Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP - MO)

Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP - MO)

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Amount: Up to US $200,000
Last Updated: November 24, 2025

Summary

The FY 2025 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) aims to enhance the physical and cybersecurity of nonprofit organizations at risk of extremist attacks. This initiative focuses on improving security postures, addressing capability gaps, and fostering collaboration among organizations and local agencies. By providing essential funding for planning, equipment, and training, the NSGP seeks to protect vulnerable facilities and ensure a coordinated community response to security challenges.

Overview

FY 2025 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) Goal, Objectives, and Priorities: Goal: The NSGP will improve and increase the physical/cybersecurity and facility/target hardening of nonprofit organizations’ facilities at risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack, ultimately safeguarding the lives and property of the American people. Concurrently, the NSGP will integrate the preparedness activities of nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack with broader state and local preparedness efforts. Objectives: The NSGP provides funds to nonprofit organizations’ facilities at risk of terrorist or other extremist attack to meet the following three objectives throughout the period of performance: 1) Enhance equipment and conduct security-related activities to improve the security posture of nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack.a. With this funding, build and sustain core capabilities, as identified in individual nonprofit organization Vulnerability Assessments, of high-risk nonprofit organizations in the annual national priority areas. See the table “FY 2025 NSGP Funding Priorities”. 2) Address and close capability gaps that are identified in the individual nonprofit organization Vulnerability Assessments via funding spent on Planning, Equipment, and Training and Exercises that aim to enhance the protection of soft targets and crowded places.a. Planning – carrying out risk management for the protection of programs and activities, risk and disaster resilience assessment, threats, and hazard identification, as well as operational coordination.b. Equipment – Strengthening security infrastructure, technology, and protective measures.c. Training & Exercises – long-term vulnerability reduction via preparedness training, public information and warning enhancement, and threat response exercises. 3) Strengthen relationships across nonprofit organizations, state, local, and territorial homeland security strategy agencies for a whole community approach to preparedness.a. Implementing a comprehensive and coordinated (whole of community) approach to preparedness can address enduring security needs, including effective planning, training and awareness campaigns, and exercises. See the table “FY 2025 NSGP Funding Priorities”.

Eligibility

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