2022 Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program

The Department of Homeland Security – FEMA is seeking applications for its 2022 Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program.

Donor Name: Department of Homeland Security – FEMA

State: All States

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 06/13/2022

Size of the Grant: $15,000,000

Grant Duration: 36 months

Details:

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) is one of three grant programs that support DHS/FEMA’s focus on enhancing the ability of state, local, tribal and territorial governments, as well as nonprofit organizations, to prevent, prepare for, protect against, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks. These grant programs are part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS to help strengthen the nation’s communities against potential terrorist attacks. Among the five basic homeland security missions noted in the DHS Strategic Plan, the THSGP supports the goal to Strengthen National Preparedness and Resilience.

The 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan outlines three bold, ambitious goals in order to position FEMA to address the increasing range and complexity of disasters, support the diversity of communities they serve, and complement the nation’s growing expectations of the emergency management community. The THSGP supports FEMA’s efforts to achieve equitable outcomes for those they serve (Goal 1.3), as well as to promote and sustain a ready FEMA and prepared nation (Goal 3). They invite their stakeholders and partners to also adopt these priorities and join us in building a more prepared and resilient nation.

Objectives

THSGP provides funding directly to eligible tribes to strengthen their capacities to prevent, prepare for, protect against and respond to potential terrorist attacks.

Priorities

Given the evolving national security threat landscape, DHS/FEMA continuously evaluates the national risk profile and sets priorities that help inform appropriate allocation of scarce security dollars. In assessing the national risk profile for FY 2022, six areas attract the most concern:

Enhancing cybersecurity;
Enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places;
Enhancing information and intelligence sharing and analysis;
Combating domestic violent extremism;
Enhancing community preparedness and resilience; and
Enhancing election security.

Likewise, there are several enduring security needs that crosscut the homeland security enterprise. The following are second-tier priorities that help recipients implement a comprehensive approach to securing communities:

Effective planning;
Training and awareness campaigns;
Equipment and capital projects; and
Exercises.

Funding Information

Award Ceiling: $15,000,000
Period of Performance: 36 months (September 1, 2022-August 31, 2025)

Eligibility Criteria

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
To be eligible to receive THSGP funding, recipients must be directly eligible tribes. Directly eligible tribes are federally recognized tribes that meet the criteria set forth in Section 2001 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (6 U.S.C. § 601).
Federally recognized tribes are those tribes appearing on the list published by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (Pub. L. No. 103-454) (25 U.S.C. § 5131).
Per 6 U.S.C. § 601(4), a “directly eligible tribe” is any federally recognized Indian Tribe that meets the following criteria:
- Any Indian Tribe―
  - that is located in the continental United States;
  - that operates a law enforcement or emergency response agency with the capacity to respond to calls for law enforcement or emergency services;
  - that is located on or near (100 miles) an international border or a coastline bordering an ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico) or international waters;
  - that is located within 10 miles of a system or asset included on the prioritized critical infrastructure list established under section 2214(a)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (6 U.S.C. § 664(a)(2) or has such a system or asset within its territory;
  - that is located within or contiguous to one of the 50 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States; or
  - the jurisdiction of which includes not less than 1,000 square miles of Indian country, as that term is defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code; and
  - that certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security that a state has not provided funds under section 2003 (Urban Area Security Initiative) or 2004 (State Homeland Security Program) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (6 U.S.C. § 604 or 605, respectively) to the Indian Tribe or consortium of Indian Tribes for the purpose for which direct funding is sought; and