NSGP Closeout Requirements: What to Submit and When
The equipment is installed. The final invoice is paid. The three-year period of performance has ended and the project is, in every practical sense, done. That is the moment most Nonprofit Security Grant Program awards get into trouble. NSGP closeout is a separate federal obligation with its own deadline, its own document set, and its […]
NSGP Reimbursement: What the SAA Needs to Pay You
Your organization won a Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) award. The vendor has been paid. Six weeks later, the money still has not arrived, and nobody at the state can tell you why. This is the most common post-award experience we see, and it almost never means something has gone wrong with the award. It […]
Why NSGP Purchases Need a Paper Trail
NSGP purchases don’t end at the award letter — how they get bought is its own set of federal rules, and getting them wrong is one of the most common reasons awardees lose funds they already spent. Winning an NSGP award means the equipment can finally be purchased. How it gets purchased is where the […]
FEMA EHP Review for NSGP: What It Requires and When
An NSGP EHP Review is one of the most overlooked steps in the entire grant lifecycle. An NSGP award covers more than equipment and installation — certain projects also have to clear this federal environmental and historic preservation review before any of the funded work can begin. Organizations that don’t plan for their NSGP EHP […]
NSGP Post-Award Management: The 36-Month Lifecycle
An award letter from the Nonprofit Security Grant Program feels like the end of a long process. It is closer to the beginning of one. NSGP post-award management covers the 36-month period of performance during which your organization carries real federal compliance obligations, and those obligations do not end when the equipment is installed. The […]