Resilience
Countering Violent Extremism
Agency NameDepartment of Homeland Security
Funding Amount
Bureau Name
Science and Technology
Funding Mechanism
Contract
New?
No
Funding Mechanism
Contract
Funding Amount Notes
Period of Availability
Five Year
Program Description
Acts of violence can pose a significant impact to American lives and Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments. This Program aims to conduct evidence-based research to meet the policy, operational, and public needs to improve effectiveness of public safety and violence prevention efforts implemented by Federal, State, territorial, Tribal, local, and non-governmental stakeholders.
Eligible Uses
Public safety and violence prevention to evaluate "�soft target"� security, including countering improvised explosive device events and protection of U.S. critical infrastructure.