Homeland Security awards security grant money for eight Nassau County Jewish organizations

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) FY2016 non-profit security grant program (NSGP) awarded eight different Jewish organizations in New York’s fourth congressional district a total of approximately $575,000 for various security enhancements on Tuesday.

The district is represented by U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and is located in central and southern Nassau County on Long Island.

Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, the Merrick Jewish Centre, Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, and Young Israel of Oceanside were each awarded $75,000, while Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett was awarded $73,673 and the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County was awarded $50,000.

“Preventing and preparing for acts of terrorism and other emergency situations is always a collaborative effort, and one of the most effective things we can do at the federal level is help vulnerable or high-risk institutions harden their facilities and enhance their emergency response capabilities,” Rice said. “I’m very pleased we obtained this funding to help these organizations meet their unique security challenges and I’ll keep working to make sure all of our district’s communities have the resources they need to keep people safe.”