Dear Recipient's Title and Name:

On behalf of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America—the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization—I am writing to express my support for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) and to ask you to sign the Dear Colleague letter being led by Representative Pascrell and Katko.

Since its creation in 2005, the NSGP has provided $599 million in grants that have improved the security of nonprofit organizations—including many Orthodox Jewish synagogues and schools—considered to be at risk and vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The NSGP has been used at nonprofit organizations in communities such as ours to acquire and install necessary fencing and lighting, video surveillance, X-ray and metal detectors, and reinforce blast-resistant doors, locks, and windows. Such protective measures make our nonprofit organizations—and the populations they serve—safer and better able to withstand potential terrorist threats.

In FY2021, the NSGP was funded at $180 million. Recipients of this grant included community centers, houses of worship, and day schools. Recent terrorist threats—at home and abroad—make the NSGP more important than ever.  Your continued support of this program in future years will help our schools and synagogues continue to operate and better serve your constituents.

Given the rise in anti-Semitism and domestic terror attacks, we are respectfully requesting that this funding is doubled to $360 million for FY2022. Congressmen Bill Pascrell and John Katko are leading a letter to appropriators with this request.

Sincerely,
Your Full Name

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