disaster_prevention_and_relief · DHS-DHS
Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · DHS-26-GPD-067-00-98
Award Range
$0 – $1064.0M
Total Program Funding
$1064.0M
Expected Awards
56
Deadline
July 24, 2026
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
FEMA's Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) is the BIGGEST DHS preparedness grant — $1.064 BILLION across 56 awards to State Administrative Agencies. It has three components: State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), and Operation Stonegarden (OPSG, border security). States distribute the money to local jurisdictions, first responders, and emergency management agencies for equipment, training, planning, and exercises.
Who Should Apply
State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) only — typically the state homeland security office or emergency management agency in each state/territory. Individual local agencies, police departments, and fire departments access HSGP money through their state.
Who Should NOT Apply
Local governments cannot apply directly (must go through the state). Nonprofits, private companies, individuals, or federal agencies are not eligible. Even UASI cities apply through the state.
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Must be a State Administrative Agency
- •Must address state homeland security strategy priorities
- •Must distribute funds to local jurisdictions according to FEMA guidance
- •UASI funds restricted to designated high-risk urban areas
- •OPSG funds restricted to border jurisdictions
- •No cost-sharing required
💡 GrantQuick Tip
If you're a local first responder agency wanting HSGP money, talk to your state's SAA — they control how the billion dollars flows to locals. For states: the allocation is largely formula-based, so this isn't really competitive in the traditional sense. The 'competition' is in the Investment Justification (IJ) quality, which determines how much your state gets above the minimum. Focus IJs on closing specific core capability gaps identified in your Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA).
Competitiveness: Very low (for states) — all 56 SAAs receive some funding. The question is how much, not whether.
What This Grant Funds
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) strengthens the nation's capacity to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events through the following three components: the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP), the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), and Operation Stonegarden (OPSG). SHSP supports the implementation of risk-driven, capabilities-based State Homeland Security Strategies to address capability targets. UASI focuses on high-risk Urban Area efforts to address their unique security needs. OPSG enhances cooperation and coordination among state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal law enforcement agencies to jointly enhance security along the United States land and water borders.
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Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Maximum Award
- $1064.0M
- Total Program Funding
- $1064.0M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 56
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Agency Contact
FEMA GO Help Desk 1-877-585-3242 femago@fema.dhs.gov
femago@fema.dhs.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov