Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) - Continuing Training Grants (CTG) | DHS 22 NPD 005 00 04

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) - Continuing Training Grants (CTG) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), administered through FEMA. It is designed to strengthen the National Preparedness System by funding the continued development and delivery of training that helps communities build and sustain the capabilities needed to handle major threats and hazards. In practical terms, the program is focused on training as a way to improve readiness across the whole community, not just a single agency or discipline, and to make sure responders, emergency managers, and partner organizations can prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from high-risk events.

The central purpose of CTG is to support training that advances the National Preparedness Goal, which describes a secure and resilient nation with the capabilities required across the whole community. The emphasis on "core capabilities" means the program is meant to reinforce nationally recognized preparedness outcomes, such as operational coordination, public information, incident management, and other mission-critical functions that contribute to prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. Rather than being a one-time training push, "continuing training" signals an intent to maintain and improve training programs over time so capability gains do not fade and so training stays aligned with evolving threats, lessons learned, and current doctrine.

This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DHS 22 NPD 005 00 04) provides awards through a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates a more active federal role than a standard grant. Under a cooperative agreement, recipients should generally expect ongoing coordination, reporting, and potential federal input during execution, especially where training standards, curriculum alignment, or performance expectations need to be met. The funding activity category is listed as Education, with an additional "Other" designation, reflecting that the work is training-focused but tied directly to national preparedness outcomes rather than traditional academic instruction alone. The CFDA number associated with this opportunity is 97.005.

Eligibility is broad and designed to cover the range of organizations that deliver or support homeland security and emergency preparedness training. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in the nonprofit category listed). The notice also allows for "other" eligible applicants, with the expectation that the formal funding notice provides additional clarification. This mix of eligible entities reflects the "whole community" approach, where effective preparedness relies on partnerships among government, academia, nonprofits, and specialized training providers.

Key timing details show the opportunity was created on July 14, 2022, with an original application closing date of August 15, 2022. The award ceiling is $6,000,000, and FEMA expected to make about five awards. Taken together, those figures suggest a competitive program aimed at a limited number of recipients capable of delivering training at scale, sustaining programs, and demonstrating measurable contributions to national preparedness. The high ceiling also implies that selected projects could involve multi-jurisdictional reach, significant curriculum development, broad delivery networks, or specialized training platforms that require substantial investment.

Overall, this CTG opportunity is best understood as a federal investment in training systems that translate national preparedness doctrine into real-world capability. It prioritizes training that can be developed and delivered in a way that measurably supports preparedness goals across prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery, with FEMA using cooperative agreements to maintain alignment, accountability, and consistency with national-level preparedness priorities.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the education, 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) 2022 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) - Continuing Training Grants (CTG)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.005.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 14, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 15, 2022. (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 $6,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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