Bill > A2485

Introduced Session

This bill increases the maximum amount of the grant that may be awarded to eligible grantees under the New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program; eliminates the prohibition of an organization receiving more than one grant in an annual grant cycle; increases the minimum amount the office is required to request as part of its annual budget proposal to fund grants; and establishes allocation percentages for security personnel grants, target-hardening equipment grants, and outreach and grant writing assistance for the program. The bill increases an eligible organization's maximum security personnel grant from $10,000 to $25,000 per grant cycle and permits an eligible organization to submit multiple applications for and receive multiple personnel grants of up to $25,000 each for non-contiguous properties as defined by the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (OHSP); however, no more than $75,000 may be awarded in a single year to a single organization for personnel grants. The bill increases the maximum target-hardening equipment grant to an eligible organization from $50,000 to $100,000 per grant cycle. The bill eliminates the prohibition of a grantee receiving both a target-hardening equipment grant and a personnel grant in the same year. The bill increases the minimum amount the OHSP is to request annually as part of its annual budget proposal from $2 million to $14 million annually. Under current law, of the amount appropriated to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, five percent is to be allocated to the OHSP to be utilized to administer the program. The bill further establishes grant allocation percentages for outreach and grant writing assistance (four percent), target-hardening equipment grants (36 percent), and security personnel grants (55 percent).

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Annette Quijano (D)*,  Gary Schaer (D)*,  Sean Kean (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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