Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Program

Agency: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

97.132 -- Financial Assistance for Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The TVTP Grant Program seeks to provide funding in three application tracks. The Local Prevention Framework, Replication, and Innovation Tracks will directly support the implementation of the September 2019 DHS Strategic Framework. The Strategic Framework, in turn, is derivative of the December 2017 National Security Strategy that included a Priority Action on enhancing local terrorism prevention capabilities and the October 2018 National Strategy for Counterterrorism that included countering terrorist recruitment and radicalization as one of six lines of efforts and called for the development of...

a nationwide prevention architecture. The objectives of the TVTP Grant Program align to objectives in Goal 3 of the Strategic Framework. The primary objectives of Goal 3 addressed by the TVTP Grant Program are: 1) Strengthen societal resistance against the drivers of violent extremism and ensure broad awareness of the threat of terrorism and targeted violence. Counter terrorists and violent extremists' influence online. 2) Develop prevention frameworks with SLTT partners to enhance their ability to identify and respond to individuals at risk of mobilizing to violence. 3) Develop and implement recidivism reduction programming to address individuals convicted of crimes related to terrorism and targeted violence. The TVTP Grant Program seeks to provide funding to applications that are evidence based and which protect privacy, civil rights and civil liberties. Please See Appendix D for research and resources that can be referenced to design project proposals. Priorities The FY20 TVTP Grant Program has the following priorities: 1) Establishing and Enhancing Local Prevention Frameworks with an emphasis on Threat Assessment and Management Capabilities 2) Preventing Domestic Terrorism 3) Innovation

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

Public and state institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Independent school districts

Government

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Public and Indian housing authorities
Special district governments
City or township governments
State governments
County governments

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information

Grantor contact information

Description

Systems, GPD GMD-Systems-Branch@fema.gov

Email

GMD-Systems-Branch@fema.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FY_2020_NOFO_TVTP_Final_05-11-2020.pdf	FY_2020_NOFO_TVTP_Final_05-11-2020.pdf	May 15, 2020 02:27 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: July 17, 2020

Application process

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Award

$10,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$25,000

Award Minimum

$1,500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

DHS-20-TTP-132-00-01

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Arts

Community development

Information and statistics

Health

Humanities

Regional development

Science technology and other research and development

Employment labor and training

Income security and social services

Disaster prevention and relief

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

March 30, 2020

Archive date:

July 17, 2020