Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships

The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) is a division of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Established in 2021 to replace the Office of Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP), CP3 is charged with coordinating with federal, state, and local government agencies, non-profit organizations, and other stakeholders to fund, research, and otherwise facilitate the prevention of terrorism, including administering DHS's TVTP Grant Program.^[1]

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships

Agency overview
Formed	2021; 4 years ago (2021)
Preceding agency	Office of Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Agency executive	Thomas C. Fugate, Acting Director
Parent department	United States Department of Homeland Security
Parent divisions	DHS Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans Office of Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement
Website	www.dhs.gov/CP3

CP3 saw its staff reduced by approximately three-quarters during the early months of the second presidency of Donald Trump; director William Braniff resigned in protest of the cuts. In June 2025, it was reported by ProPublica that Thomas C. Fugate, a 22-year old junior staffer at DHS, was appointed to head CP3.^[2]

Organization and governance

List of directors

• John Picarelli, 2021–2022^[a]
• Jenny Presswalla (acting Deputy Director), 2022–present
• William Braniff, 2023–2025
• Thomas C. Fugate (acting), assumed office 2025

Notes

1. Picarelli previously served, from 2020, as the director of CP3's predecessor, the DHS Office of Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention.