The Public Safety Office (PSO) is soliciting applications for projects that support physical security enhancements and other security activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack based on the nonprofit organization's ideology, beliefs or mission.

The Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) seeks to integrate the preparedness activities of nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack with broader state and local preparedness efforts. The NSGP also serves to promote emergency preparedness coordination and collaboration activities between public and private entities.

Applications may be submitted by nonprofit corporations. Eligible nonprofit corporations are limited to those:

1. Described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such code.
2. Determined to be at high risk of a terrorist attack by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Public Safety Office (PSO) is soliciting grant applications for local projects that support Operation Lone Star.

The purpose of the program is to enhance interagency border security operations supporting Operation Lone Star including the facilitation of directed actions to deter and interdict criminal activity. Program participants shall assist in the execution of coordinated border security operations to:

Law Enforcement

• Increase the effectiveness and impact of Operation Lone Star.
• Reduce border-related criminal activity in Texas.
• Implement and increase the effectiveness of operational methods, measures, and techniques for outbound/southbound operations.
• Decrease the supply of drugs smuggled into and through Texas from Mexico.
• Disrupt and deter operations of gang and cartel criminal organizations.
• Decrease specifically targeted tactics (such as conveyance methods) for drugs in the Texas border region.
• Decrease use of specific areas for crime as targeted in directed action missions.
• Increase the number and quality of analytical intelligence products developed at the Unified Command and state levels.
• Increase coordination between local and state law enforcement agencies in planning, execution, and analysis of border security operations.

Jail Operations

• Increase capacity for detention operations and other supporting functions associated with increased criminal activity due to surges in illegal migration.

Human Remains Processing

• Support county medical examiner offices in the humane processing of the remains of undocumented migrants.

Court Administration

• Increase capacity and expediency in case preparation, magistration, pre/post-adjudication proceedings, and criminal trials of OLS defendants.

Fire/EMS Operations

• Increase capacity for fire/EMS operations in direct support of OLS.

1. Units of local government; and
2. Federally Recognized Native American tribes.
3. Eligible applicants must be a county, or a municipality located in a county that has issued a disaster declaration relating to border security. The applicant’s county must also be included in the most current Governor’s Proclamation renewing the Border Security Disaster Declaration.
4. Preference will be given to eligible applicants within or providing support services to a County that is:
5. adjacent to or a portion of which are located within 20 miles of an international border;
6. adjacent to two counties located on an international border with a population of more than 5,000 and less than 7,500 according to the most recent federal decennial census; or
7. adjacent to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, as defined by Section 51.002, Transportation Code;
8. Jurisdictions not physically located within a county described in item 4. above (border county) but applying to provide support services to a jurisdiction that is physically located within a border county must submit a letter of support, memorandum of understanding or other similar documentation from the border county(ies) requesting their supportive services.

The Public Safety Office (PSO) is soliciting grant applications for local projects that support Operation Lone Star.

The purpose of the program is to enhance interagency border security operations supporting Operation Lone Star including the facilitation of directed actions to deter and interdict criminal activity and detain inmates. Program participants shall assist in the execution of coordinated border security operations to:

Law Enforcement

• Increase the effectiveness and impact of Operation Lone Star.
• Reduce border-related criminal activity in Texas.
• Implement and increase the effectiveness of operational methods, measures, and techniques for outbound/southbound operations.
• Decrease the supply of drugs smuggled into and through Texas from Mexico.
• Disrupt and deter operations of gang and cartel criminal organizations.
• Decrease specifically targeted tactics (such as conveyance methods) for drugs in the Texas border region.
• Decrease use of specific areas for crime as targeted in directed action missions.
• Increase the effectiveness of directed action missions based upon intelligence and analysis to ensure they target the most serious threats and are conducted in high pay-off areas.
• Increase the number and quality of analytical intelligence products developed at the Unified Command and state levels.
• Increase coordination between local and state law enforcement agencies in planning, execution, and analysis of border security operations.

Jail Operations

• Increase capacity for detention operations and other supporting functions associated with increased criminal activity due to surges in illegal migration.

Human Remains Processing

• Support county medical examiner offices in the humane processing of the remains of undocumented migrants.

Court Administration

• Increase capacity and expediency in the case preparation, magistration, pre/post-adjudication proceedings, and criminal trials of OLS defendants.
  
  

Fire/EMS Operations

• Increase capacity for fire/EMS operations in direct support of OLS.

