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Renee Algarin, Director of Communications
Braintree — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that 167 nonprofits across Massachusetts have been awarded $4,965,000 in grants to improve security in order to protect their facilities, members, and staff from hate crimes and extremist violence.
The awards were distributed through two state-funded grant programs: the Commonwealth Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CNSGP) and the Commonwealth Nonprofit Security Personnel Grant Program (CNSPGP). Both programs are administered by the Office of Grants and Research (OGR), which will assist each of the nonprofits with the management of their grant.
“Hate and violence have no place in Massachusetts,” said Governor Maura Healey. “Organizations that serve our communities should never have to worry about their safety. These grants will help nonprofits strengthen security so people can safely gather, practice their faith and access the services they rely on.”
“By investing in the security of organizations at greatest risk of threats and violence, we ensure the safety of these nonprofits, but also the surrounding community,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “This administration is steadfast in its commitment to protect every member of our community from incidents of hate and extremist violence.”
“Our approach to public safety relies on strong collaboration with nonprofits across Massachusetts,” said Public Safety and Security Secretary Gina Kwon. “These grants provide organizations the resources they need to protect their staff, clients, and facilities, ensuring they can continue the important work that benefits everyone in our communities.”
“Everyone has the right to safely gather in prayer, receive medical care or seek services,” said OGR Executive Director Kevin Stanton. “Through the effective management of these grant programs, we’re able to assist many of the organizations serving our communities by ensuring they have the resources needed to protect against hate crimes and terrorism.”
A record number of organizations sought funds through this year’s grant programs, with 274 eligible applications received for CNSGP and 53 for CNSPGP. In a report issued in December, the Massachusetts Legislature’s Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism highlighted the impact of the CNSGP and CNSPGP on Jewish organizations facing hate incidents. The Commission stated that the grant program “have a meaningful impact for vulnerable community’s sense of safety and ability to gather freely.”
The following nonprofits were awarded funds through the CNSGP to support physical security enhancements:
| Grant Recipient | Award |
|---|---|
| African Community Economic Development of New England, Boston | $39,360 |
| African Community Education Program, Inc., Worcester | $32,075 |
| Agape Unlimited Church, Lowell | $45,000 |
| American Muslim Center, Everett | $28,800 |
| Anshe Sholom Chabad of Haverhill | $31,000 |
| Archdiocese of Boston, Lazarus Center for Healing Shrine, Wakefield | $39,150 |
| Arlington Street Church, Boston | $36,350 |
| Attleboro Norton YMCA, Attleboro | $37,800 |
| Bay Farm Montessori Academy, Inc., Duxbury | $21,891 |
| Belmont A.M.E Zion Church, Worcester | $7,487 |
| Bethany Health Care Center, Framingham | $40,600 |
| Blessed Sacrament School, Walpole | $32,378 |
| Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity, Florence | $29,519 |
| Boston Trinity Academy, Boston | $31,146 |
| Bradford Christian Academy, Inc., Haverhill | $39,990 |
| Brandeis University, Waltham | $30,000 |
| Breaktime United, Inc., Boston | $11,120 |
| Cardinal Spellman High School, Brockton | $40,564 |
| Cathedral High School, Boston | $20,720 |
| Center of Hope Foundation Inc., Southbridge | $43,390 |
| Chabad of Newton | $45,474 |
| Chabad Watertown, Inc. | $45,641 |
| Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home, Inc. | $41,067 |
| Cheverus Catholic School, Malden | $40,000 |
| Community Church of West Medway, Inc. | $8,630 |
| Community Teamwork, Lowell | $36,728 |
| Congregation Ahavas Achim, Newburyport | $4,717 |
| Congregation Beth El Atereth Israel, Newton | $27,368 |
| Congregation Beth Israel, Inc., North Adams | $41,470 |
| Congregation B'nai Brith of Somerville | $28,500 |
| Congregation B'nai Shalom, Westborough | $49,000 |
| Congregation Etz Chaim Inc., Sharon | $45,000 |
| Congregation Sha'aray Shalom, Hingham | $29,763 |
| Congregation Shaarei Tefillah, Newton | $34,598 |
| Crispus Attucks Children’s Center, Dorchester | $22,843 |
| Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Framingham | $23,750 |
| Emerson College, Boston | $39,048 |
| Encounter Church, Westwood | $30,793 |
| Fenway Community Health Center, Inc., Boston | $38,964 |
| First Baptist Christian School, Weymouth | $21,030 |
| First Baptist Church, Springfield | $30,000 |
| Free Christian Church, Andover | $21,400 |
| Friends of the Franklin County Fairgrounds, Greenfield | $30,000 |
| Gann Academy, Waltham | $45,000 |
| Garden City Church of the Assemblies of God, Beverly | $31,870 |
| Gordon College, Wenham | $44,676 |
| Grace Chapel, Lexington | $45,399 |
| Greater Framingham Community Church, Framingham | $36,441 |
| Hebrew SeniorLife, Inc., Boston | $25,812 |
| Holbrook Jewish Community Center, Inc. | $11,165 |
| Holy Name Parish School, West Roxbury | $39,803 |
| Holy Name School, Fall River | $31,000 |
| Holy Trinity School, Fall River | $36,830 |
| Immaculate Conception School, Lowell | $18,532 |
| Immanuel Baptist Church, Chelmsford | $18,500 |
| International Institute of New England, Boston | $51,435 |
| International Language Institute of Massachusetts, Northampton | $12,534 |
| It Takes a Village, Huntington | $24,773 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston, Newton | $52,990 |
| Jewish Community Centre of Sharon, aka Temple Israel, Sharon | $32,500 |
| Jewish Enrichment Center of Greater Boston, Allston | $60,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts, Worcester | $32,000 |
| Kerem Shalom, Inc., Concord | $4,624 |
| La Colaborativa, Chelsea | $30,000 |
| Lander-Grinspoon Academy, Northampton | $39,592 |
| Latin American Health Alliance of Central Massachusetts, Inc., Worcester | $39,950 |
| Lawyers for Civil Rights, Boston | $29,600 |
| Lubavitch of Cambridge Inc., Cambridge | $25,000 |
| Maimonides School, Brookline | $19,802 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Presbyterian Church, Springfield | $16,050 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Grammar School, Roxbury | $43,000 |
| Montserrat College of Art, Beverly | $30,699 |
| Motivation Church, Holbrook | $15,152 |
| Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Greater Springfield, Springfield | $10,138 |
| New Covenant Church Ministries, Inc., aka New Covenant School, Lexington | $34,210 |
| New England Hebrew Academy, Brookline | $30,000 |
| New England Hindu Temple Inc., Ashland | $36,676 |
| North Star Family Services, Leominster | $41,740 |
| Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School, Methuen | $38,300 |
| Old South Union Church, Weymouth | $34,260 |
| Our Lady of Hope Parish, Ipswich | $37,346 |
| Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Worcester | $47,639 |
| Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Boston | $19,501 |
| Pope Francis Preparatory School, Inc., Springfield | $36,626 |
| Restoration City Church, Dorchester | $15,812 |
| Diocese of Fall River, Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, Fall River | $42,739 |
| Diocese of Fall River, Parish of the Good Shepherd, Fall River | $32,387 |
| Safe Exit Initiative Sei Inc., Worcester | $10,859 |
| Saint Bridget School, Framingham | $34,274 |
| Saint Catherine of Siena School, Norwood | $30,226 |
| Saint Columbkille Partnership School, Brighton | $15,460 |
| