FYI,
Robert Vinson Brannum
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner
President Emeritus, DC Federation of Civic Associations, Inc
To Prospective FY 2021 FEMA Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) Applicants:
Last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded security and preparedness grants for District non-profit organizations operating at faith-affiliated institutions. The grants were managed through DC’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) as part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). These grants supported efforts for target hardening, planning, training, and other security-related activities. The funding supported the purchase of physical security enhancements such as cameras, new doors, locks, and gates. Applicants should consider recent local events impacting the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church and the Asbury United Methodist Church.
Today, February 25, 2021, FEMA released the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY 2021 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). This grant provides $180,000,000 in funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to eligible nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack.
The 2021 NSGP has two components: 1) $90 Million for eligible nonprofit entities that are within designated urban areas; 2) $90 Million for eligible nonprofit entities that are not within designated urban areas.
The following information and instructions are for nonprofit applicants that are within the National Capital Region urban area (NCR), which includes the District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland, and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria in Virginia. Any nonprofit applicants in Maryland and Virginia that are not within the boundaries of the NCR must submit their applications to the Maryland Emergency Management Agency or Virginia Department of Emergency Management, respectively.
Below are instructions for applications for FY2021 NSGP for the National Capital Region urban area:
- Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to be eligible.
- Applicants must be located within the National Capital Region
- The maximum amount for an individual application is $150,000.
- Applicants must only request funding for equipment/activities that are consistent with the allowable costs guidance listed on pp. 20-21 of the NSGP NOFO and in greater detail on pages C-1 to C-7 of the FY2021 FEMA Preparedness Grants Manual.
- Applicants must submit their applications no later than Friday, April 23, 2021 at 11:59:59 PM EDT to the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (DC HSEMA), which is the State Administrative Agent (SAA) for this grant.
- Applicants must submit the following three (3) documents to the SAA for a complete application.
1. A completed FY2021 NSGP Investment Justification template (Excel file)
2. A “mission statement” described on pg. 17 of the NOFO, which explains the nature of the applicant organization’s purpose and mission. This will primarily be used to validate the organization’s type identified in the IJ as either: 1) Ideology-based/spiritual/religious; 2) Educational; 3) Medical; or 4) Other.
3. A copy of the vulnerability/risk assessment on which the request in the application is based (see pg. 16 of the NOFO).
Instructions on how to save the Investment Justification template (Excel file) correctly are listed on the “Introduction” worksheet—please follow these instructions carefully.
· Application template must be saved in Microsoft Excel 97-2003 format.
· Applications must use the following file naming convention: “FY2021_NSGP_UA_ DC_NCR_<Your Nonprofit Name>”
· Applicants must include the organization’s Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS) in the application template where requested.
o Applicants that do not have a DUNS number may get one by calling (866.705.5711).
o Applicants do not have to register with grants.gov, since DC HSEMA is the sole applicant on behalf of the region.
The scoring criteria for the applications are included on pp. 22-27 of the NOFO and an example of the scoring worksheet the SAA will use is attached, so you can see how the application will be evaluated.
- Submit applications by email to ncr.saa@dc.gov and Cembrye.ross@dc.gov.
- Do not submit to FEMA or grants.gov—DC HSEMA will do that on behalf of the region.
DC HSEMA will conduct an initial review and scoring of the applications received, and will submit a combined application to FEMA by May 14, 2021 on behalf of the National Capital Region urban area that includes all of the eligible applications. FEMA will make the final selection of award recipients and will announce the result by July, and will issue the grant award to DC HSEMA no later than September 30, 2021.
Last year the FEMA awarded federal grants to these nonprofit organizations:
Adas Israel Congregation $100,000
Alfred Street Baptist Church $90,000
All Nations Baptist Church $85,671
Army Distaff Foundation $47,512
Brown Memorial AME Church $100,000
Calvary Baptist Church and Congregation $59,000
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School $100,000
Chinese Community Church $100,000
Congregation B'nai Tzedek $100,000
Congregation Etz Hayim $64,000
Congregation Olam Tikvah $69,500
Faith Tabernacle United Holy Church $100,000
HIAS $100,000
Israel Baptist Church $100,000
Jewish Social Service Agency $67,375
Kehilat Shalom $86,000
Living Word International Christian Church $100,000
Miles Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church $100,000
Mother of God School $10,000
Mount Olive Baptist Church $95,200
National City Christian Church $41,341
National Community Church $100,000
New Hope Freewill Baptist Church $75,000
New Life Christian Church $85,500
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church $100,000
Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation $100,000
Peace Baptist Church $70,000
Peoples Congregation United Church of Christ $76,000
Pozez Jewish Community Center of NoVA $100,000
Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidst $100,000
Revival Temple Church $91,650
Rosemount Center $100,000
Shiloh Baptist Church of Landover $89,575
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue $91,991
Southeast Hebrew Congregation $100,000
St. Matthew's United Methodist Church $100,000
Stoddard Baptist Global Care $18,321
Stoddard Baptist Home $21,279
Temple Beth Ami $100,000
Temple Bnai Shalom $69,610
Temple Solel Maryland $100,000
The Emory Fellowship United Methodist Church $99,135
The Festival Center $91,854
Washington Ethical Society $100,000
Washington National Cathedral $90,000
Westminster Presbyterian Church $98,500
Yad Yehuda of Greater Washington $100,000
Yeshiva of Greater Washington Girls $100,000
This information and other relevant NSGP information will be made available on the DC HSEMA website (https://hsema.dc.gov/page/applying-nsgp). Please contact Ms. Cembrye A. Ross if you have any questions.
The following documents are attached and or linked below:
FY 2021 FEMA Notice Of Funding Opportunity - https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FEMA_FY2021_NSGP-NOFO_02_19_2021.pdf
FY 2021 NSGP Fact Sheet - https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FEMA_FY2021-NSGP-Fact-Sheet_02-19-21.pdf
FY 2021 NSGP Frequently Asked Questions - https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FEMA_FY2021-NSGP-FAQ_02-19-21.pdf
FY 2021 NSGP Scoring Tool
FY 2021 NSGP Investment Justification
FY 2021 Program Appendix - [FEMA Preparedness Grants Manual]
| Cembrye A. Ross cembrye.ross@dc.gov Grants Program Manager Grants Management Bureau DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency |
