Sec. 5. Grant program overview
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The Secretary shall include a grants program overview on the website of the Clearinghouse that shall— be the primary location for all information regarding Department grant programs that are open to faith-based organizations and houses of worship; directly link to each grant application and any applicable user guides; identify all safety and security homeland security assistance programs managed by the Department that may be used to implement best practices and recommendation of the Clearinghouse; annually, and concurrent with the application period for any grant identified under paragraph (1), provide information related to the required elements of grant applications to aid smaller faith based organizations and houses of worship in earning access to Federal grants; and provide frequently asked questions and answers for the implementation of best practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse and best practices for applying for a grant identified under paragraph (1).
Each Federal agency notified under section 4(3) shall provide necessary information on any Federal grant programs or resources of the Federal agency that are available for faith-based organizations and houses of worship to the Secretary or the appropriate point of contact for the Clearinghouse. Any State notified under paragraph (1), (2), or
(6)of section 4 may provide necessary information on any grant programs or resources of the State available for faith-based organizations and houses of worship to the Secretary or the appropriate point of contact for the Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse shall, to the extent practicable, identify, for each State— each agency responsible for safety for faith-based organizations and houses of worship in the State, or any State that does not have such an agency designated; any grant program that may be used for the purposes of implementing best practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse; and any resources or programs, including community prevention or intervention efforts, that may be used to assist in targeted violence and terrorism prevention.