A communication from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (see item 8000-1127 of Section 2 of Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2024) submitting the Office of Grants and Research Commonwealth Nonprofit Security Grant Program annual report for fiscal year 2025

This bill (HD 5137) is a required annual report submission, not a new law. It transmits the Office of Grants and Research's FY2025 Commonwealth Nonprofit Security Grant Program report to the Massachusetts General Court's Ways and Means committees, as mandated by Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2024. The report details specific data: the number of applicants and successful grantees, evaluation criteria used, and funds awarded per recipient. It also confirms $50,000 was allocated to the Springfield Jewish Community Center for parking lot lighting upgrades and $500,000 was set aside for a security personnel pilot program requiring nonprofit matching funds. This report fulfills a statutory requirement to ensure transparency in how state security grant funds were distributed.