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    Programs & Services

    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.

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    Overview

    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:

    • 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:
      • Race/ethnicity/ancestry;
      • Religion;
      • Sexual orientation;
      • Disability;
      • Gender; and
      • Gender identity.

    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). 

    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:
      • Metal detectors
      • Protective lighting
      • Surveillance equipment
      • Special emergency communications equipment
      • Electronic locksets
      • Deadbolts
      • Trauma kits
      • Theft control devices
    • 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.​

    NPSGFP Match Calculator

    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.

    Enter the dollar amount of NPSGFP funding you plan to request (for example, 50,000).

    Download the NPSGFP Match Calculator (Excel) here.

    View the Awards


    2025–26 Nonprofit Security Grant Fund (NPSGF) Awards

    Total Recommended: $10,871,285

    Organization NameCountyRecommended Amount
    AssembleAllegheny$24,350
    Adat Shalom Bnai Israel Beth JacobAllegheny$25,000
    Aleph Institute, Inc.Allegheny$25,000
    Attawheed Islamic CenterAllegheny$100,000
    Beth El Congregation of the South HillsAllegheny$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 HillAllegheny$25,000
    Church of the RedeemerAllegheny$55,355
    Community Day SchoolAllegheny$150,000
    Congregation Beth ShalomAllegheny$150,000
    Congregation Dor HadashAllegheny$17,000
    Congregation Kether TorahAllegheny$25,000
    Congregation Poale ZedeckAllegheny$25,000
    First United Methodist Church of PittsburghAllegheny$25,000
    Jewish Federation of Greater PittsburghAllegheny$150,000
    Jewish Home and Hospital for AgedAllegheny$25,000
    Latin American Studies AssociationAllegheny$9,000
    Lubavitch CenterAllegheny$25,000
    Machon Schneerson ChabadAllegheny$25,000
    National Council of Young Israel, Young Israel of Greater PittsburghAllegheny$25,000
    Our Giving Kitchen PittsburghAllegheny$25,000
    Penn Woods Classical AcademyAllegheny$45,051
    Persad CenterAllegheny$25,000
    Pittsburgh Kollel Bais YitzchokAllegheny$25,000
    Planned Parenthood of Western PennsylvaniaAllegheny$75,000
    Rodef Shalom CongregationAllegheny$150,000
    Seton LaSalle Catholic High SchoolAllegheny$100,000
    SisTers PGHAllegheny$50,000
    T of L, IncAllegheny$150,000
    Temple Ohav Shalom of PittsburghAllegheny$25,000
    The Citizen Science LabAllegheny$55,000
    The Greenwood PlanAllegheny$25,000
    The Jewish SparkAllegheny$75,000
    TransYOUnitingAllegheny$70,000
    Tzohar ArtsAllegheny$25,000
    Yeshivath Achei Tmimim of PittsburghAllegheny$150,000
    Young Men & Womens Hebrew Association & Irene Kaufmann CentersAllegheny$53,000
    Young Peoples SynagogueAllegheny$13,200
    Beth Samuel Jewish CenterBeaver$25,000
    Albright CollegeBerks$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 CelebrationBerks$5,500
    Reform Congregation Oheb SholomBerks$24,025
    The LGBT Center of Greater ReadingBerks$21,800
    Camp Palgai MayimBradford$150,000
    Endless Mountains Pride, Inc.Bradford$5,000
    Congregation Tiferes Benai IsraelBucks$16,000
    Kehilat HaNahar the Little Shul by the RiverBucks$25,000
    Kol Emet Yardley Reconstructionist CongregationBucks$60,000
    Salem United Church of ChristBucks$45,500
    Shir Ami Bucks County Jewish CongregationBucks$75,000
