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Homeland Security Grant Funding Available for East Texas Public Safety Projects

East Texas Council of Governments • Dec 14, 2022

Mandatory Workshops Scheduled for Applicants

State agencies, local governments, nonprofit organizations, universities or colleges, and Federally recognized Native American tribes can soon apply for FY 2024 grant funds from the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, State Homeland Security Grant Program. New and continuing applicants in ETCOG’s fourteen (14) county region are invited to attend FREE grant application workshops hosted by the ETCOG Public Safety division. Eight workshops will be held virtually from December 15, 2022, through February 8, 2023. Grant funding is available for the following programs:


  • State Homeland Security Program – Regular Projects (SHSP-R)
  • Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities (LETPA)
     

“The goal of these funds is to improve public safety and support applications for projects that support local efforts to prevent terrorism and targeted violence and prepare for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of East Texas citizens,” said ETCOG’s Public Safety Director, Stephanie Heffner. “We help applicants understand what needs to go into their grant applications and what they have to track once they receive funding from the state, so we can successfully bring public safety projects to East Texas.”


Workshops will be held on the following dates:

 

  • Thursday, 12/15/22 - 10:00 to 11:15 AM
  • Thursday, 12/22/22 - 10:00 to 11:15 AM
  • Thursday, 12/29/22 - 10:00 to 11:15 AM
  • Thursday, 01/05/23 - 10:00 to 11:15 AM
  • Thursday, 01/12/23 - 10:00 to 11:15 AM
  • Thursday, 01/19/23 - 10:00 to 11:15 AM
  • Thursday, 02/02/23 - 10:00 to 11:15 AM
  • Thursday, 02/08/23 - 10:00 to 11:15 AM


Funding announcements can be viewed at https://egrants.gov.texas.gov/fundopp.aspx. Attending a grant application workshop is mandatory for agencies planning to apply for funding. To participate in a virtual workshop, visit https://www.pineywoods911.com/homeland-security at any of the listed dates and times, and click “Join Workshop.”


Homeland Security Grant Workshops
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By East Texas Council of Governments • 30 Apr, 2024
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