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Nonprofit Security Grant Program

The Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) provides funding support for physical security enhancements and other security measures to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attacks due to their ideology, beliefs or mission.  The NSGP continues to be a nationally competitive grant program and promotes emergency preparedness coordination and collaboration activities between public and private community representatives, as well as state, local, and tribal government agencies.  Multiple funding allocations have been appropriated for nonprofit organizations located inside or outside of the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) designated urban areas.  Counties within the Denver UASI area are Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin and Jefferson. All other counties are considered part of the state initiative.

Under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program-State (NSGP-S), eligible states will receive a target allocation for nonprofit organizations located outside of UASI designated urban areas.

Eligibility 

Eligible nonprofit organizations are those organizations described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Title 26 of the U.S.C., and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such code.

Allowable Use

NSGP allowable costs are focused on security-related activities. Funding can be used for

  • security-related planning
  • exercises
  • training
  • contracted security personnel
  • and the acquisition and installation of security equipment on real property owned or leased by the nonprofit organization at the time of application.  

Equipment is limited to a subset of items on the Authorized Equipment List (AEL). To review these items, please visit the FEMA website and enter NSGP as your search term.

Getting Started

FEMA requires organizations to base applications on a vulnerability assessment conducted within three years of the application submission date. Conducting a vulnerability assessment is the first step in applying for NSGP and a useful tool in increasing the security of your organization. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) provides a free vulnerability assessment that every organization can conduct easily. Visit the CISA website to view the Paper-Based Houses of Worship Security Self-Assessment and user Guide.  You can also work with local law enforcement or other contractors to conduct a vulnerability assessment.  

Colorado NSGP 

The Colorado State Legislature passed House Bill 1077 in 2022, funding a state run NSGP for nonprofits who applied to FEMA’s NSGP and were not funded. Nonprofits must apply to the FEMA program first and if the application is not funded, the state will invite the nonprofit to apply for the state program. 

All NSGP Grant Awards

2025 Grant Allocations Second Group

August 8 list of recipients:

  • Congregation Hebrew Educational Alliance (3599)
  • Congregation Hebrew Educational Alliance (3600)
  • Congregation Bonai Shalom
  • Denver Jewish Day School
  • Southeast Center for Judaism
  • Chabad Jewish Center for Longmont
  • The Jewish Life Center
  • Simchat Torah Beit Midrash-Parker
  • Rocky Mountain Christian Academy
  • East Denver Orthodox Synagogue
  • ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE dba Stand with us
  • Denver Islamic Society
2025 Grant Allocations: Group One

The list of recipients:

All Souls Catholic Parish in Englewood
All Souls Catholic Parish in Englewood School
Annunciation Catholic Parish in Denver
Aurora First Assembly of God dba Highpoint Church
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church
Boulder Pride dba Rocky Mountain Equality
Calvary Community Baptist Church
Chabad Jewish Center Denver
Cherry Creek Wesleyan Church DBA The Porch Church 
Congregation Bonai Shalom
Denver Jewish Day School
East Denver Orthodox Synagogue
Forge Christian High School
Girl Scouts of Colorado (Meadow Mountain Ranch)
Grace Church
Jewish Community Centers of Denver
La Clinica Tepeyac, Inc. 
Lutheran Church of the Master
Needful Provision, Inc. (NPI)
Parker Presbyterian Church DBA Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church (PEPC)
Rocky Mountain Christian Academy
St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish 
The Archdiocese of Denver (AOD) Pastoral Center
Village Exchange Center 
Vivent Health
Wilson Community Church
Woodmen Valley Chapel
Young Men's Christian Association of Boulder Valley (Boulder Branch) DBA: YMCA of Northern Colorado
Young Men's Christian Association of Boulder Valley (Camp Tumbleson Lake) DBA: YMCA of Northern Colorado
Young Men's Christian Association of Boulder Valley (Loveland Branch) DBA: YMCA of Northern Colorado
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2024 Grant Allocations

The list of recipients:

  • Allied Housing Inc DBA Kavod Senior Life | $149,691
  • Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center | $150,000
  • Arvada Central Baptist Church dba The Rising | $150,000
  • Augustana Lutheran Church | $150,000
  • Beth Medrosh Hagodol Congregation | $150,000
  • Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church | $288,863
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Weld County | $22,000
  • Chabad of Downtown, Inc. formally known as Jewish In The City | $150,000
  • Colorado Baptist General Convention, dba Ponderosa Retreat and Conference Center | $150,000
  • Colorado Christian Fellowship, Inc | $147,000
  • Congregation B'nai Chaim | $71,516
  • Congregation Beth Evergreen | $138,930
  • DAT Minyan, Inc. | $26,840
  • Divine Redeemer Catholic School | $97,474
  • Girl Scouts of Colorado | $150,000
  • Guardian Angels Catholic Church and School | $150,000
  • Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity of Colorado | $54,000
  • Jewish Family Service of Colorado, Inc | $150,000
  • Jordan Chapel AME Church | $89,900
  • Life Pointe Church | $17,000
  • Our Saviour's Lutheran Church (OSLC) | $44,600
  • Peak City Church | $150,000
  • Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies | $85,750
  • Pulpit Rock Church | $300,000
  • Radiant Church - Assemblies of God | $120,000
  • Rocky Mountain Islamic Center | $135,450
  • Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary | $150,000
  • Shalom Park | $150,000
  • South Holly Baptist Church | $150,000
  • South Suburban Christian Church (SSC) | $150,000
  • St. Bernadette Catholic Parish in Lakewood | $150,000
  • St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Parish In Edwards | $150,000
  • St. Francis Center | $299,474
  • St. James Catholic School | $99,750
  • St. Mary Catholic Church | $47,600
  • St. Mary Catholic Parish (and School) | $300,000
  • St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Parish in Denver | $150,000
  • St. Timothy's Episcopal Church | $149,999
  • Sunridge Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses | $140,300
  • Temple Beit Torah | $121,580
  • Temple Shalom | $150,000
  • The Church of Christ the King | $149,968
  • The Saint John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization | $150,000
  • The Salvation Army, a California Corporation | $426,821
  • Timberline Church | $149,9900
  • UCHealth- Parkview Pueblo West Emergency Services | $150,000
  • UCHealth- Poudre Valley Hospital | $150,000
  • UCHealth-Memorial Central/North Hospital | $225,000
  • United Methodist Church of Estes Park | $33,061
  • United Methodist Church of Steamboat Springs, DBA Heart of Steamboat United Methodist Church (HoS UMC) | $149,740
  • United States Space Foundation | $150,000
  • Woodmen Valley Chapel | $219,857
  • YMCA of the Rockies | $106,852
2023 Grant Allocations

State NSGP Awards

  • Congregation Har Hashem | $44,000
  • Divine Redeemer Catholic School | $46,880
  • Encounter Church | $50,000
  • Girl Scouts of Colorado | $50,000
  • HOLY SPIRIT ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF WORLD CHRISTIANITY OF COLORADO | $30,000
  • Jordan Chapel AME Church | $50,000
  • Rocky Mountain Christian Academy | $50,000
  • YMCA of Northern Colorado, Boulder | $50,000
  • YMCA of Northern Colorado, Longmont | $50,000
  • Adeo Colorado | $48,973
  • Bais Menachem | $50,000
  • BMH-BJ Congregation | $50,000
  • Central Presbyterian Church | $49,870
  • Chabad of Downtown Inc | $50,000
  • Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus | $41,996
  • Congregation Rodef Shalom | $44,535
  • Denver Community Kollel | $50,000
  • Denver Islamic Society | $50,000
  • Ethiopian Community Television (KETO FM) | $47,000
  • Jewish Family Service of Colorado | $50,000
  • Kavod Senior Life    $48,000
  • Littleton Church of Christ | $49,370
  • Masjid Al-Shuhada | $41,085
  • New Life Mission Church of Colorado | $50,000
  • Project Worthmore | $40,666
  • Rocky Mountain Islamic Center | $50,000
  • Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church | $43,600
  • The New Hope Baptist Church | $32,280
  • Village Exchange Center | $50,000
  • YMCA of Northern Colorado, Lafayette | $50,000

Federal Awards

  • Annunciation Catholic Church | $ 147,499
  • Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center | $ 150,000
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Parish in Denver | $ 150,000
  • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Parish in Denver School | $ 150,000
  • Bl. Miguel Pro Catholic Academy, Inc. | $ 150,000
  • Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club | $ 98,200
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County (Loveland) | $ 150,000
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County (Wellington) | $ 94,000  
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Colorado | $ 150,000
  • Boys and Girls Club of San Luis Valley (1115 10th St.) | $ 130,800
  • Boys and Girls Club of San Luis Valley (516 San Juan Ave.) | $ 88,700
  • Community Center of the Bukharian Jews of Colorado | $ 150,000
  • Congregation Har Shalom | $ 150,000
  • CU Boulder Hillel Foundation | $ 150,000
  • DAT Minyan, Inc. (Young Israel of Denver) | $ 146,500
  • Denver Academy of Torah | $ 150,000
  • E.A. Tutt Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region | $ 150,000
  • El Pomar Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region | $ 150,000
  • Holy Ghost Catholic Parish in Denver | $ 150,000
  • Holy Rosary Catholic Parish in Denver | $ 140,000
  • Kohelet | $ 38,108
  • Monument Presbyterian Church | $ 147,600
  • Or Hadash of Northern Colorado, Inc. dba Temple Or Hadash | $ 15,658
  • Our Father Lutheran Church | $ 149,050
  • Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Church (PPMCC) | $ 149,144
  • Ramah in the Rockies | $ 150,000
  • Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Colorado | $ 150,000
  • Southeast Colorado Hospital District | $ 150,000
  • St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Parish in Denver | $ 150,000
  • ST. THERESE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | $ 150,000
  • Temple Beit Torah  $ 139,285
  • The Archdiocese of Denver (AOD) Pastoral Center | $ 150,000
  • THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF FORT COLLINS INC | $ 85,000
  • The Saint John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization | $ 150,000
  • UCHealth - Greeley Medical Hospital | $ 148,815
  • UCHealth - Medical Center of the Rockies | $ 148,815
  • United States Space Foundation | $ 149,500
  • Westminster Presbyterian Church | $ 145,110
  • Woodmen Valley Chapel | $ 135,018
  • The Church of St. Michael The Archangel |$ 39,325 


 

Grant Announcement

The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) provides announcements and related information through email newsletters and various websites. Typically, announcements for FEMA’s NSGP application opportunities are issued in the spring and FEMA announces awards in the Fall. The Colorado NSGP invitations to apply for the state NSGP will be issued after FEMA’s funding decisions are announced. We do not have a timeline for the State NSGP grant.  To sign up for email announcements about funding opportunities and other helpful resources, scroll to the bottom and add your email to our list. 

Past Grant Announcements 

 

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