Best-practice guidance documents, training materials, security protocols and checklists, and templates, and more– all developed by leading experts in communal security.
DISCLAIMER: These guidelines are for informational purposes only. Secure Community Network advises seeking professional security advice tailored to your situation. SCN makes no representation, guarantee, or warranty that adopting any recommendation presented here will ensure that your facility or users will be invulnerable to attack or crime. SCN shall not have any liability because of any decision by you to adopt or not adopt any part of these guidelines. These guidelines are copyrighted property of SCN and may not be copied, reproduced, republished, posted, transmitted, distributed, or changed without the prior written permission of SCN.
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The NSGP application cycle is a year-round process that can be broken into six stages. To aid in application planning, this resource lists the main tasks to prioritize during each stage throughout the year.
The Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) is a competitive grant program appropriated annually through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It is intended to help nonprofit organizations increase their physical security posture against acts of terrorism or other extremist attacks. Eligible organizations are registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits or otherwise are organizations as described under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and tax-exempt under section 501(a) of the IRC.
CISA is a first stop for guidance and resources to inform FBO-HOW security-based decisions. Included below are numerous resources, which provide building blocks for effective safety and security programs. The resources include a guide, a self-assessment tool, trainings, exercises, and other materials focused on a wide range of man-made threats (e.g., bombing, active shooter, vehicle ramming, etc.) that could be used against the FBO-HOW community.
As part of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) application, eligible 501(c)(3) organizations must develop a formal Investment Justification (IJ) that addresses each initiative proposed…
After conducting a table top exercise, gather important feedback from participants with this template participant feedback form.
Facilitators play a key role in exercise play as they are responsible for ensuring that participant discussions remain focused on the exercise objectives and making sure all issues are explored as thoroughly as possible within the available time. Effective facilitation is crucial to ensuring the effectiveness of exercise play in developing participants’ skills and knowledge and contributing to their overall experience.
This document is intended as a resource to assist organizations, facilities and leadership in implementing an “All-Hazards, Whole-Community” approach to addressing both manmade and natural disasters as well as events.
The purpose of exercise evaluation is to assess the ability to meet exercise objectives through conducting a Tabletop Exercise (TTX). In conjunction with data collected from the TTX hotwash and TTX participant feedback forms, evaluation of exercises utilizing an Exercise Evaluation Guide (EEG) allows for the development of a formal After-Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP) which allows for the documentation of strengths, areas for improvement, and corrective actions.
