2023 Homeland Security Preparedness Technical Assistance Program (HSPTAP)

The Department of Homeland Security – FEMA is requesting applications for its 2023 Homeland Security Preparedness Technical Assistance Program (HSPTAP)

Donor Name: Department of Homeland Security – FEMA

State: All States

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 08/21/2023

Size of the Grant: $200,000

Grant Duration: 12 months

Details:

The Homeland Security Preparedness Technical Assistance Program (HSPTAP) provides financial assistance to professional non-profit organizations in activities to improve and/or build state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate major events, including threats or acts of terrorism. The overarching programmatic goal focuses on building state and local capabilities through various means and methods, each one aimed at achieving the National Preparedness Goal and furthering the collective efforts to remain a safe and secure nation.

Objectives

Supporting key homeland security and emergency preparedness stakeholders nationwide to further build a national system of emergency management capabilities.
Conducting activities that bring together the collective perspectives of SLTT officials and the private and nonprofit sectors to provide a broad-based sounding board on homeland security issues for all national stakeholders. Supporting this objective should include establishing, providing, and maintaining a forum for organizations to exchange ideas, conduct targeted discussions, and to provide technical assistance to governor’s offices, associations, and organizations on all relevant SLTT homeland security policy areas.
Developing, transferring, and institutionalizing pertinent knowledge at the state and local level for addressing current public policy challenges facing state emergency management directors, state homeland security advisors and other SLTT officials.
Collaborating with public and private sectors and all disciplines and levels of government (e.g., national, regional, state and local) to facilitate information sharing, enhance communication and coordination; address the complex challenges of developing and implementing homeland security policies and practices including: intelligence sharing; state homeland security organization, structure and governance; communications interoperability; critical infrastructure protection; climate-driven disturbances and emergent risks; and all hazards disaster prevention, protection, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery to include areas of emergency management, homeland security, public health, fire, law enforcement, Emergency Management Services (EMS), agriculture, National Guard, emergency communications and public works.

The objectives and projects above support the purpose of the 2023 HSPTAP, further building of a national system of emergency management capabilities that can effectively and efficiently use the nation’s resources to respond to catastrophic incidents, including natural disasters, climate-driven extremes and disturbances, acts of terrorism, domestic extremism, and other man-made emergencies or events. In addition to building state, tribal, territorial, and local capabilities, the activities conducted under the HSPTAP are structured to address the National Preparedness System and full spectrum of mission areas and core capabilities outlined in the National Preparedness Goal.

Given the evolving threat landscape, DHS/FEMA continuously evaluates the national risk profile and set priorities that help ensure appropriate allocation of scarce federal resources. Due to the unique threats that the nation faces in 2023, DHS/FEMA has determined four priority areas for 2023 HSPTAP funds:

Enhancing climate resilience and adaptation throughout the emergency management community
Enhancing equity and accessibility throughout emergency management policies and programs and instilling as a foundation of emergency management.
Collaborate with SLTT, Private sector, and Non-Governmental Organizations to strengthen the capability of partners to advance critical issues within their pre and post disaster work. Critical issues may include climate change, future conditions data, climate adaptation and resilience.
Addressing emergent threats (e.g., public health and climate-driven emergencies,enhancing election security, etc.).

Funding Information