Through its Continuing Training Grants (CTG) program, the Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) plays an important role in the National Preparedness System.
The CTG program supports building, sustaining, and delivering core
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capabilities through training to achieve the National Preparedness Goal (the Goal), which is "a secure and resilient Nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk".
Specifically, the CTG program provides funding for eligible applicants to support and target training solutions for state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners, which supports the objective of the National Preparedness System to facilitate an integrated, whole community, risk-informed, capabilities-based approach to preparedness.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security
Office: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA
Estimated Funding: $8,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:http://www.grants.gov
Additional Information of Eligibility:Eligible Applicants: The following entities, when they operate elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools primarily for Native American children (including Alaska Native children), are eligible applicants under this program: Indian tribes; tribally sanctioned educational authorities; Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander native language educational organizations; elementary schools or secondary schools that are operated or funded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), or a consortium of these schools; elementary schools or secondary schools operated under a contract with or grant from the BIE in consortium with another such school or a tribal or community organization; and elementary schools or secondary schools operated by the BIE and an IHE, in consortium with an elementary school or secondary school operated under a contract with or a grant from the BIE or a tribal or community organization.
Note: Any eligible entity that receives Federal financial assistance under this program is not eligible to receive a subgrant under section 3114 of title III of the ESEA.
Note: Eligible applicants applying as a consortium should read and follow the regulations in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.
Note: Charter schools meeting the eligibility requirement described in this section are eligible to apply for a grant under the Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program.
Other: Participation by Private School Children and Teachers.
An entity that receives a grant under the Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program must provide for the equitable participation of private school children and their teachers or other educational personnel.
In order to ensure that grant program activities address the needs of private school children, the applicant must engage in timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate private school officials during the design and development of the program.
This consultation must take place before the applicant makes any decision that affects the opportunities of eligible private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel to participate.
Administrative direction and control over grant funds must remain with the grantee.
(See section 9501, Participation by Private School Children and Teachers, of the ESEA.)
Full Opportunity Web Address:http://www.grants.govContact: Agency Email Description: Jessica.sterling@fema.dhs.gov
Agency Email: Date Posted: 2020-06-08
Application Due Date: Archive Date: 2020-08-09