Recently it was announced that $10 million in funding for nonprofit organizations to protect the safety and security of their facilities is available State Rep Joe Hogan said.
The Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program was part of Act 83 of 2019, which directs the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to administer grants to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve individuals, groups or institutions that are included within a bias motivation category for single-bias hate crime incidents as identified by the FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics. Those that fall under this category include individuals, groups or institutions targeted because of race/ethnicity/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender-identity or gender biases.
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Applicants are eligible for security enhancements projected to protect the safety and security of the users of a facility located in the Commonwealth that is owned or operated by the nonprofit. Applicants can find the application and information about the program on the PCCD website. Grant awards can range from $5,000 to $150,000 for a variety of eligible items, including:
• Safety and security planning and training.
• Purchase of safety and security equipment and technology.
• Upgrades to existing structures that enhance safety and security.
• Vulnerability and threat assessments.
The application period will close Aug. 27. Applications will be reviewed by a commission-established workgroup comprised of representatives of PCCD, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, with the awards announced early this fall.
“As the co-chair of the bipartisan Non-profit Caucus, I know this funding will help non-profits across Pennsylvania,” Hogan said.
Questions regarding the program and the application process should be forwarded to RA-CD-NPSEC-GRANT@pa.gov. For more information, visit PCCD’s Nonprofit Security Grant Fund webpage.