Montgomery County has approved $800,000 to be used for nonprofit organizations experiencing hate crimes or at significant risk of becoming targets of hate crimes.
Donor Name: Montgomery County Government
State: Maryland
County: Montgomery County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/26/2022
Grant Size: $20,000
Details:
These grants are available to augment costs for security personnel or other security planning measures for nonprofit or faith-based organizations located in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Organizations may use the funds for:
- Current security personnel or to augment current security personnel
- To pay for a security assessment or plan and associated expenses
- To conduct security training, including contractor and training expenses
- To develop and execute a security drill
- To purchase security cameras for the facility
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to receive funds, individual organizations must:
- Be an IRS registered 501(c)3, tax-exempt nonprofit organization or, if a religious organization, meet the requirements of a 501(c)3.
- Be in good standing with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation.
- Be physically located in Montgomery County.
- Be a nonprofit organization experiencing threats, hate crimes or at significant risk of hate crimes based on its work, community, and/or known threats to similar organizations or communities nationally.
In addition, the following conditions apply to applicants for this grant:
- Only one application per organization or facility will be accepted.
- For-profit organizations and businesses are not eligible for funding.
- Applicants may request up to a maximum of $20,000 per facility.
- Umbrella organizations applying for grant funding on behalf of multiple organizations or institutions will be asked to provide the names of those member organizations or institutions.
- Umbrella organizations may request up to a maximum of $100,000.
- If an individual organization applies for a grant but is also represented by an umbrella organization applying for grant funding on their behalf, funding will be limited to one grant only.
- All applications will be accepted and reviewed.
For more information, visit Montgomery County Government.
