DHS works with partners across every level of government, in the private sector, and in local communities to keep Americans safe, providing resources and support, including the following:
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DHS and the FBI continue to share timely and actionable
information and intelligence with the broadest audience This includes sharing
information and intelligence with our partners across every level of government
and in the private sector. We conduct recurring threat briefings with private
sector, state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus partners, including to
inform security planning efforts. DHS remains committed to working with our
partners to identify and prevent
all forms of targeted violence and terrorism, and to support law
enforcement efforts to keep our communities safe.
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DHS, in collaboration with its federal partners, launched the Prevention
Resource Finder (PRF) website in March 2023. The PRF is a comprehensive web
repository of federal resources available to help communities understand,
mitigate, and protect themselves from targeted violence and terrorism.
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The DHS
Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships continues to engage a
coalition of faith-based and community organizations, including members of the Faith-based
Security Advisory Council (FBSAC), which DHS reconstituted in July 2022, to
help build the capacity of faith-based and community organizations seeking to
protect their places of worship and community spaces.
·
DHS’s
Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A),
the FBI, and the National Counterterrorism Center in 2021 jointly updated behavioral
indicators
of U.S. extremist mobilization to violence. Further, I&A’s National
Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program continues
to provide tools and resources for
federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners on preventing terrorism
and targeted violence, including online
suspicious activity reporting training.
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DHS’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Intermodal
Security Training and Exercise Program (I-STEP) and Exercise Information System
(EXIS®) work with government and private sector partners – including owners and
operators of critical transportation infrastructure – to enhance security and
reduce risks posed by acts of terrorism.
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DHS’s
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) works
with government and private sector partners – including owners and operators of
critical
infrastructure and public gathering places – to
enhance security and mitigate risks posed by acts of terrorism and targeted
violence through its network of Protective
Security Advisors and resources addressing Active
Shooters, School
Safety, Bombing
Prevention, and Soft
Targets-Crowded Places.
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DHS’s Center
for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) educates
and trains stakeholders on how to identify indicators of radicalization to
violence, where to seek help, and the resources that are available to prevent
targeted violence and In 2022, CP3 awarded about $20 million in grants through
its Targeted
Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program.
To date, over 100 applicants and more than $50 million in grant funds have been
requested for the FY23 grant cycle.
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In 2021, 2022, and 2023 DHS designated domestic violent extremism
as a “National Priority Area” within its Homeland
Security Grant Program (HSGP),
enabling our partners to access critical funds that help prevent, prepare for,
protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from related threats.
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In 2022, DHS’s Nonprofit
Security Grant Program (NSGP) provided
over $250 million in funding to support target hardening and other physical
security enhancements to non-profit organizations at high risk of terrorist
attack.
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gov consolidates
school safety-related resources from across the government. Through this
website, the K-12 academic community can also connect with school safety
officials and develop school safety plans.
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