Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) is one of three grant programs that constitute the DHS/FEMA focus on enhancing the ability of state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits, to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks and other catastrophic events. The program has three components: State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), and Operation Stonegarden (OPSG). The program supports the goals of Building a Culture of Preparedness and Readying the Nation for Catastrophic Disasters. Key priorities for FY 2021 include enhancing cybersecurity, enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places, enhancing information and intelligence sharing and analysis, combating domestic violent extremism, and addressing emergent threats. • Enhancing cybersecurity • Enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places • Enhancing information and intelligence sharing and analysis • Combating domestic violent extremism • Addressing emergent threats Applicants are required to submit an Investment Justification for each of the five National Priority Areas. Recipients must also complete a Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and prioritize grant funding to support closing capability gaps or sustaining capabilities that address national priorities and/or support enduring needs.