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handle is hein.crs/govefhl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SCongressional a Research Service Nonprofit Security Grant Program: Summary and Potential Issues for Congress February 18, 2022 Introduction On February 7, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin warning of credible domestic terrorism threats. Specifically, the bulletin identified continued calls for violence directed at U.S. critical infrastructure; soft targets including mass gatherings; faith-based institutions, such as churches, synagogues, and mosques; institutions of higher education; racial and religious minorities; government facilities and personnel, including law enforcement and the military; the media; and perceived ideological opponents. This comes at a time of increased congressional interest in the security of religious and other nonprofit institutions following the recent attack on a synagogue in Dallas, Texas. This interest is part of a continued policy debate on homeland security and preparedness for domestic terrorism. NSGP Funding Since 1996, Congress has provided grant funding to states and localities for domestic preparedness and security. These grants primarily focus on preparing for and responding to terrorist attacks. Congress established the first preparedness grant program-the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Preparedness Program (NLDPP)-in Title XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act for1996. The NLDPP provided funding to major U.S. cities to prepare for and respond to weapons of mass destruction (including bioterrorism) attacks. DHS currently administers eight preparedness grant programs that assist states and localities in preparing for and responding to terrorist attacks specifically, as well as generally preparing the nation for homeland security incidents and crises. One of the eight preparedness grant programs that DHS administers is the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). The NSGP provides funding to nonprofit organizations that are at a high risk of terrorist attack to support preparedness activities such as target hardening and other physical security enhancements. In January 2020, Congress formally established the NSGP with the enactment of P.L. 116-108. However, congressional appropriators first provided funding to NSGP in FY2009 ($15 million). It was funded again Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11861 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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