Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program

TerrorismPrevention@hq.dhs.gov

The Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program will provide grants to develop sustainable, multidisciplinary targeted violence and terrorism prevention capabilities in local communities, to pilot innovative prevention approaches, and to identify prevention best practices that can be replicated in communities across the country.

Program objectives include:

1. The local community has awareness of the signs that someone may be escalating towards violence and of the threats of targeted violence and terrorism.
2. The local community has awareness of both risk factors for and protective factors against targeted violence and terrorism
3. Members of the local community engage the broadest and most diverse set of local stakeholders, sharing resources and best practices and building trusted partnerships to address targeted violence and terrorism.
4. Members of the local community can act on bystander training and help individuals before they escalate to violence by understanding the role of, and the means to contact, threat assessment and management teams.
5. Members of the local community have access to multi-disciplinary threat assessment and management teams comprised of individuals such as psychologists, educators, faith leaders, and medical personnel that can provide support to an individual before an act of violence takes place.
6. The local community has programs that address risk factors for, and strengthen protective factors against, escalation to violence, including recidivism reduction programming.

Program priorities include:

• Enhancing recidivism reduction and reintegration capabilities
• Advancing equity in awards and engaging underserved communities in prevention
• Addressing online aspects of targeted violence and terrorism
• Preventing domestic violent extremism.

Projects should address historically marginalized populations, such as:

• Racial, ethnic, and religious minorities
• LGBTQ+
• Rural communities
• People with disabilities

Eligible applicants include:

• States
• Local governments
• Federally recognized tribes
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status
• Institutions of higher education

Award ceiling: $1,500,000
Award floor: $50,000
Project period: 2 years
Estimated number of awards: 27-36
Estimated total program funding: $18,000,000

Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.

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