ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Connecticut 2026 State Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CT-NSGP)
<p>Connecticut has $5 million available through the 2026 State Nonprofit Security Grant Program for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations at heightened risk of terrorist attack, hate crime or violent acts. Awards are capped at $50,000 per site for security infrastructure improvements. Connecticut DEMHS's dedicated Apply page and current News & Announcements page now agree that applications close September 14, 2026; the News page says close of business, so applicants should confirm the exact clock-time cutoff in EM Grants and submit early.</p>
Funding$5 million statewide; up to $50,000 per facility; no limit on number of facilities
DeadlineSeptember 14, 2026 — both Connecticut DEMHS's dedicated CT-NSGP Apply page and current News & Announcements page now agree on September 14. The News page says applications close by close of business; the Apply page does not publish a clock time, so applicants should confirm the exact cutoff displayed in EM Grants and submit early.
Last verifiedSeptember 10, 2026
Required next actionConfirm the organization is an eligible 501(c)(3), owns each facility for which funding is requested and can document heightened risk; register in DESPP EM Grants and select SSBF access; complete the organization data, threat narrative, scope of work, budget and online Security Self-Assessment; keep proposed costs within DEMHS's eligible security-infrastructure categories and screen out fire alarms, non-vendor-provided training and operational costs; if an awarded facility is 50 years old or older, plan for SHPO review; confirm the exact clock-time cutoff displayed inside EM Grants because Connecticut's public pages identify September 14 as the deadline and the News page says close of business without publishing a specific hour; submit as early as practical before September 14.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are at heightened risk of being targeted by a terrorist attack, hate crime or violent act and that own the building at the time of application and throughout project completion. Public schools are explicitly ineligible for CT-NSGP. Qualifying nonprofit healthcare, behavioral-health, community-service and other nonprofit facilities may be eligible when they satisfy the program's ownership and risk requirements.
Atlas Analysis
A practical facility-safety funding lane for eligible nonprofit healthcare and community organizations that own their facilities and face documented security risk. Connecticut's current application and news pages both identify September 14, 2026 as the deadline; the News page says close of business without publishing a clock time. The 2026 DEMHS fact sheet confirms up to $50,000 per facility with no limit on the number of facilities, lists cameras, fencing, window film, security vestibules, alarms, access-control systems, bollards and vendor-provided training as allowable examples, and identifies safety equipment, fire alarms, non-vendor-provided training and operational costs as ineligible examples. Facilities 50 years old or older require SHPO review. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100 because this is security funding, not clinical technology funding.
Opportunity Overview
Open now. Connecticut’s 2026 State Nonprofit Security Grant Program is a competitive reimbursement program for security infrastructure and security improvements at eligible nonprofit facilities. Connecticut DEMHS’s dedicated CT-NSGP Apply page and current News & Announcements page now both state that applications close September 14, 2026.
Deadline control: the current News & Announcements page says submissions are due September 14 by close of business, while the dedicated Apply page does not publish a specific clock time. Applicants should confirm the exact cutoff displayed inside EM Grants and submit early.
Funding
Connecticut’s May 29, 2026 State Bond Commission agenda allocated $5 million for this program. The current 2026 DEMHS fact sheet caps awards at $50,000 per facility and states there is no limit on the number of facilities an eligible organization may include. The underlying state funding structure provides 50% when the nonprofit presents an eligible security-infrastructure contract and the remaining 50% after it demonstrates that the eligible expenses were incurred. Applicants should still confirm the exact September 14 closing time displayed in EM Grants and submit early rather than assuming end of day.
Who Can Apply
Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations at heightened risk of a terrorist attack, hate crime or violent act. The nonprofit must own the building for which funding is requested at the time of application and throughout project completion. Connecticut explicitly states that public schools are not eligible for this program.
Application Structure
The application has two parts: organization data, threat narrative, scope of work and budget; and an online Security Self-Assessment. Applicants must be registered in the DESPP EM Grants system and select SSBF access for State Security Bond Funds.
Project-cost controls: DEMHS’s updated 2026 fact sheet lists cameras, fencing, window film, security vestibules, alarms, access-control systems, bollards, and vendor-provided training on purchased equipment as allowable examples. It lists safety equipment, fire alarms, non-vendor-provided training, and operational costs as ineligible examples. Awarded facilities that are 50 years old or older must complete State Historic Preservation Office review.
Healthcare Relevance
Qualifying nonprofit hospitals, behavioral-health organizations, community health providers, disability-serving organizations and other nonprofit healthcare facilities may be eligible when they satisfy the ownership and heightened-risk requirements. The strongest applications will connect documented security risk to a specific, implementation-ready target-hardening scope.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 84/100. This remains a practical facility-safety funding lane for eligible nonprofit healthcare and community organizations. The prior conflict between Connecticut’s public deadline sources is now resolved: both current DEMHS pages identify September 14, 2026 as the deadline.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100. CT-NSGP funds security and target hardening rather than clinical care technology. Atlas should not position N9+ as an eligible cost.
Official source: Connecticut DESPP/DEMHS, 2026 CT-NSGP Apply page.
Source verificationOfficial government source · portal.ct.govAtlas last verified this record September 10, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
