issues with FEMA’s Investment Justification (IJ) template, the following options for accessing the document may be used:

Important: Make sure you have Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If accessing the IJ from the web, the IJ must be downloaded and saved as a PDF to your desktop or local hard drive before you start working on it.

If using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge web browsers, after you click to open the document, a “Please wait…” message will appear.
Click the “Download” or “Save as” icon (upper right corner of the screen) and save the file to your desktop.
If using the Firefox web browser, the IJ will be viewable when you open it, however, you must download and save it as a PDF before you start working on it, otherwise errors may occur.
Navigate to your desktop where the file has been saved and open the document from here.
If the file does not open normally, right-click the file on your desktop and select “Open with”, then select Adobe (acrobat, reader, etc.), then the file should open.
Please keep the file saved on your desktop/local hard drive and do not save to any cloud-based storage, as future accessibility issues may occur. The IJ will also need to be uploaded/submitted with your application in this fillable-PDF format with all fillable fields and drop-downs enabled.

If you continue to experience difficulty downloading the IJ, please e-mail [email protected] and we can further assist you.

Contact Information:

E-mail: [email protected] or call 1-866-837-9133

FY2022 Nonprofit Security Grant Program

Awards under the FY2022 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) have been announced. A two-part orientation webinar for FY2022 NSGP grantees was held on November 9, 2022 and December 15, 2022. The recordings and slide decks are posted below for reference.

Part I - Delivered November 9, 2022:

Part II - Delivered December 15, 2022:

Reference Materials for Organizations Awarded Funding for the FY2021 NSGP

A two-part orientation webinar for FY2021 NSGP grantees was held on November 9, 2021 and December 13, 2021. The recordings and slide decks are posted below for reference.

Part I - Delivered November 9, 2021:

Part II - Delivered December 13, 2021:

Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes Grant Program (SCAHC)

New York State, committed to ensuring the safety and equal treatment of all New Yorkers, launched the Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes Program to boost safety and security at New York's nonpublic nonprofit schools, nonprofit day care centers, nonprofit community centers, nonprofit cultural museums, nonprofit residential camps and nonprofit day camps at risk of hate crimes or attacks because of their ideology, beliefs, or mission. Awards under the SFY 2019-2020 round have been announced and an orientation webinar for new grantees was held on November 3, 2021. The recording and slide deck are posted below for reference.

Please note that current and future funding opportunities of the Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes Program will be administered by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS): https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ofpa/index.htm

Information for Current and Potential Not-For-Profit Grantees

Pre-qualification

All not-for-profit organizations must be prequalified in order to do business with New York State and to apply for grants. In order to prequalify, not-for-profit organizations must submit an online Pre-qualification Application through the Grants Gateway.

The Pre-qualification Application is comprised of five components to gauge your organizational structure and the types of services you provide. The required forms and document uploads are all part of the Document Vault.

Resources to complete the application and associated document vault can be found in the Resources Section of the Grants Gateway website.

Pre-qualification Update

New Audit Requirement: Entities that are exempt by Executive Law § 172-a from submitting financial disclosure materials to the Attorney General’s Charities Bureau (such as religious organizations involved in exclusively non-secular activities) should, regardless of their annual revenue, provide their most recent internal financial report reviewed by the board.

Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire

Not-for-Profit (NFP) organizations receiving an award greater than $50,000 are required to complete a Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire through the NYS Office of the State Comptroller (OSC).