Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 20 GPD 056 00 01
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It is one of four DHS/FEMA transportation infrastructure security grant programs designed to reduce the risk of terrorism and strengthen protection of the nation’s critical transportation and port infrastructure. The core intent of the program is to fund projects and activities that improve port-wide risk management, enhance security capabilities, and help prevent, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism affecting port and surface transportation systems.
PSGP funding is aimed at a broad mix of partners involved in port operations and security, reflecting how ports function as interconnected systems with public and private responsibilities. Eligible applicants include state, territorial, local, and tribal governments; special district governments; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), excluding institutions of higher education); and private-sector entities ranging from small businesses to for-profit organizations other than small businesses. This wide eligibility is meant to support security improvements across the full port community, not only within traditional government agencies.
Strategically, the program aligns with DHS’s broader homeland security framework and FEMA’s longer-term preparedness goals. PSGP is positioned as a tool to advance the DHS Quadrennial Homeland Security Review mission area focused on strengthening national preparedness and resilience. It also supports FEMA’s 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, particularly the priorities of building a culture of preparedness and readying the nation for catastrophic disasters. In practical terms, that means PSGP is not just about purchasing equipment or hardening facilities, but about improving coordinated planning, strengthening readiness and resilience, and professionalizing emergency management and security practices across port stakeholders.
For FY 2020, the opportunity was posted under Funding Opportunity Number DHS 20 GPD 056 00 01, with assistance listing CFDA 97.056. The notice was created on February 14, 2020, and the original application closing date was April 15, 2020. The award ceiling listed is $100,000,000, and the program anticipated approximately 280 awards, indicating a competitive national program designed to fund a substantial number of projects across multiple jurisdictions and port areas. Overall, PSGP is best understood as a targeted federal investment in port security risk reduction and preparedness, emphasizing coordinated, port-wide security enhancements that contribute to national resilience against terrorism-related threats.Apply for DHS 20 GPD 056 00 01
- The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.056.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 14, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 15, 2020. (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 $100,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 280 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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