• Units of local government; and
• Federally Recognized Native American tribes.
• Eligible applicants must be a county or a municipality located in a county that has issued a disaster declaration relating to border security.
• Preference will be given to eligible applicants within or providing support services to a County that is:
  1. adjacent to or a portion of which are located within 20 miles of an international border;
  2. adjacent to two counties located on an international border with a population of more than 5,000 and less than 7,500 according to the most recent federal decennial census; or
  3. adjacent to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, as defined by Section 51.002, Transportation Code;
• Jurisdictions not physically located within a county described in item 4. above (border county), but applying to provide support services to a jurisdiction that is physically located within a border county must submit a letter of support, memorandum of understanding or other similar documentation from the border county(ies) requesting their supportive services.

The Public Safety Office (PSO) is soliciting grant applications for local projects that support Operation Lone Star. 

The purpose of the program is to enhance interagency border security operations supporting Operation Lone Star including the facilitation of directed actions to deter and interdict criminal activity. Program participants shall assist in the execution of coordinated border security operations to:

Law Enforcement

• Increase the effectiveness and impact of Operation Lone Star.
• Reduce border-related criminal activity in Texas.
• Implement and increase the effectiveness of operational methods, measures, and techniques for outbound/southbound operations.
• Decrease the supply of drugs smuggled into and through Texas from Mexico.
• Disrupt and deter operations of gang and cartel criminal organizations.
• Decrease specifically targeted tactics (such as conveyance methods) for drugs in the Texas border region.
• Decrease use of specific areas for crime as targeted in directed action missions.
• Increase the effectiveness of directed action missions based upon intelligence and analysis to ensure they target the most serious threats and are conducted in high pay-off areas.
• Increase the number and quality of analytical intelligence products developed at the Unified Command and state levels.
• Increase coordination between local and state law enforcement agencies in planning, execution, and analysis of border security operations.

Jail Operations

• Increase capacity for detention operations and other supporting functions associated with increased criminal activity due to surges in illegal migration.

Human Remains Processing

• Support county medical examiner offices in the humane processing of the remains of undocumented migrants.

Court Administration

• Increase capacity and expediency in case preparation, magistration, pre/post-adjudication proceedings, and criminal trials of OLS defendants.

Fire/EMS Operations

• Increase capacity for fire/EMS operations in direct support of OLS.

1. Units of local government; and 

2. Federally Recognized Native American tribes. 

3. Eligible applicants must be a county, or a municipality located in a county that has issued a disaster declaration relating to border security.

4. Preference will be given to eligible applicants within or providing support services to a County that is:

• adjacent to or a portion of which are located within 20 miles of an international border;
• adjacent to two counties located on an international border with a population of more than 5,000 and less than 7,500 according to the most recent federal decennial census; or
• adjacent to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, as defined by Section 51.002, Transportation Code;

5. Jurisdictions not physically located within a county described in item 4. above (border county), but applying to provide support services to a jurisdiction that is physically located within a border county must submit a letter of support, memorandum of understanding or other similar documentation from the border county(ies) requesting their supportive services.

The Public Safety Office (PSO) is soliciting grant applications for local projects that support Operation Lone Star.

The purpose of the program is to enhance interagency border security operations supporting Operation Lone Star including the facilitation of directed actions to deter and interdict criminal activity. Program participants shall assist in the execution of coordinated border security operations to:

Law Enforcement

• Increase the effectiveness and impact of Operation Lone Star.
• Reduce border-related criminal activity in Texas.
• Implement and increase the effectiveness of operational methods, measures, and techniques for outbound/southbound operations.
• Decrease the supply of drugs smuggled into and through Texas from Mexico.
• Disrupt and deter operations of gang and cartel criminal organizations.
• Decrease specifically targeted tactics (such as conveyance methods) for drugs in the Texas border region.
• Decrease use of specific areas for crime as targeted in directed action missions.
• Increase the number and quality of analytical intelligence products developed at the Unified Command and state levels.
• Increase coordination between local and state law enforcement agencies in planning, execution, and analysis of border security operations.

Jail Operations

• Increase capacity for detention operations and other supporting functions associated with increased criminal activity due to surges in illegal migration.

Human Remains Processing

• Support county medical examiner offices in the humane processing of the remains of undocumented migrants.

Court Administration

• Support case preparation, magistration, pre/post-adjudication proceedings, and criminal trials of OLS defendants.

Fire/EMS Operations

• Increase capacity for fire/EMS operations in direct support of OLS.

