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2025 Fall Non-Profit Security Grant Funds (Noncompetitive) is a noncompetitive grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency established under Act 83 of 2019. The program provides funding for security enhancements to protect facilities owned or operated by nonprofit organizations that principally serve individuals, groups, or institutions targeted by bias-motivated hate crimes.
Since its inception, PCCD has distributed over 25 million dollars to more than 580 organizations, impacting approximately four million people across Pennsylvania. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations based in the Commonwealth. Awards range from 5,000 to 150,000 dollars, with applications due by May 21, 2026.
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Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program | Commission on Crime and Delinquency | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program On November 7, 2019, House Bill 859 (or Act 83 of 2019) was signed into law, establishing a new program called the Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program at PCCD.
Act 83 directs PCCD to administer grants to nonprofit organizations who principally serve individuals, groups or institutions that are included within a bias motivation category for single-bias hate crime incidents as identified by the FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics publication .
Applicants are eligible for security enhancements designed to protect the safety and security of the users of a facility located in the Commonwealth that is owned or operated by the nonprofit organization. <span class=\"text-headline--large\">Overview</span></h2>\r\n<p>PCCD has provided $25 million in funding to more than 580 organizations since its inception.
Based on reported data on the number of people who visit these facilities, it is estimated that approximately four million people across the Commonwealth have been impacted by this funding to date. </p>\r\n"}}"> PCCD has provided $25 million in funding to more than 580 organizations since its inception.
Based on reported data on the number of people who visit these facilities, it is estimated that approximately four million people across the Commonwealth have been impacted by this funding to date. Funding Availability, Guidelines, & Tools When a funding announcement is open, it can be found on PCCD's Active Funding Announcements webpage. Additionally, more details on PCCD's grants can be found in the Commonwealth's Grant Library .
Eligibility Under Act 83, eligible applicants must satisfy the following criteria:</p>\n<ul>\n <li>The applicant must be a nonprofit organization based in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which is designated as exempt as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (<a href=\"https://uscode. house. gov/view.
xhtml? req=%28title:26%20section:501%20edition:prelim%29\">Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)</a>; and<br></li>\n <li>The applicant must principally serve individuals, groups, or institutions that are included within a bias motivation category for single-bias hate crime incidents identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in its Hate Crime Statistics Publication under the <a href=\"https://ucr.
fbi. gov/hate-crime/2017/topic-pages/victims. pdf\">Uniform Crime Reporting program</a> The categories include:\n <ul>\n <li>Race/ethnicity/ancestry;</li>\n <li>Religion;</li>\n <li>Sexual orientation;</li>\n <li>Disability;</li>\n <li>Gender; and</li>\n <li>Gender identity.
</li>\n </ul></li>\n</ul>\n<p>It is incumbent upon the applicant to determine if they are an eligible applicant. PCCD will not make that determination for you. Applicants will be required to provide nonprofit documentation upon award and in the final application in the PCCD Egrants system.
Applicants should focus on the categories the organization <i>principally </i>serves that may have been – or may be strongly susceptible to – a hate crime incident(s).
</p>"}}"> Eligibility Under Act 83, eligible applicants must satisfy the following criteria: The applicant must be a nonprofit organization based in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which is designated as exempt as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C.
§ 501(c)(3) ; and The applicant must principally serve individuals, groups, or institutions that are included within a bias motivation category for single-bias hate crime incidents identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in its Hate Crime Statistics Publication under the Uniform Crime Reporting program The categories include: It is incumbent upon the applicant to determine if they are an eligible applicant.
PCCD will not make that determination for you. Applicants will be required to provide nonprofit documentation upon award and in the final application in the PCCD Egrants system. Applicants should focus on the categories the organization principally serves that may have been – or may be strongly susceptible to – a hate crime incident(s).
