Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 22 TTP 132 00 01
The Fiscal Year 2022 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) grant is a discretionary Department of Homeland Security program (administered through FEMA) designed to help communities build practical, lasting capabilities to prevent targeted violence and terrorism before attacks occur. The grant is grounded in the idea that today s most serious threats often come from lone actors or small groups who mobilize to violence based on a wide mix of ideologies and grievances, including racially or ethnically motivated extremism, anti government or anti authority beliefs, and other personal or societal grievances. The program also reflects how strongly the online environment now shapes radicalization and mobilization, with misinformation, disinformation, malinformation, and conspiracy narratives often accelerating anger, distrust, and calls for violence. In short, the TVTP program is aimed at prevention upstream, strengthening communities ability to recognize risk early, coordinate help and intervention, and reduce pathways into violence.
The opportunity emphasizes that domestic violent extremists are viewed as the most persistent terrorism related threat in the United States, with racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists, including white supremacists, expected to remain among the most lethal. At the same time, DHS highlights a rise since 2020 in anti government and anti authority violent extremism, including militia violent extremists, who may target law enforcement, elected officials, and government facilities. The grant also acknowledges continuing risks from foreign terrorist organizations that may attempt to conduct attacks in the United States or inspire individuals in the United States to do so as homegrown violent extremists, even as groups like al Qaeda and ISIS have been degraded and pushed into more diffuse networks and affiliates. Layered onto these threat trends are pandemic related stressors and societal tensions, including grievances about public health measures and perceived restrictions, which can heighten vulnerability to extremist narratives.
Programmatically, TVTP is built around a whole of society prevention approach aligned with Goal 1 of the DHS Strategic Plan and informed by key national policy documents, including the September 2019 Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence, the March 2021 Interim National Security Strategic Guidance, and the June 2021 National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism (specifically Strategic Goal 2.1 on strengthening domestic terrorism prevention resources and services). The grant supports local, online, and hybrid prevention efforts and reserves part of its funding for innovative approaches, signaling an interest in projects that test or scale promising practices rather than only funding traditional models.
The core objectives focus on building local prevention frameworks and the day to day infrastructure that makes prevention workable. That includes raising awareness about why and how individuals radicalize or mobilize to violence, training and equipping community members to engage a broad set of local stakeholders, and ensuring communities have access to multidisciplinary threat assessment and management teams. It also stresses closing the gap between awareness and action by making sure people know who to contact when they are concerned and understand how threat assessment and management teams function. Finally, the grant encourages programs that address underlying risk factors and connect at risk individuals to services that support threat management strategies, rather than relying solely on enforcement responses. Throughout, DHS emphasizes that funded projects must protect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties, and applicants are pointed to NOFO resources such as research references, logic models, and performance measurement guidance to help design credible, measurable proposals.
FY22 TVTP identifies several clear priorities for funding decisions. One priority is implementing prevention capabilities in small and mid sized communities, reflecting a recognition that smaller jurisdictions often lack specialized prevention staff, formal threat management structures, or tailored programming. Another priority is advancing equity in awards and engaging underserved communities in prevention, encouraging applicants to design efforts that are inclusive, culturally informed, and accessible to communities that may be under resourced or historically less connected to government funded prevention initiatives. A third priority is addressing online aspects of terrorism and targeted violence, supporting work that confronts how extremist recruitment and mobilization can happen through digital platforms, including projects that blend online interventions with community based support. A fourth priority is preventing domestic violent extremism and enhancing local threat assessment and management capabilities, pushing applicants toward concrete improvements in how communities identify, assess, coordinate, and manage concerning behaviors and potential threats.
In terms of basic grant facts, the funding opportunity is listed as DHS 22 TTP 132 00 01 under CFDA 97.132. Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and city governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and state controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; public housing authorities; and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations (other than institutions of higher education). The notice lists an award ceiling of 2,000,000 dollars and an expectation of roughly 35 awards. The opportunity was created on April 12, 2022, with an original application closing date of May 18, 2022. The activity categories span community development, education, health and social services, and law and justice related work, reflecting the program s prevention focus and its expectation of multidisciplinary partnerships rather than a single sector response.Apply for DHS 22 TTP 132 00 01
- The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), community development, education, employment, labor and training, food and nutrition, health, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), income security and social services, law, justice and legal services, regional development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.132.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 12, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 18, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 35 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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FY 2022 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant - FAQs
1) What is the FY 2022 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) grant?
The FY 2022 TVTP grant is a discretionary U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program, administered through FEMA, that helps communities build practical and lasting capabilities to prevent targeted violence and terrorism before attacks occur.
2) Who administers this grant program?
The program is a DHS grant administered through FEMA.
3) What is the main purpose of TVTP funding?
The purpose is prevention "upstream": strengthening communities' ability to recognize risk early, coordinate help and intervention, and reduce pathways into violence, rather than focusing only on response after an attack.
4) What kinds of threats is the program designed to address?
