Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)
FY2025 Nonprofit Security Grant Program
The application period for the FY2025 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) closed on January 13, 2026. Awards will be determined by FEMA and applicants can expect to be notified of their application status once the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services receives official notification from FEMA.
If you are interested in applying for future iterations of the program if made available, please see the NSGP Getting Started Guide at the link below for important steps that can be completed in advance of the next application period.
Quick links for interested organizations:
- Get Prequalified in the New York Statewide Financial System (SFS)
- Obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
- Register with the NYS Attorney General’s Office Charities Bureau
Please contact [email protected] for questions about the NSGP or to be placed on our mailing list for future correspondence regarding the program.
NSGP-NSS Grantee Orientation Workshop
DHS/FEMA announced award determinations for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program - National Security Supplemental and NYS DHSES notified all organizations that applied regarding the funding decisions. For those that received an award, a grantee orientation workshop was conducted in November of 2025. The presentation materials for this workshop are posted below for reference.
- NSGP-NSS Overview
- Steps to Execute a Contract
- Allowable Costs and Training Requests
- Contracts Management
- Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Requirements
- Procurement, Consultant Agreements, Record Management, and Single Audit Requirement
- Amendments and Investment Justification Modification Process
- Quarterly Progress and Fiscal Reporting
- Programmatic and Fiscal Monitoring
Information for Current and Potential Nonprofit Grantees
Prequalification
Nonprofit organizations must prequalify in the New York Statewide Financial System (SFS) to do business with New York State and to apply for grants. Prequalification includes answering basic questions regarding the organization and uploading key organizational documents.
For information regarding the prequalification process, please visit: https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/get-prequalified
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).