<i>Due to the competitive nature of these grants, PCCD cannot weigh in on allowable projects or expenses. </i></p>\r\n<p>Act 83 contains a list of eligible security enhancements designed to protect the safety and security of the users of a facility located in the Commonwealth that is owned or operated by a nonprofit organization. Security assessments are NOT needed to be eligible to apply.
Eligible expenses for security enhancements include the following:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Safety and security planning</li>\r\n<li>Purchase of safety and security equipment</li>\r\n<li>Purchase of security-related technology, which may include, but is not limited to:<ul>\r\n<li>Metal detectors</li>\r\n<li>Protective lighting</li>\r\n<li>Surveillance equipment</li>\r\n<li>Special emergency communications equipment</li>\r\n<li>Electronic locksets</li>\r\n<li>Deadbolts</li>\r\n<li>Trauma kits</li>\r\n<li>Theft control devices</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Safety and security training</li>\r\n<li>Threat awareness and response training</li>\r\n<li>Upgrades to existing structures that enhance safety and security</li>\r\n<li>Vulnerability and threat assessments</li>\r\n<li>Specialty-trained canines</li>\r\n<li>Any other safety or security-related project that enhances safety or security of the non-profit organization*</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>*If your organization has a security need not specifically listed, this category encompasses a wide range of items and/or activities.
The organization should define how their request meets the needs of the organization. </p>\r\n"}}"> Due to the competitive nature of these grants, PCCD cannot weigh in on allowable projects or expenses. Act 83 contains a list of eligible security enhancements designed to protect the safety and security of the users of a facility located in the Commonwealth that is owned or operated by a nonprofit organization.
Security assessments are NOT needed to be eligible to apply.
Eligible expenses for security enhancements include the following: Safety and security planning Purchase of safety and security equipment Purchase of security-related technology, which may include, but is not limited to: Special emergency communications equipment Safety and security training Threat awareness and response training Upgrades to existing structures that enhance safety and security Vulnerability and threat assessments Specialty-trained canines Any other safety or security-related project that enhances safety or security of the non-profit organization* *If your organization has a security need not specifically listed, this category encompasses a wide range of items and/or activities.
The organization should define how their request meets the needs of the organization. This tool helps you estimate the required non-state match for requests over $25,000 under the Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program (NPSGFP). If you request $25,000 or less , no match is required .
Amount Requested (NPSGFP funds only) Enter the dollar amount of NPSGFP funding you plan to request (for example, 50,000). Download the <a href=\"/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pccd/documents/programs-and-services/npsgfp/pccd_npsgfp_match_calculator. xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">NPSGFP Match Calculator (Excel)</a> here.
</p>\r\n"}}"> Download the NPSGFP Match Calculator (Excel) here.
<br>\r\n2025–26 Nonprofit Security Grant Fund (NPSGF) Awards</h3>\r\n<p><b>Total Recommended: $10,871,285</b></p>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody><tr><th>Organization Name</th>\r\n<th>County</th>\r\n<th>Recommended Amount</th>\r\n</tr></tbody><tbody><tr><td>Assemble</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$24,350</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Adat Shalom Bnai Israel Beth Jacob</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Aleph Institute, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Attawheed Islamic Center</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$100,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Beth El Congregation of the South Hills</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Chabad Jewish Center of Monroeville, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Chabad Lubavitch of the South Hills, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Chabad of Carnegie Mellon University, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Chabad of Squirrel Hill</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Church of the Redeemer</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$55,355</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Community Day School</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Beth Shalom</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Dor Hadash</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$17,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Kether Torah</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Poale Zedeck</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Home and Hospital for Aged</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Latin American Studies Association</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$9,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Lubavitch Center</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Machon Schneerson Chabad</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>National Council of Young Israel, Young Israel of Greater Pittsburgh</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Our Giving Kitchen Pittsburgh</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Penn Woods Classical Academy</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$45,051</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Persad Center</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Pittsburgh Kollel Bais Yitzchok</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Rodef Shalom Congregation</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Seton LaSalle Catholic High School</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$100,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>SisTers PGH</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$50,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>T