WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $15,910,021 in fiscal year 2023 Department of Homeland Security preparedness grants to strengthen security at houses of worship in Maryland.
The federal funds come through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which helps high-risk nonprofits, including faith-based institutions, to obtain resources required to support and integrate preparedness activities with broader state and local efforts.
“Religious freedom is one of the defining promises of our democracy,” said the lawmakers. “As hate-fueled attacks increase throughout the country and world, we must dedicate our resources to protecting citizens who exercise the sacred right to practice their faith. These grants will ensure that houses of worship from Mountain Maryland to the Eastern Shore are equipped with the latest tools to keep their communities safe.”
A full list of the recipients is below:
Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation – $150,000
Agudath Isreal of Greenspring - $150,000
Ahavat Shalom Congregation Inc. - $150,000
Bais Yaakov School for Girls, Inc. - $150,000
Baltimore Children's Museum, INC, dba Port Discovery - $150,000
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation - $150,000
Bas Melech Performing Arts Center, Inc. - $150,000
Beis Medrash of Ranchleigh, Inc. - $150,000
Bells United Methodist Church – $150,000
Beth Am In-Town Synagogue - $150,000
Beth El Congregation of Baltimore, Inc. - $150,000
Beth Shalom Congregation Inc. - $150,000
Beth Sholom Congregation - $150,000
Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah – $150,000
Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha – Beltsville – $150,000
Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion Congregation, Inc. - $150,000
Bnai Shalom of Olney -- $150,000
Chabad Community Center Germantown-Clarksburg – $150,000
Chabad of Catonsville, Inc. - $150,000
Cheder Chabad, Inc. - $150,000
Chizuk Amuno Congregation and Schools - $150,000
Chofetz Chaim Adath Bnei Israel Congregation Inc. - $150,000
Community Christian Church of Maryland, Inc. $150,000
Congregation Ariel Russian Community Synagogue, Inc. - $150,000
Congregation Beit Yaakov - $150,000
Congregation B'nai Tzedek – $150,000.00
Congregation Kneseth Israel - $150,000
Congregation Ohel Levi Yitzchok Lubavitch - $150,000
Congregation Ohel Moshe - $150,000
Congregation Tiferes Yisroel of Baltimore Incorporated - $150,000
Emmanuel Baptist Church - $150,000
Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, Hillandale -- $150,000
First Christian Community Church of Annapolis - $150,000
Greater Baltimore Church of Christ - $150,000
Islamic Leadership Institute of America, Inc. - $150,000
Islamic Society of Frederick - $150,000
Islamic Society of Northern Baltimore, Inc. - $150,000
Islamic Society of Western MD - $150,000
Jewish Community Services - $150,000
Khal Ahavas Yisrael Tzemach Tzedek - $150,000
Kol Torah of Baltimore Inc. - $150,000
Lighthouse Christian Academy - $150,000
Lubavitch of Howard County - $150,000
Masjid Ul Haqq Inc. - $150,000
Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy – $150,000
Mesivta Neimus Hatorah Inc. - $150,000
Miracle City Church - $150,000
Moses Montefiore Anshe Emunah Hebrew Congregation - $150,000
Muslim Family Center Incorporated - $150,000
New Shiloh Baptist Church - $150,000
Ohel Yakov Congregation - $150,000
Ohr Menachem Jewish Center, Inc. - $150,000
Our Lady of the Mountains Roman Catholic Congregation, Inc. - $150,000
Rock City Church, Inc. - $150,000
Saint John's Catholic Prep - $150,000
Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church - $150,000
Shearith Israel Congregation Inc. - $150,000
Shomrim of Baltimore Inc. - $150,000
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple Trust -- $150,000
St. Charles Lifestream Church of the Nazarene - $150,000
St. John Catholic Church - $150,000
St. Matthews United Methodist Church – $150,000
STAR-K Certification, Inc. - $150,000
Suburban Orthodox Congregation - $150,000
The Community of Kollel Inc. - $150,000
The Islamic Society of Baltimore MD, Inc. - $150,000
The Orthodox Congregation of Silver Spring – $150,000
Torah Institute of Baltimore Dba Machzikei Torah Inc - $150,000
Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church - $150,000
Joy Reigns Lutheran Church - $149,989
First Baptist Church of Crofton - $149,968
Mikvah of Baltimore, Inc. - $149,860
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Church - Rectory-Office Facility – $149,875
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Roman Catholic Congregation, Inc. - $149,830
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Church - Church Facility – $149,730
Holy Family Catholic Church - $149,702
Greater Grace World Outreach, Inc. - $149,657
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Church - School Facility – $149,575
Forcey Bible Church – $149,561
Islamic Society of Carroll County - $149,546
Shaare Torah, Inc – $149,000
Turkish American Community Center, Inc – 9610 – $148,887
Free Gospel Church of Bryans Road, Inc. - $148,050
Ames United Methodist Church - $147,905
The Salvation Army (Boys & Girls Club of Glen Burnie) - $147,000
Turkish American Community Center, Inc. – 9710 – $146,138
Elderon Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Inc. - $142,000
Easton Church of God - $140,904
St. Michael's Poplar Springs Roman Catholic Congregation, Inc. - $138,252
Christ Reformed United Church of Christ - $133,981
Miracle International Praise Ministries – $131,000
Wilson United Methodist Church - $130,900
Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland - $126,525
Jewish Cemetery Association of Greater Baltimore - $125,000
Cherubim & Seraphim Surulere Church of Maryland - $121,150
Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis - $117,805
Friends Meeting School, Inc - $106,350
Mercaz Torah and Tefilah Inc - $105,000
First Baptist Church of Highland Park – $103,700
Heritage Baptist Church - $102,100
New Beginnings Seventh Day Adventist Church - $100,000
St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School - $98,912
Community Christian Church of Maryland Inc. - $98,125
Central Baptist Church of Baltimore City - $93,770
Prince George’s Muslim Association, Inc. – $91,400
West Liberty United Methodist Church - $87,800
Real Life Wesleyan Church - $87,163
Galilee Baptist Church – $81,025
Hatzalah of Baltimore, Inc. - $63,000
Chesapeake Church - $62,187
Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church - $62,050
The Beth Abraham Congregation of Baltimore City - $60,000
Mosdos Kehal Chassidim Inc. - $60,000
Kehilath Bnai Torah - $56,000
Real Life Wesleyan Church - $55,663
Hatzalah of Baltimore, Inc. - $52,600
Manna Bible Baptist Church - $45,886
Shechem Covenant Outreach Ministries – $45,500
The Department of Homeland Security awarded more than $2 billion in FY 2023 to help prepare against threats and natural disasters. The total amount for each grant program is set by Congress and the allocations are made by the Department.
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