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Jewish Together/Jewish Federations of North America

Urge Congress to Double Funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program

On Saturday, January 15^th, a gunman entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, TX, holding hostages who were there for Sabbath worship for much of the day. We are grateful that all four hostages made it out safely, and thankful for law enforcement, first responders, and the security training that our partner Secure Community Network provided to this community. The horrifying attack on the Colleyville synagogue was a continuation of a troubling and unacceptable trend of attacks on Jewish houses of worship and individuals who are visibly Jewish, incidents of vandalism and arson, and the antisemitism and online hate that contain implicit threats and can incite such attacks.

The Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) has been an important tool to help secure Jewish and other communities that face regular threats to their safety and well-being. Following the events in Colleyville, Jewish Federations are calling on Congress to double funding for FEMA's Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) to allow Jewish and other institutions targeted by hate, violence, and threats to protect their communities.

Contact your Members of Congress below to urge them to double NSGP funding this year, and click here to learn more about Jewish Federations' LiveSecure campaign to advance the security and safety of Jewish communities. Enter your information below to send an email and tweet to your Members of Congress now!

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Subject: Protect Vulnerable Communities Through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program

Message:

Dear Senator/Representative: I am writing to you as a constituent and a member of the Jewish community that is concerned about rising domestic violent extremism, antisemitism, and attacks on Jewish houses of worship, following the horrifying hostage situation at a synagogue in Colleyville, TX. We are grateful for the support of law enforcement and first responders that saved lives in Colleyville, but it is clear that more investments are needed so that these vulnerable institutions can improve their preparedness and physical security. The Nation’s top law enforcement and counterterrorism experts warn that in the current threat environment, faith-based and charitable organizations are at high risk and vulnerable to threats posed by violent extremists, foreign and domestic. They report that hate crimes perpetrators motivated by their victims’ religious characteristics are more likely to cause mass casualty events and to target religious victims. They further report that of all religious motivated hate crimes, for the past 24 consecutive years, anti-Jewish bias crimes have accounted for the majority of anti-religious offenses recorded. Following the events in Colleyville, it is more apparent than ever that Jewish communal institutions need the resources to better protect themselves from these threats. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program is a critical means to help Jewish and other communities at-risk and vulnerable to terrorist and terroristic threats to improve their preparedness and physical security. To further support access to this program, we urge you to contact the Appropriations committee and ask them to double the Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding level to $360 million in the pending Fiscal Year 2022. Sincerely,

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