The program is grounded in the idea that serious threats often come from lone actors or small groups mobilizing to violence based on a wide mix of ideologies and grievances. The opportunity highlights domestic violent extremists as the most persistent terrorism-related threat in the United States, including racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists (including white supremacists), and notes a rise since 2020 in anti-government and anti-authority violent extremism. It also recognizes continuing risks from foreign terrorist organizations that may attempt attacks in the U.S. or inspire homegrown violent extremists.
5) How does the online environment factor into this grant?
The opportunity reflects that online spaces can shape radicalization and mobilization, with misinformation, disinformation, malinformation, and conspiracy narratives sometimes accelerating anger, distrust, and calls for violence. TVTP supports local, online, and hybrid prevention efforts, and includes a priority focused on online aspects of terrorism and targeted violence.
6) What does "whole-of-society prevention approach" mean in this program?
TVTP is described as a whole-of-society approach that expects prevention to involve multiple sectors and stakeholders, not just one agency or a purely law enforcement response. The listed activity categories (community development, education, health and social services, and law and justice) reinforce that expectation of multidisciplinary partnerships.
7) What are the core objectives of the TVTP program?
The core objectives focus on building local prevention frameworks and the day-to-day infrastructure that makes prevention workable. This includes:
- Raising awareness about why and how individuals radicalize or mobilize to violence
- Training and equipping community members to engage a broad set of local stakeholders
- Ensuring communities have access to multidisciplinary threat assessment and management teams
- Closing the gap between awareness and action (so people know who to contact and how threat assessment and management teams function)
- Addressing underlying risk factors and connecting at-risk individuals to services that support threat management strategies
8) Does TVTP emphasize threat assessment and management capabilities?
Yes. The opportunity repeatedly highlights multidisciplinary threat assessment and management teams, including improving access to these teams, clarifying how they function, and strengthening local capabilities to identify, assess, coordinate, and manage concerning behaviors and potential threats.
9) Is this grant focused on prevention rather than enforcement?
Yes. The opportunity encourages programs that connect at-risk individuals to services that support threat management strategies, rather than relying solely on enforcement responses.
10) What priorities does FY 2022 TVTP identify for funding decisions?
The opportunity describes several priorities:
- Implementing prevention capabilities in small and mid-sized communities
- Advancing equity in awards and engaging underserved communities in prevention (inclusive, culturally informed, accessible design)
- Addressing online aspects of terrorism and targeted violence (including projects that blend online interventions with community-based support)
- Preventing domestic violent extremism and enhancing local threat assessment and management capabilities
11) Are innovative approaches supported?
Yes. The opportunity states that part of the funding is reserved for innovative approaches, signaling interest in projects that test or scale promising practices, not only traditional models.
12) What types of prevention efforts can be supported (local, online, hybrid)?
The program supports local, online, and hybrid prevention efforts, including work that addresses digital pathways to recruitment and mobilization alongside community-based support.
13) What eligibility categories are listed for applicants?
Eligible applicants include:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Public housing authorities
- Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations (other than institutions of higher education)
14) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The notice lists an award ceiling of $2,000,000.
15) How many awards are expected?
The opportunity indicates an expectation of roughly 35 awards.
16) What is the opportunity number and CFDA listing?
The funding opportunity is listed as DHS-22-TTP-132-00-01 under CFDA 97.132.
17) When was this funding opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on April 12, 2022, with an original application closing date of May 18, 2022.
18) What activity categories does this grant cover?
The activity categories span community development, education, health and social services, and law and justice-related work, reflecting a prevention focus and multidisciplinary partnerships.
19) What policy documents or strategies is TVTP aligned with?
The program is described as aligned with Goal 1 of the DHS Strategic Plan and informed by national policy documents including:
- September 2019 Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence
- March 2021 Interim National Security Strategic Guidance
- June 2021 National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism (including Strategic Goal 2.1 on strengthening prevention resources and services)
20) Are privacy and civil rights/civil liberties requirements emphasized?
Yes. DHS emphasizes that funded projects must protect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.
21) Does the notice mention proposal design resources like logic models or performance measures?
Yes. Applicants are pointed to NOFO resources such as research references, logic models, and performance measurement guidance to support credible, measurable proposals.
22) Why does the program emphasize small and mid-sized communities?
The opportunity notes that smaller jurisdictions often lack specialized prevention staff, formal threat management structures, or tailored programming, and identifies implementation of prevention capabilities in these communities as a priority.
23) What does the equity priority mean in practice (based on the notice language)?
The equity priority focuses on advancing equity in awards and engaging underserved communities in prevention, encouraging efforts that are inclusive, culturally informed, and accessible to communities that may be under-resourced or historically less connected to government-funded prevention initiatives.
24) How does the opportunity describe pandemic-related stressors?
The opportunity notes that pandemic-related stressors and societal tensions, including grievances about public health measures and perceived restrictions, can heighten vulnerability to extremist narratives.
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