Security Grants

Often, yes. Programs like the Nonprofit Security Grant Program fund target hardening and other physical security enhancements, which commonly include cameras, access control, and intrusion detection. What’s allowed depends on each program’s rules for the current year, so check the funding notice or ask us to help you review it.

It depends on the program. NSGP is for nonprofits at high risk of terrorist attack, transit and port programs serve transportation systems and port partners, the Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program serves tribal nations, and the School Violence Prevention Program funds states, local governments, and tribes to improve school security.

Most federal security grants open once a year, and deadlines can come quickly once the funding notice is released. Nonprofit applications often go through a state agency with its own earlier deadline. Start gathering your risk assessment and project details before the notice comes out.

Requirements vary, but applications usually ask for a description of your organization, the threats and vulnerabilities you face, the projects you want to fund, and their costs. A site assessment and a detailed written quote make those sections much easier to complete.

We help you identify programs your organization may qualify for, walk your facility to document vulnerabilities and priorities, design the security measures, and provide a detailed written quote for your application. When funding is awarded, our technicians install the system on your schedule.

Yes. The COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program funds states, local governments, and tribes to improve school security with measures like locks, lighting, and technology that speeds up notification to law enforcement. Some states offer additional school safety funding as well.

Yes. The Nonprofit Security Grant Program, run by FEMA through each state, funds target hardening and other physical security enhancements for nonprofits at high risk of terrorist attack, including houses of worship, schools, and community centers. Applications go through your state’s administrative agency, which sets its own deadline.

You still have options. You can phase the project and start with your highest-priority areas, apply again in the next funding cycle, or use our leasing options to spread the cost over time. The design and quote you prepared are still useful either way.

We work with businesses across the Chicago area and throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Florida from our locations in Elgin, Chicago, Milwaukee, Fort Wayne, and Sarasota. Mention your address when you request a quote and we’ll confirm coverage.