Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)

Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) is sponsored by Guam Homeland Security Office of Civil Defense (GHS OCD). Offers funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements to nonprofit organizations in Guam.

Nonprofit Security Grant Program - GHS OCD | Government of Guam Nonprofit Security Grant Program The Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) is a competitive grant program appropriated annually through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). NSGP provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements to nonprofit organizations.

It is also designed to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, as well as local government agencies. Eligible organizations are registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits or otherwise are organizations as described under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and tax-exempt under section 501(a) of the IRC.

This includes entities designated as “private” (e.g., private institutions of higher learning), as private colleges and universities can also be designated as 501c3 entities. More information on tax-exempt organizations can be found at: https://www. irs.

gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations. Nonprofit organizations must fully answer each question in all the sections of the Investment Justification(s) (IJ). In their Investment Justification (IJ), nonprofit organizations should summarize the most critically important, impactful, and salient information.

You may submit up to three (3) Investment Justifications per funding stream (three for NSGP-State, three for NSGP-Urban Area), which function as an application document, per organization for up to six (6) unique physical locations/addresses. You must submit one (1) unique Investment Justification form and required documents as part of a complete submission package for each physical location/unique address.

Each Investment Justification can request up to $150,000 per location with an upper limit per organization of $450,000 across six (6) Investment Justifications for six (6) unique physical locations/addresses. The amount of funding requested, and number of submissions, may not exceed these limits. Nonprofit organizations must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), which is obtained through SAM.

gov. Nonprofit organizations are not required to have a UEI issued at the time of application but MUST have a valid UEI in order to receive a subaward from the SAA. Nonprofit organizations must register in SAM. gov to obtain the UEI but are not required to maintain an active registration in SAM.

gov. Guidance on obtaining a UEI in SAM. gov can be found at GSA UEI Update and SAM. gov Update .

It may take four weeks to obtain a UEI, and applicants should plan accordingly. Obtaining a UEI does not cost anything; it is free of charge. For more information, contact: Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense at 671-475-9600 X Flooding is a temporary overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.

Flooding may happen with only a few inches of water, or it may cover a house to the rooftop. There are many possible causes of floods including heavy rain, coastal storms and storm surge, waterway overflow from being blocked with debris, or overflow of levees, dams, or waste water systems. Flooding can occur slowly over many days or happen very quickly with little or no warning, called flash floods.

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Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions. Know where to go.

If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family. Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving. Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load. Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.

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Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them. To learn more, visit https://www.

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These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world. To learn more, visit https://www. ready.

gov/hurricanes . X Hazardous materials come in the form of explosives, flammable and combustible substances, poisons and radioactive materials. Hazards can occur during production, storage, transportation, use, or disposal.

You and your community are at risk if a chemical is used unsafely or released in harmful amounts in the environement where you live, work or play.

Visit our page, specific to Rad/Nuc, WMD and HazMat Preparedness X Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Definition of Terrorism Under Section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002: The term ‘‘terrorism’’ means any activity that— (A) involves an act that— (i) is dangerous to human life or potentially destructive of critical infrastructure or key resources; and (ii) is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State or other subdivision of the United States; and (B) appears to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.

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dhs. gov/national-terrorism-advisory-system X Tsunamis, also known as seismic waves (mistakenly called “tidal waves”), are a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or meteorite. Earthquake-induced movement of the ocean floor most often generate tsunamis.

If a major earthquake or landslide occurs close to shore, the first wave in a series could reach the beach in a few minutes, even before a warning is issued. To learn more, visit our Tsunami Page and https://www. ready.

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