of L, Inc</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Temple Ohav Shalom of Pittsburgh</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>The Citizen Science Lab</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$55,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>The Greenwood Plan</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>The Jewish Spark</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>TransYOUniting</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$70,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Tzohar Arts</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Yeshivath Achei Tmimim of Pittsburgh</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Young Men & Womens Hebrew Association & Irene Kaufmann Centers</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$53,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Young Peoples Synagogue</td>\r\n<td>Allegheny</td>\r\n<td>$13,200</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Beth Samuel Jewish Center</td>\r\n<td>Beaver</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Albright College</td>\r\n<td>Berks</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Centro Hispano Daniel Torres, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Berks</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Huff's Union Church, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Berks</td>\r\n<td>$23,495</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Rahma Cemetery, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Berks</td>\r\n<td>$53,459</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Reading Pride Celebration</td>\r\n<td>Berks</td>\r\n<td>$5,500</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom</td>\r\n<td>Berks</td>\r\n<td>$24,025</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>The LGBT Center of Greater Reading</td>\r\n<td>Berks</td>\r\n<td>$21,800</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Camp Palgai Mayim</td>\r\n<td>Bradford</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Endless Mountains Pride, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Bradford</td>\r\n<td>$5,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Tiferes Benai Israel</td>\r\n<td>Bucks</td>\r\n<td>$16,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Kehilat HaNahar the Little Shul by the River</td>\r\n<td>Bucks</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Kol Emet Yardley Reconstructionist Congregation</td>\r\n<td>Bucks</td>\r\n<td>$60,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Salem United Church of Christ</td>\r\n<td>Bucks</td>\r\n<td>$45,500</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Shir Ami Bucks County Jewish Congregation</td>\r\n<td>Bucks</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>St James Church</td>\r\n<td>Bucks</td>\r\n<td>$56,390</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Temple Judea of Bucks County</td>\r\n<td>Bucks</td>\r\n<td>$24,894</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>United American Muslim Association of NY, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Bucks</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Zubaida Foundation</td>\r\n<td>Bucks</td>\r\n<td>$107,500</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Beth Sholom Congregation</td>\r\n<td>Cambria</td>\r\n<td>$20,240</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Brit Shalom</td>\r\n<td>Centre</td>\r\n<td>$60,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Islamic Society of Central Pennsylvania</td>\r\n<td>Centre</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>St Johns United Church of Christ</td>\r\n<td>Centre</td>\r\n<td>$5,657</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Beth Chaim Reform Congregation</td>\r\n<td>Chester</td>\r\n<td>$21,621</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County</td>\r\n<td>Chester</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation B'nai Jacob</td>\r\n<td>Chester</td>\r\n<td>$24,500</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Episcopal Church of the Trinity</td>\r\n<td>Chester</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Holcomb Associates, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Chester</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Islamic Society of Chester County</td>\r\n<td>Chester</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester County</td>\r\n<td>Chester</td>\r\n<td>$20,150</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Saint Rocco Parish</td>\r\n<td>Chester</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>St.
Christopher's Episcopal Church of Oxford, Pennsylvania</td>\r\n<td>Chester</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>YMCA of Greater Brandywine</td>\r\n<td>Chester</td>\r\n<td>$100,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Hope Rising Community Church, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Clarion</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>American Islamic Cultural Center</td>\r\n<td>Cumberland</td>\r\n<td>$100,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Al-Huda, INC</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Bethel AME Church</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$24,800</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>CAST-Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$20,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Cathedral Parish of St.
Patrick</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$28,296</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Harrisburg</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), DBA Asian Refugees United (ARU)</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Chisuk Emuna of Harrisburg, PA</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Islamic Center Masjid Al-Sabereen</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$74,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Kesher Israel Congregation of Harrisburg</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>St Francis of Assisi Parish</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$33,850</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Temple Ohev Sholom</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>The Rabbi David L.