1. Units of local government; and
2. Federally Recognized Native American tribes.
3. Eligible applicants must be a county, or a municipality located in a county that has issued a disaster declaration relating to border security. The applicant’s county must also be included in the most current Governor’s Proclamation renewing the Border Security Disaster Declaration.
4. Preference will be given to eligible applicants within or providing support services to a County that is:

• adjacent to or a portion of which are located within 20 miles of an international border;
• adjacent to two counties located on an international border with a population of more than 5,000 and less than 7,500 according to the most recent federal decennial census; or
• adjacent to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, as defined by Section 51.002, Transportation Code.

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science or medical examiners services as well as projects seeking to address emerging forensic science. Specific funding has been reserved for projects that support responses to the opioid epidemic.

Applications may be submitted by state agencies and units of local government that operate an accredited crime laboratory or medical examiner/coroner’s office in Texas. A unit of local government is defined as a non-statewide governmental body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes.

All applications submitted by accredited crime laboratories must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the laboratory, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, a city crime laboratory must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science or medical examiners services as well as projects seeking to address emerging forensic science. Specific funding has been reserved for projects that support responses to the opioid epidemic.

Applications may be submitted by state agencies and units of local government that operate an accredited crime laboratory or medical examiner/coroner’s office in Texas. A unit of local government is defined as a non-statewide governmental body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes.

All applications submitted by accredited crime laboratories must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the laboratory, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, a city crime laboratory must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science or medical examiners services as well as projects seeking to address emerging forensic science. Specific funding has been reserved for projects that support responses to the opioid epidemic.

Applications may be submitted by state agencies and units of local government that operate an accredited crime laboratory or medical examiner/coroner’s office in Texas. A unit of local government is defined as a non-statewide governmental body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes.

All applications submitted by accredited crime laboratories must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the laboratory, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, a city crime laboratory must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

The purpose of this program is to provide services and assistance directly to peace officers to address direct and indirect trauma that occurs in the course of their normal duties either as the result of the commission of crimes by other persons or in response to an emergency.

The objectives of the program are to:

• Provide a confidential, specialized, evidence-based approach to treating and reducing stress for officers;
• Improve coping mechanism/strategies;
• Increase morale and productivity; and
• Reduce the stigma associated with seeking help by providing safe, effective, and confidential services.

Applications may be submitted by state agencies, units of local government and educational institutions that operate law enforcement agencies employing peace officers defined under Chapter 2A of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure which includes municipalities, counties, independent school districts, universities, public and private colleges and universities, community colleges, and hospital districts that seek to provide specialized mental health services to their peace officers.

All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

Due to limited resources, priority will be given to applicants that have received three years or less of continuation funding.

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that are designed to create and foster safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in violent crime, including, but not limited to, addressing criminal gangs and felonious possession and use of firearms.

Applications may be submitted by public and private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, non-profit corporations (including hospitals and faith-based organizations), and units of local government, which are defined as a non-statewide governmental body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes.

All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects within the Eastern District of Texas that are designed to create and foster safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in violent crime, including, but not limited to, addressing criminal gangs and felonious possession and use of firearms.

Applications may be submitted by public and private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, non-profit corporations (including hospitals and faith-based organizations), and units of local government, which are defined as a non-statewide governmental body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes, within the Eastern District of Texas.

All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that are designed to create and foster safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in violent crime, including, but not limited to, addressing criminal gangs and felonious possession and use of firearms.

Applications may be submitted by public and private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, non-profit corporations (including hospitals and faith-based organizations), and units of local government, which are defined as a non-statewide governmental body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes.

All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that are designed to create and foster safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in violent crime, including, but not limited to, addressing criminal gangs and felonious possession and use of firearms.

Applications may be submitted by public and private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, non-profit corporations (including hospitals and faith-based organizations), and units of local government, which are defined as a non-statewide governmental body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes.

All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that are designed to create and foster safer neighborhoods through a sustained reduction in violent crime, including, but not limited to, addressing criminal gangs and felonious possession and use of firearms.

Applications may be submitted by public and private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, non-profit corporations (including hospitals and faith-based organizations), and units of local government, which are defined as a non-statewide governmental body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes.

All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that provide quality, cost effective training for law enforcement and criminal justice officials through a regional model.

Applications may only be submitted by a Council of Government (COG) in Texas.

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications for projects that provide quality, cost effective training for law enforcement and criminal justice officials through a regional model.

