Bill > S4759

Introduced Session

The bill expands the "New Jersey Security Grant Program" (NJNSGP) coordinated by the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (OHSP). This program supports certain nonprofits by providing grants for both security personnel and target hardening equipment. This bill expands the program to include security-related training and planning and increases the recommended funding for all grants. The bill also permits applicants to qualify for all categories of grants in a grant cycle. Currently, the "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program" (NJNSGP) provides grants from annually appropriated funds to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) hire certain permanent or temporary security personnel, up to $10,000; and (2) acquire target-hardening equipment, up to $50,000. The bill increases the maximum grant from $10,000 to $50,000 per approved application for personnel or security-related training or planning, and from $50,000 to $150,000 for target-hardening equipment. The bill also requires the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to annually request, as part of its annual budget proposal, a minimum of $10 million to fund the grants authorized pursuant to this section. Currently, the annual request amount in statute is $2 million. According to the sponsor, there is an increased need to protect nonprofit organizations, mostly religious nonprofits, from threats and attacks. The current law limits the number and type of grants that may be requested. It also does not take into account the impact of inflation on the cost of personnel and equipment. As tensions grow domestically and worldwide, it is imperative to expand the program. This expansion will allow more flexibility and enable a rapid response to threats to our New Jersey communities.

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Owen Henry (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 10/27/2025)

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