Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)
Acronym List




Acronym List/Glossary:
  • Astra: The online portal for announcements and submitting your nonprofit grant application: https://nsgp.astrakansas.com/
  • DHS: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • FY: Fiscal Year
  • IJ: Investment Justification (i.e., the main document that nonprofits submit as their grant application)
  • KHP: Kansas Highway Patrol, the SAA
  • NOFO: Notice of Funding Opportunity (i.e., the grant application announcement from FEMA to the states)
  • NSGP: Nonprofit Security Grant Program
  • SAA: State Administrative Agency, i.e., the stat-level agency that administers the grant. In Kansas, this is the Kansas Highway Patrol.
  • Subrecipient: Nonprofit organization that has received an NSGP grant award



Contact Information

Grant Program Support
Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP), State Administrative Agency (SAA)

Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) Support
Email: [email protected]
CAPT Amber Harrington
LT Edna Murphy
Melissa McCoy
Melanie Lawrence

DataCounts/Astra System
Contracted Technical Support

Email: [email protected]

Paul Peppers, Technical Support:
Email: [email protected]

Connie Satzler, TA & Grant Support:
Phone: (785) 410-0410, Email: [email protected]


CISA Risk Assessment Support

Chuck Clanahan (Kansas City KS/MO):
Phone: (785) 213-8699
Email: [email protected]

Tim Morgan (Kansas District):
Phone: (620) 803-7244
Email: [email protected]