Applications may only be submitted by a Council of Government (COG) in Texas.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support programs for children and transition-age youth through age 24 who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and support their healing through immediate and long-term services. These programs include:

1. emergency residential placements for children and transition-age youth (including programs that build placement capacity within existing residential programs);
2. long-term residential placements for children and transition-age youth (including programs that build capacity within existing residential programs);
3. drop-in centers including street outreach for children and transition-age youth;
4. specialized trauma-responsive behavioral health community services; and
5. innovative services that advance recovery of, and support healing for, survivors.

Projects seeking to provide the above programs for children and transition-age youth who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation or sex trafficking should apply under this Request for Application.

Projects seeking to provide Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth (CSEY) Advocacy services must apply under the Specialized Advocacy for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth Request for Application.

Projects seeking to provide services to adults who have been victimized by human trafficking should apply under the General Victims Services Request for Application.

Applications may be submitted by state agencies, public and private non-profit institutions of higher education, independent school districts, Native American tribes, non-profit corporations (including hospitals and faith-based organizations) and units of local government, which are defined as a non-statewide governmental body with the authority to establish a budget and impose taxes (includes hospital districts). Other local governmental agencies should apply through an associated unit of local government.

Additional eligibility requirements for grant applicants for all service types include: A) a track record of successful operations of the same or similar services for which funding is being pursued and, B) a positive history with, or the absence of a negative history with, OOG grants performance and management. See below for additional organizational requirements applicable to each service.

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications to provide residential substance abuse treatment within local correctional and detention facilities.

Applications may be submitted by county governments or judicial districts that operate a secure correctional or detention facility. Community supervision and corrections departments (CSCD) must apply under an affiliated county or judicial district but the authorizing resolution may name CSCD personnel as grant officials.

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications to provide residential substance abuse treatment within local correctional and detention facilities.

Applications may be submitted by county governments or judicial districts that operate a secure correctional or detention facility. Community supervision and corrections departments (CSCD) must apply under an affiliated county or judicial district but the authorizing resolution may name CSCD personnel as grant officials.

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications to provide residential substance abuse substance use disorder (SUD) treatment within local correctional and detention facilities.

Applications may be submitted by county governments or judicial districts that operate a secure correctional or detention facility. Community supervision and corrections departments (CSCD) must apply under an affiliated county or judicial district but the authorizing resolution may name CSCD personnel as grant officials.

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications to provide residential substance abuse substance use disorder (SUD) treatment within local correctional and detention facilities.

Applications may be submitted by county governments or judicial districts that operate a secure correctional or detention facility. Community supervision and corrections departments (CSCD) must apply under an affiliated county or judicial district but the authorizing resolution may name CSCD personnel as grant officials.

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications from law enforcement agencies to equip peace officers with rifle-resistant body armor.

Applications may be submitted by the Texas Department of Public Safety, units of local government and educational institutions that operate law enforcement agencies employing peace officers under Article 2.12, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure; including municipalities, counties, independent school districts, universities, federally recognized Native American tribes, community colleges, and hospital districts.

All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications from law enforcement agencies to equip peace officers with rifle-resistant body armor.

Applications may be submitted by the Texas Department of Public Safety, units of local government and educational institutions that operate law enforcement agencies employing peace officers under Article 2.12, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure; including municipalities, counties, independent school districts, universities, federally recognized Native American tribes, community colleges, and hospital districts.

All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications from law enforcement agencies to equip peace officers with rifle-resistant body armor.

Applications may be submitted by the Texas Department of Public Safety, units of local government and educational institutions that operate law enforcement agencies employing peace officers under Article 2.12, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure; including municipalities, counties, independent school districts, universities, federally recognized Native American tribes, community colleges, and hospital districts.

All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).

The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications from law enforcement agencies to equip peace officers with rifle-resistant body armor.

Applications may be submitted by the Texas Department of Public Safety, units of local government and educational institutions that operate law enforcement agencies employing peace officers under Article 2A.001, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure; including municipalities, counties, independent school districts, universities, federally recognized Native American tribes, community colleges, and hospital districts.

All applications submitted by local law enforcement agencies/offices must be submitted by a unit of government affiliated with the agency, including an authorizing resolution from that unit of government. For example, police departments must apply under their municipal government, and community supervision and corrections departments, district attorneys, and judicial districts must apply through their affiliated county government (or one of the counties, in the case of agencies that serve more than one county).