Nassau Jewish Schools Receive Nearly $575,000 for Security

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice announced on Monday that eight Jewish organizations, synagogues and schools in New York’s fourth congressional district have been awarded a total of nearly $575,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), which provides funding for security enhancements to nonprofit organizations that are at a high risk of terrorist attacks.

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 the Young Israel of Oceanside have each been awarded $75,000. The Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett has been awarded $73,673, and the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County has been 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,” said Rice, a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

“We’re very grateful to Congresswoman Rice for helping to secure this funding and for supporting our efforts to give our students and faculty the safe and secure learning environment they deserve,” said Richard Hagler, Executive Director of the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach. “At a time when we’ve seen schools and places of worship too often become targets of hatred, violence and terrorism, this federal grant is a critical investment in our community’s security and in the future of all the children we serve.”

For more information about the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, click here.

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