Tell Congress: Protect Synagogue Security Funding

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Donald Trump blocked funding to protect synagogues, Jewish institutions, and other places of worship. Call on Trump and Congress to continue security grants that protect synagogues, Jewish schools, and community centers.

Tell Congress to Protect Synagogue Security Funding

Amid widespread slashes to essential government funding, Donald Trump blocked hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for security grants to protect synagogues, Jewish community centers, Jewish day schools, Jewish organizations, and other institutions. Now, Trump is recommending Congress slash funding for hate crime prevention grant programs and requested no increase in the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), a critical resource for Jewish institutions around the country.

Instead, he's making these funds harder to access. Trump's Department of Homeland Security has updated terms for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), which funds critical security upgrades such as cameras, reinforced doors, bulletproof glass, safety training, and guards for Jewish spaces. Now, receiving funds for the NSGP is conditional on cooperation with Trump's extreme political agenda. Specifically, Jewish institutions must cooperate with ICE and ban Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Trump is telling Jewish Americans that if we…