HARTFORD, Conn — Up to $5 million in state grants will be released to help nonprofit organizations in Connecticut with the costs of implementing infrastructure upgrades that improve security and safety at facilities. The announcement was made by Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday.
The Nonprofit Security Grant Program was established by Lamont in 2021. The program is meant to provide financial assistance for infrastructure improvements to organizations that are at a heightened risk of being the target of a terrorist attack, hate crime, or violent act.
Since the program's inception, this will be the third round of grants released.
Applications must be submitted to DEMHS by Mar. 1, 2024. The applications will be ranked and awarded based on need.
“We created this program so that nonprofit organizations, including houses of worship, can receive financial assistance when it comes to the growing needs of public safety and security,” Lamont said in a statement. “These are places where people should feel safe and are protected. These organizations provide so many vital services to our communities, and these grants are another way that we can partner with them.”
Nonprofits can receive a maximum of $50,000 per site for security infrastructure improvements.
Equipment that can be purchased with the grants include:
- Ballistic glass
- Surveillance cameras
- Solid core doors
- Double door access
- Computer-controlled electronic locks
- Scan card systems
- Entry door buzzer systems
- Penetration-resistant vestibules
- Panic alarms
- Metal detectors
- Real-time interoperable communications and multimedia sharing infrastructure
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