Department of Homeland Security, Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)
Department of Homeland Security, Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) : "Grants are being awarded to nonprofit organizations according to criteria that include: (1) Prior identified and substantiated threats or attacks by a terrorist organization, corroborated by intelligence or law enforcement reporting, toward the nonprofit or closely-related organization, either within or outside the United States; (2) Symbolic value of a site as a highly recognized national or historical institution that renders it a possible terrorist target; (3) Organization's role in responding to or recovering from terrorist attacks; and (4) Organization's credible threat or vulnerability, as well as the potential consequences of an attack, as determined by a previously conducted risk assessment. NSGP grants seek to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. The program is also designed to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, state and local government agencies, and Citizen Corps Councils". (DHS, DHS Announces $24 Million in Homeland Security Nonprofit Grants, 28Sep07)
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