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Presidential Residence Protection Security Grant (97.134)

Also known as Presidential Residence Protection Assistance Grant

Presidential Residence Protection Security Grant (Assistance Listing 97.134) is run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security. It awarded $43.8 million in 20 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.2 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $48,077. Half of the 20 awards fell between $13,088 and $1.9 million, and they ranged from $2,370 to $25.0 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To provide Federal funds to reimburse extraordinary law enforcement or other emergency personnel costs for protection activities directly and demonstrably associated with any residence of the President of the United States that is designated or identified to be secured by the United States Secret Service (USSS).

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Since FY 2017, PRPA grant program award amounts have ranged from approximately $3 million to $41 million with an average of $28,950,000. During FY 2022, FEMA issued one PRPA Grant Program award to the State of Delaware for $2,228,496.11.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: Reimbursement of personnel costs for protection activities directly and demonstrably associated with any residence of the President of the United States that is designated or identified to be secured by the USSS.Fiscal Year2026: Reimbursement of personnel costs for protection activities directly and demonstrably associated with any residence of the President of the United States that is designated or identified to be secured by the USSS.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Presidential Residence Protection Security Grant (97.134) awarded$43.8 million across 20 grant awards, an average of $2.2 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
City of New York Police DepartmentNew York2$29.7 million
County of Palm BeachFlorida2$7.0 million
Executive Office of the Governor of DelawareDelaware3$6.0 million
County of SomersetNew Jersey2$472,380
New Jersey Department of Law & Public SafetyNew Jersey2$301,728
City of West Palm BeachFlorida2$68,108
Township of BedminsterNew Jersey1$41,426
Town of MorristownNew Jersey1$34,531
County of MorrisNew Jersey1$30,960
Town of Palm BeachFlorida2$21,009
Township of Hanover PolicNew Jersey2$11,308

Top states: New York ($29.7 million), Florida ($7.1 million), Delaware ($6.0 million), New Jersey ($892,332).

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
State and local governments20$43.8 million100%

By state

3 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are New York, Florida and Delaware.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
New York2$29.7 million
Florida6$7.1 million
Delaware3$6.0 million
New Jersey9$892,332

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.