The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday that it will allocate $110 million to more than 600 faith-based organizations and nonprofits to improve security.
The announcement by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was a fatal shooting at a Catholic school in Minnesota that killed two people and injured 18 others. Police said the 23-year-old shooter “expressed hatred for almost everyone imaginable.”
“In the face of violent criminals and militant groups intending to harm the American community, the Trump administration is helping chapels, schools and community centers to keep their defenses safe from attacks and protect themselves,” Noim wrote in an online post.
The funding will be managed through the Federal Emergency Administration (FEMA) existing nonprofit security grant program, which pays cash for “physical security enhancements and activities, and cash to high-risk nonprofits with terrorist attacks.
The money can be used for training programs for cameras, doors, lighting, warning and alarm systems, Nom said.
The additional $110 million represents approximately 45% of the grant program's fiscal 2025 budget, which is $274.5 million.
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