Expands "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program."
S 500 expands New Jersey's Nonprofit Security Grant Program to provide higher funding and broader support for eligible nonprofits at high risk of attacks. It increases maximum grants to $50,000 for security personnel or training/planning and $150,000 for target-hardening equipment (up from $10,000 and $50,000). The bill requires the Office of Homeland Security to annually request $10 million in state funding (up from $2 million) and prioritizes organizations that haven’t received similar federal grants recently. The program directly supports nonprofits - primarily religious groups - by covering security personnel costs, training, and physical security upgrades within New Jersey. Grants cannot fund security needs outside the state or for travel.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
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