Homeland Security Grant Program

The Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) provides federal homeland security funding to strengthen preparedness and resilience across the five mission areas of Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) serving as the State Administrative Authority for the program in Georgia. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 97.067, and the CFDA title is Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). The program supports the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review mission to strengthen national preparedness and resilience. The purpose of the FY 2025 HSGP is to provide funds to eligible entities supporting state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to prevent terrorism and other catastrophic events and to prepare the Nation for threats and hazards posing the greatest risk to the security of the United States. Supported activities include planning, organization, equipment purchases, training, exercises, and management and administration across core capabilities and mission areas. The program includes the State Homeland Security Program, which addresses high-priority preparedness gaps supporting terrorism preparedness; the Urban Area Security Initiative, which supports capabilities in high-threat, high-density urban areas; and Operation Stonegarden, which supports cooperation and coordination among Customs and Border Protection, United States Border Patrol, and local, Tribal, territorial, state, and Federal law enforcement agencies. The 2025 National Priority Areas include enhancing the protection of soft targets and crowded places, including faith-based organizations and election sites; supporting Homeland Security Task Forces and Fusion Centers; enhancing and integrating cybersecurity resiliency; enhancing election security; and border crisis response and enforcement support. Examples of border-related activities include participation in the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) training program, cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers, and other jurisdictional responsibilities supporting enforcement of United States immigration law. At least 80 percent of HSGP funds must be passed through to local or tribal units of government. At least 35 percent of the overall HSGP funds received by the state must be dedicated to law enforcement terrorism prevention activities. Applications are accepted only online through the Georgia EM Grants Manager at ga.emgrants.com. Applicants are directed to use the provided project description templates to prepare a substantial project description. Applicants seeking funding to purchase a small unmanned aircraft system, or drone, must follow the formal request process mandated by DHS/FEMA. GEMA/HS instructs such applicants to contact HSGrants@gema.ga.gov or 404-635-7095 for the specific requirements of that process. The source also provides grant management resources including a Disposition Request Form, Vehicle Inspection Tracking Sheet Form, EM Grants Manager User Guide, Tangible Property Report, and Risk Assessment Survey. The stated application period opened September 8, 2025, and applications were required to be received by October 20, 2025 to be considered. The source separately states that GEMA/HS expected notification of award no later than September 30, 2025, which precedes the stated application deadline; this apparent date inconsistency is preserved as provided rather than reconciled without additional source documentation. The general projected state-level period of performance is September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The supplied source does not explicitly state that the opportunity recurs annually or on another fixed schedule, so no recurrence is assumed. For program-specific questions concerning the required drone request process, applicants may contact GEMA/HS at HSGrants@gema.ga.gov or 404-635-7095. General GEMA/HS contact information includes 404-635-7200, 800-879-4362, and ExternalAffairs@gema.ga.gov. The agency is located at 935 United Ave. SE, Atlanta, GA 30316-0055, with mailing address PO Box 18055, Atlanta, GA 30316. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Prepare a substantial project description using the provided templates; align the proposed project with HSGP core capabilities, mission areas, and applicable National Priority Areas; account for the 80 percent local or tribal pass-through requirement and 35 percent LETPA requirement where applicable; applicants seeking drone funding must follow the formal DHS/FEMA request process