Silver Yeshiva Academy</td>\r\n<td>Dauphin</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Beth El-Ner Tamid</td>\r\n<td>Delaware</td>\r\n<td>$15,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Beth Israel of Media</td>\r\n<td>Delaware</td>\r\n<td>$16,850</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Student Enrichment Center, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Delaware</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Nile Swim Club of Yeadon</td>\r\n<td>Delaware</td>\r\n<td>$20,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>BUILD Community Development Corporation</td>\r\n<td>Erie</td>\r\n<td>$24,270</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Greater Erie Economic Development Corporation</td>\r\n<td>Erie</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Camp Chaverim Inc DBA Reyus</td>\r\n<td>Franklin</td>\r\n<td>$20,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Camp and Conference Services Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Franklin</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Saint Bernard Regional School</td>\r\n<td>Indiana</td>\r\n<td>$23,238</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>ISKCON Gita Nagari</td>\r\n<td>Juniata</td>\r\n<td>$40,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Ohev Zedek</td>\r\n<td>Lackawanna</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Discovery Center, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Lackawanna</td>\r\n<td>$100,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster</td>\r\n<td>Lancaster</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congolese Community of Central Pennsylvania</td>\r\n<td>Lancaster</td>\r\n<td>$24,850</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Ephrata Public Library</td>\r\n<td>Lancaster</td>\r\n<td>$5,226</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Islamic Community Center of Lancaster</td>\r\n<td>Lancaster</td>\r\n<td>$74,500</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Lancaster County Chooses Love</td>\r\n<td>Lancaster</td>\r\n<td>$19,312</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster</td>\r\n<td>Lancaster</td>\r\n<td>$21,452</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Sons of Israel</td>\r\n<td>Lehigh</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Community Center of Allentown, Pennsylvania</td>\r\n<td>Lehigh</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley</td>\r\n<td>Lehigh</td>\r\n<td>$60,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Parkland Community Library</td>\r\n<td>Lehigh</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>St Catharine of Sienas R C Church</td>\r\n<td>Lehigh</td>\r\n<td>$56,295</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Cheder Menachem, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Luzerne</td>\r\n<td>$148,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Bais Tzvi Yosef Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Luzerne</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Gate of Heaven Church</td>\r\n<td>Luzerne</td>\r\n<td>$9,980</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Our Lady of Victory Church</td>\r\n<td>Luzerne</td>\r\n<td>$7,500</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Volunteers in Medicine</td>\r\n<td>Luzerne</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Camp Dora Golding DBA Camp Dina</td>\r\n<td>Monroe</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Resource Center of the Poconos</td>\r\n<td>Monroe</td>\r\n<td>$24,647</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Academy of the New Church</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$20,700</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Bethel Community Church of Pottstown</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Chabad Israeli Center</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Chabad Lubavitch of the Main Line, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>College Settlement of Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$7,959</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Lansdale</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Corpus Christi Church</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Friends of Israel Scouts, Inc. DBA Tzofim North America Paamon Chapter</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Golden Slipper Camp</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$87,259</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Gratz College</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$85,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Har ZionTemple</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Hatfield Jame Masjid</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>I.
