The Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) and the Office of Grants Management are soliciting grant applications for the County’s 2024 Nonprofit Security Grant Program from qualified nonprofit or faith-based organizations located in Montgomery County.
Donor Name: Montgomery County
State: Maryland
County: Montgomery County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/10/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $20,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The goal of this program is to support projects that improve the security posture of nonprofit or religious organizations that are at risk of hate crimes based on their work, community, and/or known hate crimes or threats to them or similar organizations or communities nationally. Grant awards may be used:
- To hire security personnel or to augment current security personnel;
- To pay for a security assessment or plan;
- To conduct security training;
- To develop and execute a security drill; and
- To purchase new security cameras for their facility.
Funding Information
The County Council’s 2024 Approved Budget provides $900,000 to nonprofit and faith-based organizations at a high risk of experiencing hate crimes. Funding may be awarded to augment costs for security personnel, planning, training, or security cameras. 2024 Nonprofit Security Grant applicants may request funding up to $20,000 per facility.
Grant Period
The period of performance of these grant awards will be for one year (12 months) upon execution of a grant agreement by Montgomery County.
Target Populations
The target populations for this Grant Program are Montgomery County:
- Nonprofit Organizations: Tax-exempt nonprofit organizations at risk of hate crimes based on their work, community, and/or known threats or hate crimes experienced by their organization or similar organizations or communities nationally.
- Faith-based Facilities: Religious organizations that meet the requirements of a 501(c)(3) organization and are at risk of hate crimes based on their work, community, and/or known threats or hate crimes experienced by their facility or other facilities representing their faith group nationally.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Organizations Applicants must meet the following conditions:
- The organization must have a Federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or be a religious organization that meets the requirements of a 501(c)(3);
- The organization must be experiencing threats or hate crimes, or be at significant risk of hate crimes based on its work, community, and/or known threats to similar organizations or communities nationally;
- The organization must be currently registered and in Good Standing with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT);
- The organization must be registered as a vendor with Montgomery County (organizations that are not already vendors must register before submitting the application);
- All activities and expenditures under this grant program must be provided in Montgomery County;
- Current Montgomery County contract or grant award winners must be current on all reporting obligations for other awards and those reports must reflect substantial progress towards the goals of their awards; and
- Proposed expenses must be for a new activity, expansion of existing activities, or a combination of both.
For profit businesses are not eligible to apply for this grant.
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