Bulk of US anti-terror grants go to Jewish organizations
Homeland Security Department hands out $24 million in grants to Jewish nonprofit organizations in major US cities
"More than $24 million went out Friday to mostly Jewish nonprofit organizations in major cities across the country, because the federal government considers them to be at high risk of terror attacks.
The Homeland Security Department decided which nonprofits would receive the 308 grants based on threat and risk information. Organizations in Chicago and New York were the top recipients.
The funds are to be used to increase security and screening systems and to train personnel in terror awareness and preparedness. The grants went to medical centers, schools, temples and synagogues. One went to an Islamic organization in Miami.
That Jewish organizations received the bulk of the funding does not mean there are new or heightened threats against Jewish Americans, the department said."
The Homeland Security Department decided which nonprofits would receive the 308 grants based on threat and risk information. Organizations in Chicago and New York were the top recipients.
The funds are to be used to increase security and screening systems and to train personnel in terror awareness and preparedness. The grants went to medical centers, schools, temples and synagogues. One went to an Islamic organization in Miami.
That Jewish organizations received the bulk of the funding does not mean there are new or heightened threats against Jewish Americans, the department said."
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