NON-PROFIT NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS, NON-PROFIT DAYCARE CENTERS AND NON-PROFIT CULTURAL MUSEUMS LOCATED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE

Description:

Request for Applications (RFA) will be accepted for State funding made available by Governor Andrew Cuomo and administered by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES). Each Applicant may apply for up to $50,000 per facility, eligible organizations may submit up to three applications for a maximum total request of up to $150,000 allowed per organization. There is a total of approximately $10.1 million Statewide in funding available under this grant program and funds will be awarded competitively based on the submission of applications by eligible nonprofit organizations located within New York State.

Funding will be awarded to support safety and security activities to non-profit nonpublic schools, non-profit daycare centers including those housed in community centers and non-profit cultural museums as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that are at high risk of a hate crime due to their ideology, beliefs, or mission and are located within New York State. The program seeks to provide safety and security measures for these organizations to assist in mitigating risk/vulnerabilities as identified in their application.

Applications will be accepted until December 19, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. through the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ (DHSES) electronic grants management system (E-Grants).

The RFA and other required documents can be found at: http://www.dhses.ny.gov/grants/nonprofit/hate-crimes.cfm