Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) | DHS 23 TTP 132 00 01

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) grant is a discretionary federal funding opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA, under CFDA 97.132. It is designed to help communities reduce the risk of targeted violence and terrorism by building practical, prevention-focused capabilities at the local and state levels. The program is led by DHS's Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3), which emphasizes preventing violence before it occurs by strengthening networks, increasing awareness, and supporting coordinated intervention efforts across sectors.

At its core, the TVTP program funds projects that create sustainable, multidisciplinary prevention capacity. The idea is to move beyond a purely law-enforcement response and instead use an approach informed by public health research, where communities identify risk factors, improve early recognition of concerning behavior, and connect people to appropriate services before a situation escalates into violence. CP3 encourages partnerships that bring together mental health professionals, educators, faith leaders, public health officials, social service providers, nonprofit organizations, and other trusted community stakeholders. The grant supports both piloting new prevention approaches and documenting what works so that effective practices can be replicated in other communities.

The threat context described in the opportunity highlights why DHS is investing in prevention. The program points to lone offenders and small, loosely organized cells as the most persistent terrorism-related threat in the United States, with motivations that can come from a wide range of ideologies, including both domestic and foreign sources. Among domestic violent extremist threats, racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists, including white supremacists, are described as likely to remain the most lethal. The notice also notes a notable rise since 2020 in anti-government and anti-authority violent extremism, including militia violent extremists, who often target law enforcement, elected officials, and government personnel or facilities. On the foreign terrorism side, groups such as al-Qaida and ISIS are described as diminished compared to prior years but still influential through dispersed networks and affiliates, and capable of inspiring supporters, including homegrown violent extremists, to conduct attacks inside the United States.

A major emphasis of the FY 2023 TVTP grant is addressing how extremist actors use online spaces. The opportunity explains that many violent extremists exploit online platforms to spread hate, deepen social division, and push narratives that encourage violence. As a result, the program supports online, in-person, and hybrid prevention programs that address both the digital spread of violent narratives and risks that emerge in physical spaces. Another priority area is strategy development: the program supports the development and implementation of state, regional, or community targeted violence and terrorism prevention strategies, building on the fact that many states have already begun developing their own prevention frameworks.

Eligibility is broad and meant to reflect the community-wide nature of prevention. Eligible applicants include state, county, and 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 and other tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions). The funding instrument is a grant, and the funding activity categories span areas such as community development, education, social services, and law, justice, and legal services, reflecting the cross-disciplinary approach the program is trying to build.

For FY 2023, the opportunity listed an award ceiling of $2,000,000 per award and anticipated making around 40 awards. The opportunity was posted on January 11, 2023, with an original application deadline of April 25, 2023. Overall, the TVTP grant is aimed at helping communities put durable prevention systems in place, test innovative approaches, and strengthen partnerships so that warning signs can be addressed earlier, support can be delivered faster, and the likelihood of targeted violence or terrorism can be reduced across a wide range of threat types.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), community development, education, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), income security and social services, law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 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 Jan 11, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 25, 2023. (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 40 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), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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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