Last week, Congress passed – and President Trump signed – the omnibus spending bill that includes four of our community’s legislative priorities that we’ve been advocating for:

• A dramatic funding increase and expansion of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program that provides grants to our schools, shuls and other nonprofits to improve building security.
• The Authorization of new federal grants for school safety at all K-12 schools – including Jewish day schools and yeshivas.
• The preservation of federally funded professional development programs for teacher training and other professional development programs as part of the Title II-A “Every Student Succeeds Act.
• The Taylor Force Act, which will suspend U.S. financial aid to the Palestinian Authority as long it pays financial stipends to terrorists and their families.

These new provisions will make significant differences for the security and welfare of our shuls and schools and increase the safety of the State of Israel. Your letters of support to Members of Congress played an important part in helping to get this legislation passed.

Take Action Now and thank your U.S. Representatives and Senators for listening to us and including these critical items in the omnibus bill.