Jewish Federations of North America applaud the 41 U.S. Senators who urged Senate Appropriations leaders to provide $750 million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) in FY2027.
 

This funding is essential to help protect Jewish institutions and other at-risk communities facing a sustained rise in antisemitism and targeted threats. Demand for security resources continues to far outpace available funding, leaving too many vulnerable organizations without the support they need. Strengthening NSGP is a critical step toward ensuring communities can gather, worship, and live openly and safely.
 

This year’s request represents a record, both in terms of the funding requested and the number of lawmakers who signed the bipartisan letter in support. Last year, 33 senators requested $500 million for the program, which was a record-high request at the time.
 

Thirty-eight Democrats and three Republicans signed the letter, underscoring the bipartisan recognition of this growing crisis. The senators wrote, in part:
 

“The threat of violence is unfortunately increasing at places of worship across our country at alarming rates. In the past few years, there has been an increase in hoax bomb threats and attacks against houses of worship that are intended to interrupt services and intimidate worshippers. In particular, there has been an increase in antisemitic incidents across the country following the October 7th attack on Israel. Nationwide, there have been countless acts of violence against religious communities.”
 

Jewish Federations also thank the senators who led this effort: Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), James Lankford (R-OK), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV).
 

As Jewish communities struggle to secure the resources needed to protect synagogues and institutions, Jewish Federations President & CEO Eric D. Fingerhut emphasized the urgency of action: 

“As we continue to work with Congress to secure Jewish communities, the bipartisan consensus around $750 million for NSGP is a significant step toward our community’s $1 billion goal. At a time of rising antisemitism and an escalating security crisis, demand continues to far outpace available funding. That is why we are mobilizing communities from across the country to deliver this message directly to Congress on May 19 and urge swift action to ensure at-risk institutions have the resources they need before the next incident—not after.”
 

Click here to read the full letter.