Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) Application

Funding is Available to Improve the Safety and Security of Your Gurdwara

Recent attacks and acts of vandalism at Gurdwaras illustrate the unique safety challenges that face houses of worship across the country. Our sangat should feel safe when they gather to express their faith or serve their community. However, a welcoming environment does not need to mean a defenseless one. 

Funding is available for houses of worship through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). The NSGP provides funding for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities for Gurdwaras at high risk of terrorist attacks.

 

Protecting Places of Worship Guide Perimeter Security Considerations

STEP ONE

Find your State Administrative Agency (SAA) Contact

Establish contact with the State Administrative Agency (SAA) to learn about the application deadline and requirements as each state has different deadlines and requirements.

For specific situations and circumstances, the nonprofit sub-applicants should seek primary guidance from their SAAs and address all questions and concerns to/through their SAAs.

Contact Your State Agency

STEP TWO

Check your UEI Number

If your organization was previously assigned a DUNS Number, it has been replaced by a new UEI value. Login to sam.gov to check your new UEI.

If your organization has not previously applied for federal assistance, you will automatically be assigned a UEI when registering in sam.gov.

Please note that due to continued SAMs.gov delays, FEMA may not require a nonprofit sub-applicant to have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number at the time it makes application to its State Administrative Agency (SAA) but will require a UEI be provided to the SAA by the time of grant award. We recommend confirming this with your local SAA. 

How to Get a UEI Number

STEP THREE

Prepare Sub-Application Materials.

This step will include conducting and/or reviewing your Vulnerability Assessment (Houses of Worship Security Self-Assessment | CISA) and completing the Investment Justification

Learn More

Additional Resources

NSGP FY 2024 Spring Webinar Series – Friday, March 22 at 2PM

All potential Non-Profit Security Grant Program applicants and sub-applicants are invited to participate in one of the upcoming technical assistance webinars regarding the FY2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Program. Hosted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Register for the Webinar

In addition to the non-profit security grant, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Houses of Worship Security Self-Assessment Tool is easy to use and produces a formatted report with resources which can be used to identify and address your gurdwara’s security concerns.

➡️ Have you applied for the nonprofit security grant funding? We want to hear from you!

We are conducting outreach to faith-based nonprofits nationwide, specifically gurdwaras, that have applied successfully or unsuccessfully for nonprofit security grant (NPSG) funding. Please provide your valuable feedback here. Responses will be confidential and will be used to prepare overall recommendations to DHS/FEMA on how to improve the process moving forward.