DHS Awards $18 Million to Help Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism

·  Rhode Island Department of Health

·  Safe States Alliance

·  School Administrative Unit #18

·  Southern University

·  Southern Illinois University

·  The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of the Rockefeller Institute of Government

·  The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of the University at Buffalo

·  Trustees of Indiana University

·  University of Southern Maine

·  Weber-Morgan Health Department

DHS prioritizes targeted violence and terrorism prevention in underserved communities and has continued its outreach to these areas in recent award cycles, including FY24. This year, the TVTP Grant Program received 39 applications from, or proposing to do work with, underserved communities. CP3 awarded 8 grants that provide services to underserved populations, including one tribal government, three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), one LGBTQ+ serving institution, one organization serving religious minorities, and two organizations serving rural communities. Awardees include:

·  Centerlink

·  Dillard University

·  Elizabeth City State University

·  Green River Educational Cooperative

·  Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction

·  Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

·  Otoe-Missouria Tribe

·  Southern University

CP3’s financial and technical assistance helps grow the TVTP community of practice. The FY24 awards have created approximately 50 new prevention jobs in addition to the dozens of existing positions that will be partially or fully funded by these awards.

Launched in 2020, the program, administered by the DHS CP3 and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is the only federal grant program solely dedicated to helping local communities develop and strengthen their targeted violence and terrorism prevention capabilities in this area. DHS awarded nearly $90 million via 178 awards to organizations working to prevent violence in 41 states plus the District of Columbia.

To date, TVTP grant programs have conducted training sessions that built prevention capacity among 38,250 attendees. This program has also funded projects that directly address and manage cases involving individuals with behavioral indicators for violence. As of August 2024, grantees from FY20-FY23 have opened 1,172 cases and referred them to partners or provided direct mental health counseling, social services, and other services to increase protective factors in these clients.

The anticipated next round of TVTP grant funding will be announced in spring 2025. Additional information about current and previous TVTP grantees, such as programs, tools, resources, accomplishments, closeout reports, award grants, and more can be found on the TVTP Grant Program webpage. These resources support prevention practitioners in advancing their work and reaffirm DHS’s commitment to transparency.