The administration of Gov. Ned Lamont is making available $3.8 million to support security-related upgrades at the facilities of nearly 100 nonprofit organizations in the state.
The funding, allocated through the newly launched Nonprofit Security Grant Program, is intended to improve security at 97 organizations that are at a “heightened risk” of being targeted in a violent act, hate crime or terrorist attack, according to state officials. Eligible nonprofits are able to receive a maximum of $50,000 per site.
The governor’s office did not name the groups expected to receive grants through the initiative.
The Nonprofit Security Grant Program was launched in February. It is administered by the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the agency that oversees the Connecticut State Police and other state-level fire and emergency response units.
