2024 NSGP-NSS Approved Equipment List (AEL) Code, Title and Description

03OE-03-MEGA — System, Public Address, Handheld or Mobile Systems for mass audio notification, including vehicle-mounted high powered speaker systems, or battery powered megaphone/public address systems with corded microphone. 03OE-03-SIGN — Signs Restricted access and caution warning signs that preprinted or field printable and can be various colors, sizes, and shapes. Examples can include traffic cones, […]

Application Part IV: Facility Hardening

Summary: There are two components to address in this section: 1) A narrative describing in detail the proposed activities or investments with a breakdown of cost estimates; and 2) A list and substantiation of allowable equipment and activities categories also including cost estimates, and vulnerability to be addressed for each item. These are two related […]

Application Part III: Risk

Threat: An organization is asked to discuss specific threats or attacks against it or a closely related organization.   The strongest response would describe specific threats or incidents that have specifically targeted the organization. Absent that, an organization would discuss incidents that have occurred at closely related or similar organizations and make the connection that […]

Threat Incident Compilation

Haymarket, VA, June 18, 2025 (DoJ, Office of Public Affairs): Rui Jiang, 36, of Fairfax, VA, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, for posting online threats against the Park Valley Church in September 2023, which made clear his intention to kill congregants. Soon after, police located Jiang at the church while Sunday services were […]