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Kosloff Torah Academy High School for Girls</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$66,523</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$66,165</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Relief Agency</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$23,454</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Kaiserman Jewish Community Center</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$100,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Khair, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$74,364</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Main Line Reform Temple</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Saint Eleanor Church</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$74,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>St Paul's UCC Fort Washington, PA</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Temple Brith Achim</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Ukrainian American Sport Center Tryzub</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>William Jeanes Memorial Library</td>\r\n<td>Montgomery</td>\r\n<td>$19,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>El Shaddai Assembly of God</td>\r\n<td>Northampton</td>\r\n<td>$24,999</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Shiloh Baptist Church of Easton PA</td>\r\n<td>Northampton</td>\r\n<td>$42,335</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>African Cultural Alliance of North America Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Al-Aqsa Islamic Society</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$90,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Alimah Scouts, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Asian Arts Initiative</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Bikur Cholim of Lakewood, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Bnai Brith Youth Organization</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$73,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Cheder Chabad - Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Rodeph Shalom</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$23,775</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Council on American-Islamic Relations Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$23,850</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Friends of Historic B'nai Abraham</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$100,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Friends of the Japanese House and Garden</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$41,729</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Germantown Jewish Centre</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$83,333</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Guideline Services</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$100,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Hebrew Congregation of Philadelphia - Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron Ezras Israel</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>HIAS and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$21,370</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>House of peace and Enlightenment</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Institute for the Development of African American Youth, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$20,094</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Mesivta Chazak, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Muslim Youth of Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Nazareth Academy High School</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$100,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Philadelphia FIGHT</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$35,609</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Philadelphia Ramadan and Eid Fund</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$23,800</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Saint John The Evangelist Catholic Church</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$24,926</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Society Hill Synagogue</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$19,780</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>South Philadelphia Shtiebe</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>St Francis de Sales School</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$20,250</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>St Josephs Church</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$21,890</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>St Peters Church</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Sunday Breakfast Association of Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>West African Community Center WAFCOM Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Yeshiva Ketana of Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>Philadelphia</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Fellowship of Hemlock Farms</td>\r\n<td>Pike</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Jewish Reconstructionist Camping Corporation (DBA: Camp Havaya)</td>\r\n<td>Pike</td>\r\n<td>$100,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>New Jersey Federation of Young Men's Hebrew Association and Young Women's Hebrew Association (Milford)</td>\r\n<td>Pike</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Services