    St James ChurchBucks$56,390
    Temple Judea of Bucks CountyBucks$24,894
    United American Muslim Association of NY, Inc.Bucks$75,000
    Zubaida FoundationBucks$107,500
    Beth Sholom CongregationCambria$20,240
    Congregation Brit ShalomCentre$60,000
    Islamic Society of Central PennsylvaniaCentre$25,000
    St Johns United Church of ChristCentre$5,657
    Beth Chaim Reform CongregationChester$21,621
    Beth Israel Congregation of Chester CountyChester$25,000
    Congregation B'nai JacobChester$24,500
    Episcopal Church of the TrinityChester$25,000
    Holcomb Associates, Inc.Chester$25,000
    Islamic Society of Chester CountyChester$75,000
    LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester CountyChester$20,150
    Saint Rocco ParishChester$25,000
    St. Christopher's Episcopal Church of Oxford, PennsylvaniaChester$150,000
    YMCA of Greater BrandywineChester$100,000
    Hope Rising Community Church, Inc.Clarion$25,000
    American Islamic Cultural CenterCumberland$100,000
    Al-Huda, INCDauphin$150,000
    Bethel AME ChurchDauphin$24,800
    CAST-PhiladelphiaDauphin$20,000
    Cathedral Parish of St. PatrickDauphin$28,296
    Catholic Charities of the Diocese of HarrisburgDauphin$75,000
    Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), DBA Asian Refugees United (ARU)Dauphin$25,000
    Congregation Chisuk Emuna of Harrisburg, PADauphin$25,000
    Islamic Center Masjid Al-SabereenDauphin$74,000
    Kesher Israel Congregation of HarrisburgDauphin$25,000
    St Francis of Assisi ParishDauphin$33,850
    Temple Ohev SholomDauphin$25,000
    The Rabbi David L. Silver Yeshiva AcademyDauphin$25,000
    Congregation Beth El-Ner TamidDelaware$15,000
    Congregation Beth Israel of MediaDelaware$16,850
    Jewish Student Enrichment Center, Inc.Delaware$150,000
    Nile Swim Club of YeadonDelaware$20,000
    BUILD Community Development CorporationErie$24,270
    Greater Erie Economic Development CorporationErie$25,000
    Camp Chaverim Inc DBA ReyusFranklin$20,000
    Jewish Camp and Conference Services Inc.Franklin$150,000
    Saint Bernard Regional SchoolIndiana$23,238
    ISKCON Gita NagariJuniata$40,000
    Congregation Ohev ZedekLackawanna$75,000
    Jewish Discovery Center, Inc.Lackawanna$100,000
    Boys & Girls Club of LancasterLancaster$25,000
    Congolese Community of Central PennsylvaniaLancaster$24,850
    Ephrata Public LibraryLancaster$5,226
    Islamic Community Center of LancasterLancaster$74,500
    Lancaster County Chooses LoveLancaster$19,312
    Unitarian Universalist Church of LancasterLancaster$21,452
    Congregation Sons of IsraelLehigh$25,000
    Jewish Community Center of Allentown, PennsylvaniaLehigh$75,000
    Jewish Federation of the Lehigh ValleyLehigh$60,000
    Parkland Community LibraryLehigh$25,000
    St Catharine of Sienas R C ChurchLehigh$56,295
    Cheder Menachem, Inc.Luzerne$148,000
    Congregation Bais Tzvi Yosef Inc.Luzerne$150,000
    Gate of Heaven ChurchLuzerne$9,980
    Our Lady of Victory ChurchLuzerne$7,500
    Volunteers in MedicineLuzerne$75,000
    Camp Dora Golding DBA Camp DinaMonroe$150,000
    Jewish Resource Center of the PoconosMonroe$24,647
    Academy of the New ChurchMontgomery$20,700
    Bethel Community Church of PottstownMontgomery$25,000
    Chabad Israeli CenterMontgomery$25,000
    Chabad Lubavitch of the Main Line, Inc.Montgomery$150,000
    College Settlement of PhiladelphiaMontgomery$7,959
    Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in LansdaleMontgomery$25,000
    Corpus Christi ChurchMontgomery$150,000
    Friends of Israel Scouts, Inc. DBA Tzofim North America Paamon ChapterMontgomery$25,000
