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Homeland Security Grant Program Announcements:

  • FY25 HSGP Grant Awards are currently being Implemented and awarded.
  • If your agency has any requests or needs, please contact our office at: mohsgrants@dps.ms.gov
  • Changes to the FY25 (per FEMA Guidance-September 27, 2025)
    • Grants Period of Performance have been reduced from three (3) years to (1) one year.
    • Period of Performance has changed to a start date of October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025.  
    • There will be no extensions available for FY25 HSGP grants, as the period of performance has been revised to (1) one year. 

Background:

Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP): The HSGP grant is provided to local police, fire departments and emergency operations agencies for protection against terrorism attacks.  Funds can be used for equipment, training/exercises, and supplies for awarded programs. The following information is shared in support of the Mississippi Homeland Security Grant Program.

National Priorities: Each year FEMA provides states with areas of priority that should be a focus on for the upcoming grant year. For the current grant year of FY24, FEMA has designated the following program areas, as National Priorities, with a funding requirement of thirty (30) percent of all funds must be awarded to the following areas.

National Priorities for FY25: The MOHS must allocate 30% of total SHSP funds to the following areas. 

  1. Enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places. No minimum spending requirement.
  2. Supporting Homeland Security Task Forces and Fusion Centers. No minimum spending requirement.
  3. Enhancing cybersecurity (including election security). No spending requirement.
  4. Enhancing election security. 3% minimum spending requirement.
  5. Supporting Border Crisis Response and Enforcement. 10% minimum spending requirement. 

Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities: Each year FEMA provides states with the minimum percent that must be all allocated toward Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LEPTA). During FY25, state must allocate thirty-five (35) percent of all funding toward these projects.

Grant Funding Cycle:

Grant Funding Cycle

Grant Funding Opportunities:

All Application documents below are current.

FY25 Application- If you are interested in reallocation funds, please contact the MOHS Grants Department @601-987-1278 or mohsgrants@dps.ms.gov

Application Review and Award: Each Grant Application that is received by the MOHS goes through a lengthy review process, please see below the review process of the MOHS. The Homeland Security Grant Program applications are accessed, reviewed, and awarded completely through the MOHS.

Review Process

FY25 Homeland Security Grant Implementation: At the end of each application review process, the Grant Application will become a Grant Award if approved for funding. A Notification of Award is sent to all applicants that are funded or not funded. If an agency is not funded, all applications will be kept for one (1) year. If funding comes available from grant reallocation funds, the MOHS will review all previous Grant Applications and determine if previous applications can be awarded.

When a jurisdiction is awarded for grant funding, then each jurisdiction will be provided information about a required Implementation meeting. Implementation meeting will be held to go over all grant information that will be needed for the grant year. Information will be provided on what is required for the grant, how to fill out the grant award packet and grant forms that will be required for the grant year.

FY25 Grant Forms: Once a jurisdiction is awarded a Grant Award and has attended Grant Implementation, it is time to begin procurement and reporting on the grant. Please see the below forms that were provided at Implementation and will be used during the grant year. 

MOHS Monitoring Forms: As part of the MOHS ongoing monitoring the following forms will be requested prior to monitoring visits. Please review the following forms to assist Sub-Recipients on items, forms, documents that will be reviewed during a monitoring visit. 

FEMA and Other Federal Resources:

 

Post Office Box 958
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601.987.1278
Fax: 601.987.1415
info@homelandsecurity.ms.gov