for Hidden Intelligence Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Pike</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>The Kings Soldiers - Chayolei Hamelech, Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Pike</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Bnai Brith Youth Organization</td>\r\n<td>Wayne</td>\r\n<td>$77,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Camp Hachshara-Moshava of NY, Inc</td>\r\n<td>Wayne</td>\r\n<td>$75,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation YKP</td>\r\n<td>Wayne</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>CZ Wellness Group Inc</td>\r\n<td>Wayne</td>\r\n<td>$24,500</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>New Jersey Federation of Young Men's Hebrew Association and Young Women's Hebrew Association - Lake Como</td>\r\n<td>Wayne</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Perlman Camp Organization</td>\r\n<td>Wayne</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Services for Hidden Intelligence Inc.</td>\r\n<td>Wayne</td>\r\n<td>$150,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Congregation Emanu-El Israel</td>\r\n<td>Westmoreland</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Seton Hill University</td>\r\n<td>Westmoreland</td>\r\n<td>$25,000</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>Living Word Community Church</td>\r\n<td>York</td>\r\n<td>$56,838</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td>York Jewish Community Center</td>\r\n<td>York</td>\r\n<td>$18,030</td>\r\n</tr><tr><td><b>TOTAL</b></td>\r\n<td> </td>\r\n<td><b>$10,871,285</b></td>\r\n</tr></tbody></table>\r\n<h3> </h3>\r\n"}}"> 2025–26 Nonprofit Security Grant Fund (NPSGF) Awards Total Recommended: $10,871,285 Organization Name County Recommended Amount Assemble Allegheny $24,350 Adat Shalom Bnai Israel Beth Jacob Allegheny $25,000 Aleph Institute, Inc. Allegheny $25,000 Attawheed Islamic Center Allegheny $100,000 Beth El Congregation of the South Hills Allegheny $25,000 Chabad Jewish Center of Monroeville, Inc. Allegheny $150,000 Chabad Lubavitch of the South Hills, Inc. Allegheny $25,000 Chabad of Carnegie Mellon University, Inc. Allegheny $75,000 Chabad of Squirrel Hill Allegheny $25,000 Church of the Redeemer Allegheny $55,355 Community Day School Allegheny $150,000 Congregation Beth Shalom Allegheny $150,000 Congregation Dor Hadash Allegheny $17,000 Congregation Kether Torah Allegheny $25,000 Congregation Poale Zedeck Allegheny $25,000 First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh Allegheny $25,000 Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Allegheny $150,000 Jewish Home and Hospital for Aged Allegheny $25,000 Latin American Studies Association Allegheny $9,000 Lubavitch Center Allegheny $25,000 Machon Schneerson Chabad Allegheny $25,000 National Council of Young Israel, Young Israel of Greater Pittsburgh Allegheny $25,000 Our Giving Kitchen Pittsburgh Allegheny $25,000 Penn Woods Classical Academy Allegheny $45,051 Persad Center Allegheny $25,000 Pittsburgh Kollel Bais Yitzchok Allegheny $25,000 Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania Allegheny $75,000 Rodef Shalom Congregation Allegheny $150,000 Seton LaSalle Catholic High School Allegheny $100,000 SisTers PGH Allegheny $50,000 T of L, Inc Allegheny $150,000 Temple Ohav Shalom of Pittsburgh Allegheny $25,000 The Citizen Science Lab Allegheny $55,000 The Greenwood Plan Allegheny $25,000 The Jewish Spark Allegheny $75,000 TransYOUniting Allegheny $70,000 Tzohar Arts Allegheny $25,000 Yeshivath Achei Tmimim of Pittsburgh Allegheny $150,000 Young Men & Womens Hebrew Association & Irene Kaufmann Centers Allegheny $53,000 Young Peoples Synagogue Allegheny $13,200 Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beaver $25,000 Albright College Berks $150,000 Centro Hispano Daniel Torres, Inc. Berks $25,000 Huff's Union Church, Inc. Berks $23,495 Rahma Cemetery, Inc. Berks $53,459 Reading Pride Celebration Berks $5,500 Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom Berks $24,025 The LGBT Center of Greater Reading Berks $21,800 Camp Palgai Mayim Bradford $150,000 Endless Mountains Pride, Inc. Bradford $5,000 Congregation Tiferes Benai Israel Bucks $16,000 Kehilat HaNahar the Little Shul by the River Bucks $25,000 Kol Emet Yardley Reconstructionist Congregation Bucks $60,000 Salem United Church of Christ Bucks $45,500 Shir Ami Bucks County Jewish Congregation Bucks $75,000 St James Church Bucks $56,390 Temple Judea of Bucks County Bucks $24,894 United American Muslim Association of NY, Inc. Bucks $75,000 Zubaida Foundation Bucks $107,500 Beth Sholom Congregation Cambria $20,240 Congregation Brit Shalom Centre $60,000 Islamic Society of Central Pennsylvania Centre $25,000 St Johns United Church of Christ Centre $5,657 Beth Chaim Reform Congregation Chester $21,621 Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County Chester $25,000 Congregation B'nai Jacob Chester $24,500 Episcopal Church of the Trinity Chester $25,000 Holcomb Associates, Inc. Chester $25,000 Islamic Society of Chester County Chester $75,000 LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester County Chester $20,150 Saint Rocco Parish Chester $25,000 St.
Christopher's Episcopal Church of Oxford, Pennsylvania Chester $150,000 YMCA of Greater Brandywine Chester $100,000 Hope Rising Community Church, Inc. Clarion $25,000 American Islamic Cultural Center Cumberland $100,000 Al-Huda, INC Dauphin $150,000 Bethel AME Church Dauphin $24,800 CAST-Philadelphia Dauphin $20,000 Cathedral Parish of St.
