Preventing Terrorism and Targeted Violence

TVTP Grantee Evaluation Reports

Please find evaluations of TVTP grantee project results and implementation.

FY 23 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Notice of Funding Opportunity and Fact Sheets

FY 23 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Notice of Funding Opportunity and Fact Sheets.

TVTP FY 24 Grant Forecast Recording

Please watch a presentation of the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Fiscal Year 2024 Grant Forecast.

FY22 TVTP Grant Applications

Please see Fiscal Year 2022 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Applications of successful applicants. 

Fusion Center Assessments

Each Fusion Center Assessment evaluates fusion centers' adherence to selected performance measures, ensuring functional consistency across the National Network.

Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course One-Pager

The Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (TERC) is a three-day course that will teach participants how to apply Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) best practices to assist in preventing acts of targeted violence, such as, but not limited to, terrorism, school shootings, or mass attacks in public spaces, by identifying those threats or observable behaviors that may indicate the potential for violence.

The TERC teaches students to utilize a four-step BTAM model to identify, investigate, assess, and manage individuals who display threats or observable behaviors that may concern others.

Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course One-Pager

The Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (B-TERC) is a one-day training that teaches participants how to help assist in preventing acts of targeted violence, such as, but not limited to, terrorism, school shootings, or mass attacks in public spaces by identifying those threats or observable behaviors that may indicate the potential for violence.

Participants are equipped with the tools to identify and report threats or observable behaviors that may concern others, as well as recognize intervention strategies to move individuals off of a pathway to violence. 

Master Trainer Certification Roadmap

The National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) Master Trainer Program certifies Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial partners in the instruction of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management techniques and best practices.

To obtain certification as a NTER Master Trainer, an individual must successfully complete each step of the Roadmap.

Please Note: These steps do not need to be completed in order.

Master Trainer Program One-Pager

This instructor program prepares F/SLTT partners to train local communities and empower partners to mitigate threats and prevent acts of targeted violence.

Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview One-Pager

The Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview (TERO) is a three-hour introductory training focusing on a behavioral approach to violence prevention.

The TERO raises awareness about the risk factors, triggers and stressors, and warning behaviors that could impact a person's decision to commit an act of targeted violence.

Further, it outlines the mitigating factors that could help prevent acts of targeted violence, while emphasizing the importance of community involvement in seeking help for individuals, and respecting their constitutional rights, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.