State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP)

What is SHSGP?

The State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) provides federal funding to assist states, tribes, and local governments for protection against terrorism attacks. The SHSGP is supported by the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (DHS/FEMA) and focuses on enhancing the ability of state, local, and tribal governments, to prevent, prepare, protect, and respond to potential terrorist attacks. This grant program is part of a comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and implemented by DHS to help strengthen the nation’s communities against potential terrorist attacks and other hazards. Funds can be utilized for Planning, Organizing, Equipping, Training, and Exercising (POETE).

Eligibility 

The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) invites our stakeholders and partners located within the State of New Mexico, to join us in building a stronger more prepared, and resilient New Mexico. Eligible applicants must:

• Be compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
• Have a local THIRA and SPR that meets the criteria outlined in the current, Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and Stakeholder Preparedness Review, Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 201.
• Must Submit an Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP) Multi-year Schedule to the DHSEM State Exercise Coordinator.
• Comply with rules and regulations of CFR Part 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
• All assets supported in part or entirely with FY2024 SHSGP funding must be readily deployable to support emergency or disaster operations per existing mutual aid agreements such as the EMAC and the Intrastate Mutual Aid System (IMAS) guidelines.

Definitions

• • Recipient: A non-Federal entity that receives a Federal award directly from a Federal awarding agency to carry out an activity under a Federal
  • Applicant: A non-Federal entity submitting an application to the Recipient for assistance under the Recipient’s Federal
  • Pass-through entity: A non-Federal entity that provides a sub-award to an Applicant to carry out part of a Federal
  • Sub-recipient: An Applicant that receives a sub-award from a pass-through entity to carry out part of a Federal

SHSGP Documents