The Mississippi Office of Homeland Security (MOHS) is accepting applications for its State Homeland Security Grant Program to fund state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to prevent terrorism and prepare the Nation for threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of the United States.
Donor Name: Mississippi Office of Homeland Security (MOHS)
State: Mississippi
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/01/2022
Details:
The key focus and requirement of the HSGP is to prevent terrorism and other catastrophic events and to prepare the Nation for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to security of the United States, including risks along the Nation’s borders.
The HSGP supports investments that improve the ability of jurisdictions nationwide to:
- Prevent a threatened or an actual act of terrorism.
- Protect citizens, residents, visitors, and assets against the threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the United States.
- Mitigate the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of future catastrophic events.
- Respond quickly to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs in the aftermath of a catastrophic incident; and/or
- Recover through a focus on the timely restoration, strengthening, accessibility, and revitalization of infrastructure, housing, and a sustainable economy, as well as the health, social, cultural, historic, and environmental fabric of communities affected by a catastrophic incident, and do so in a manner that engages the whole community while ensuring the protection of civil rights.
Priority Funding Investment Justifications
- Cybersecurity Investment Justification
- Soft Target/Crowded Places Investments Justification
- Information and Intelligence Sharing and Cooperation Investment Justification
- Combating Domestic Violent Extremism Investment Justification
- Emerging Threats Investment Justification
Eligibility Criteria
Only eligible applicants may apply for State Homeland Security Grant Program. Eligible applicants include those defined in the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2002:
- Local Units of government: The term “local government means-
- A county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of government (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a non-profit under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government.
- An Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization; and
- A Rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity.
- State Agencies
- Under the SHSP, the State Administrative Agency (SAA) may retain no more than 20 percent of funding for expenditures made by the state on behalf of the local unit(s) of government. Funding outside of the 20 percent may occur only with the written consent of the local unit(s) of government and the approval of DHS/FEMA.
- The Mississippi Office of Homeland maintains all MOU’s indicating written consent of the local unit(s) of government. All MOU’s must be submitted to FEMA, approval and the award will be at the discretion of FEMA’s approval, if funding will be allocated.
- Grant application requests are not a guarantee for funding. Grants may be funded in whole or partially funded. All funding considerations will be based on need and how the project fulfills the needs of the MOHS priorities and programs.
- The total amount of funding is limited to the amount received by FEMA, national priorities, and the requirements of the grant.
- Prioritize funding requests to items that meet the needs of the grant and applicant’s department. Awards will be made to projects with the needs identified in the application.
- All funding requests must be reasonable and allowable.
For more information, visit State Homeland Security Grant Program.
