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The bill strengthens transparency and congressional oversight of NSGP grants to improve accountability and detect misuse, but does so at the cost of added reporting burden and increased privacy/targeting risks for smaller grantees.
State governments and nonprofit grantees will get more transparency because DHS must provide Congress detailed, timely data on NSGP grant applications and awards, improving oversight of how funds are allocated.
State governments and nonprofit recipients will be subject to annual reporting on state-held retention and per-recipient expenditures, helping Congress and the public detect improper retention or diversion of funds.
State governments and nonprofits will have clearer visibility into DHS program capacity because the bill requires descriptions of program office staffing, outreach, and technical assistance, which can reveal capacity shortfalls and prompt resource adjustments.
State governments, nonprofit applicants/recipients, and DHS will face increased administrative burden to prepare and compile detailed pre-grant and annual reports, potentially diverting staff time and resources from program delivery.
Small nonprofit recipients may face privacy and physical-security risks from public disclosure of recipient names and full addresses in pre-grant reports.
Nonprofit grantees and state governments could be exposed to targeted criticism or political pressure due to publication of granular grant-level data, which may influence allocation decisions or chill participation.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds detailed pre-award and annual reporting requirements to DHS for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, disclosing application, award, and recipient data to two congressional committees.
Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the transparency of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, and for other purposes.
Introduced February 4, 2026 by Bennie Thompson · Last progress February 4, 2026
Requires DHS to provide two new, detailed reports about the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP): a pre-grant notification to two congressional committees at least seven days before any grant awards that lists applicants, grants by State and high-risk urban area, and each grantee’s name, address and award amount; and an annual report within 90 days after each fiscal year with per-State and per-area application and award counts and amounts, amounts states retain, per-recipient expenditure data, and a description of program office operations, staffing, outreach, and technical assistance.