Patrick Dauphin $28,296 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Harrisburg Dauphin $75,000 Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), DBA Asian Refugees United (ARU) Dauphin $25,000 Congregation Chisuk Emuna of Harrisburg, PA Dauphin $25,000 Islamic Center Masjid Al-Sabereen Dauphin $74,000 Kesher Israel Congregation of Harrisburg Dauphin $25,000 St Francis of Assisi Parish Dauphin $33,850 Temple Ohev Sholom Dauphin $25,000 The Rabbi David L.
Silver Yeshiva Academy Dauphin $25,000 Congregation Beth El-Ner Tamid Delaware $15,000 Congregation Beth Israel of Media Delaware $16,850 Jewish Student Enrichment Center, Inc. Delaware $150,000 Nile Swim Club of Yeadon Delaware $20,000 BUILD Community Development Corporation Erie $24,270 Greater Erie Economic Development Corporation Erie $25,000 Camp Chaverim Inc DBA Reyus Franklin $20,000 Jewish Camp and Conference Services Inc. Franklin $150,000 Saint Bernard Regional School Indiana $23,238 ISKCON Gita Nagari Juniata $40,000 Congregation Ohev Zedek Lackawanna $75,000 Jewish Discovery Center, Inc. Lackawanna $100,000 Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster Lancaster $25,000 Congolese Community of Central Pennsylvania Lancaster $24,850 Ephrata Public Library Lancaster $5,226 Islamic Community Center of Lancaster Lancaster $74,500 Lancaster County Chooses Love Lancaster $19,312 Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster Lancaster $21,452 Congregation Sons of Israel Lehigh $25,000 Jewish Community Center of Allentown, Pennsylvania Lehigh $75,000 Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley Lehigh $60,000 Parkland Community Library Lehigh $25,000 St Catharine of Sienas R C Church Lehigh $56,295 Cheder Menachem, Inc. Luzerne $148,000 Congregation Bais Tzvi Yosef Inc. Luzerne $150,000 Gate of Heaven Church Luzerne $9,980 Our Lady of Victory Church Luzerne $7,500 Volunteers in Medicine Luzerne $75,000 Camp Dora Golding DBA Camp Dina Monroe $150,000 Jewish Resource Center of the Poconos Monroe $24,647 Academy of the New Church Montgomery $20,700 Bethel Community Church of Pottstown Montgomery $25,000 Chabad Israeli Center Montgomery $25,000 Chabad Lubavitch of the Main Line, Inc. Montgomery $150,000 College Settlement of Philadelphia Montgomery $7,959 Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Lansdale Montgomery $25,000 Corpus Christi Church Montgomery $150,000 Friends of Israel Scouts, Inc. DBA Tzofim North America Paamon Chapter Montgomery $25,000 Golden Slipper Camp Montgomery $87,259 Gratz College Montgomery $85,000 Har ZionTemple Montgomery $75,000 Hatfield Jame Masjid Montgomery $150,000 I.