    Golden Slipper CampMontgomery$87,259
    Gratz CollegeMontgomery$85,000
    Har ZionTempleMontgomery$75,000
    Hatfield Jame MasjidMontgomery$150,000
    I. S. Kosloff Torah Academy High School for GirlsMontgomery$66,523
    Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater PhiladelphiaMontgomery$66,165
    Jewish Relief AgencyMontgomery$23,454
    Kaiserman Jewish Community CenterMontgomery$100,000
    Khair, Inc.Montgomery$74,364
    Main Line Reform TempleMontgomery$25,000
    Saint Eleanor ChurchMontgomery$74,000
    St Paul's UCC Fort Washington, PAMontgomery$25,000
    Temple Beth Hillel-Beth ElMontgomery$25,000
    Temple Brith AchimMontgomery$25,000
    Ukrainian American Sport Center TryzubMontgomery$25,000
    William Jeanes Memorial LibraryMontgomery$19,000
    El Shaddai Assembly of GodNorthampton$24,999
    Shiloh Baptist Church of Easton PANorthampton$42,335
    African Cultural Alliance of North America Inc.Philadelphia$150,000
    Al-Aqsa Islamic SocietyPhiladelphia$90,000
    Alimah Scouts, Inc.Philadelphia$25,000
    Asian Arts InitiativePhiladelphia$75,000
    Bikur Cholim of Lakewood, Inc.Philadelphia$25,000
    Bnai Brith Youth OrganizationPhiladelphia$73,000
    Cheder Chabad - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$75,000
    Congregation Rodeph ShalomPhiladelphia$23,775
    Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Inc.Philadelphia$25,000
    Council on American-Islamic Relations PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$23,850
    Friends of Historic B'nai AbrahamPhiladelphia$100,000
    Friends of the Japanese House and GardenPhiladelphia$41,729
    Germantown Jewish CentrePhiladelphia$83,333
    Guideline ServicesPhiladelphia$100,000
    Hebrew Congregation of Philadelphia - Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron Ezras IsraelPhiladelphia$25,000
    HIAS and Council Migration Service of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$21,370
    House of peace and EnlightenmentPhiladelphia$25,000
    Institute for the Development of African American Youth, Inc.Philadelphia$20,094
    Mesivta Chazak, Inc.Philadelphia$150,000
    Muslim Youth of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$25,000
    Nazareth Academy High SchoolPhiladelphia$100,000
    Philadelphia FIGHTPhiladelphia$35,609
    Philadelphia Ramadan and Eid FundPhiladelphia$23,800
    Saint John The Evangelist Catholic ChurchPhiladelphia$24,926
    Society Hill SynagoguePhiladelphia$19,780
    South Philadelphia ShtiebePhiladelphia$75,000
    St Francis de Sales SchoolPhiladelphia$20,250
    St Josephs ChurchPhiladelphia$21,890
    St Peters ChurchPhiladelphia$25,000
    Sunday Breakfast Association of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$150,000
    West African Community Center WAFCOM Inc.Philadelphia$75,000
    Yeshiva Ketana of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$25,000
    Jewish Fellowship of Hemlock FarmsPike$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 OrganizationWayne$77,000
    Camp Hachshara-Moshava of NY, IncWayne$75,000
    Congregation YKPWayne$150,000
    CZ Wellness Group IncWayne$24,500
    New Jersey Federation of Young Men's Hebrew Association and Young Women's Hebrew Association - Lake ComoWayne$150,000
    Perlman Camp OrganizationWayne$150,000
    Services for Hidden Intelligence Inc.Wayne$150,000
    Congregation Emanu-El IsraelWestmoreland$25,000
    Seton Hill UniversityWestmoreland$25,000
    Living Word Community ChurchYork$56,838
    York Jewish Community CenterYork$18,030
    TOTAL $10,871,285

     

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