Under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, 30 Colorado nonprofit organizations such as synagogues, mosques and churches received grants totaling $1 million to improve security.
The Nonprofit Security Grant Program was created in 2022 to support security measure enhancement for nonprofit organizations at high risk of terrorist attacks due to their ideology, beliefs or mission.
“In Colorado, everyone should be safe to worship as they choose without fearing for the safety of their family, friends, or loved ones. I am thankful to the Joint Budget Committee for its partnership in supporting non-profit organizations that keep Coloradans of all faiths safe in these tumultuous times. These grants will help secure recipients from the risk of targeted violence and keep Coloradans safer, ensuring that Colorado is a place of safe religious expression not of narrow-minded hate,” said Gov. Jared Polis.
In 2023, the program funded nine organizations for a total of $408,255. The $1 million funding will be spread among 21 new organizations as well as the previous nine that applied in 2023.
The funding can only be used for security-related planning, exercises, training, contracted security personnel and the acquisition and installation of security equipment on real property owned or leased by the nonprofit.