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Kosloff Torah Academy High School for Girls Montgomery $66,523 Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia Montgomery $66,165 Jewish Relief Agency Montgomery $23,454 Kaiserman Jewish Community Center Montgomery $100,000 Khair, Inc. Montgomery $74,364 Main Line Reform Temple Montgomery $25,000 Saint Eleanor Church Montgomery $74,000 St Paul's UCC Fort Washington, PA Montgomery $25,000 Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El Montgomery $25,000 Temple Brith Achim Montgomery $25,000 Ukrainian American Sport Center Tryzub Montgomery $25,000 William Jeanes Memorial Library Montgomery $19,000 El Shaddai Assembly of God Northampton $24,999 Shiloh Baptist Church of Easton PA Northampton $42,335 African Cultural Alliance of North America Inc. Philadelphia $150,000 Al-Aqsa Islamic Society Philadelphia $90,000 Alimah Scouts, Inc. Philadelphia $25,000 Asian Arts Initiative Philadelphia $75,000 Bikur Cholim of Lakewood, Inc. Philadelphia $25,000 Bnai Brith Youth Organization Philadelphia $73,000 Cheder Chabad - Philadelphia Philadelphia $75,000 Congregation Rodeph Shalom Philadelphia $23,775 Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc. Philadelphia $25,000 Council on American-Islamic Relations Philadelphia Philadelphia $23,850 Friends of Historic B'nai Abraham Philadelphia $100,000 Friends of the Japanese House and Garden Philadelphia $41,729 Germantown Jewish Centre Philadelphia $83,333 Guideline Services Philadelphia $100,000 Hebrew Congregation of Philadelphia - Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron Ezras Israel Philadelphia $25,000 HIAS and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia Philadelphia $21,370 House of peace and Enlightenment Philadelphia $25,000 Institute for the Development of African American Youth, Inc. Philadelphia $20,094 Mesivta Chazak, Inc. Philadelphia $150,000 Muslim Youth of Philadelphia Philadelphia $25,000 Nazareth Academy High School Philadelphia $100,000 Philadelphia FIGHT Philadelphia $35,609 Philadelphia Ramadan and Eid Fund Philadelphia $23,800 Saint John The Evangelist Catholic Church Philadelphia $24,926 Society Hill Synagogue Philadelphia $19,780 South Philadelphia Shtiebe Philadelphia $75,000 St Francis de Sales School Philadelphia $20,250 St Josephs Church Philadelphia $21,890 St Peters Church Philadelphia $25,000 Sunday Breakfast Association of Philadelphia Philadelphia $150,000 West African Community Center WAFCOM Inc. Philadelphia $75,000 Yeshiva Ketana of Philadelphia Philadelphia $25,000 Jewish Fellowship of Hemlock Farms Pike $25,000 Jewish Reconstructionist Camping Corporation (DBA: Camp Havaya) Pike $100,000 New Jersey Federation of Young Men's Hebrew Association and Young Women's Hebrew Association (Milford) Pike $150,000 Services for Hidden Intelligence Inc. Pike $150,000 The Kings Soldiers - Chayolei Hamelech, Inc. Pike $150,000 Bnai Brith Youth Organization Wayne $77,000 Camp Hachshara-Moshava of NY, Inc Wayne $75,000 Congregation YKP Wayne $150,000 CZ Wellness Group Inc Wayne $24,500 New Jersey Federation of Young Men's Hebrew Association and Young Women's Hebrew Association - Lake Como Wayne $150,000 Perlman Camp Organization Wayne $150,000 Services for Hidden Intelligence Inc. Wayne $150,000 Congregation Emanu-El Israel Westmoreland $25,000 Seton Hill University Westmoreland $25,000 Living Word Community Church York $56,838 York Jewish Community Center York $18,030 TOTAL $10,871,285 If you have questions about the Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program, contact PCCD.
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Public Defender Training Initiatives (2026-27) is a grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) that funds training programs for public defenders across Pennsylvania. The initiative supports both new public defenders entering the field and experienced practitioners seeking to enhance their skills, with training content based on an assessment of need. Programs funded through this initiative must be made available to all public defenders in Pennsylvania. Eligible applicants are organizations that can demonstrate a history of providing training and technical assistance to public defenders. Applications are due May 5, 2026. Funding amounts vary by program scope.
Justice Reinvestment Initiative 2 (JRI-2) Grant is a grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) that funds criminal justice reform efforts across Pennsylvania. The program supports state and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other entities working to improve the criminal justice system through reinvestment strategies. Applications for Plan Year 2025 were due May 7, 2026. Eligible applicants include state and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other entities involved in criminal justice reform.
Community Economic Development Projects is sponsored by Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS). This program awards discretionary funds to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with low income. The goal is to address objectives such as decreasing dependency on federal programs, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas.
Adoption Opportunities is sponsored by Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children's Bureau. This program aims to eliminate barriers to adoption and provide permanent, loving home environments for children from foster care, particularly those with special needs. It supports activities that promote knowledge development and services for children and families.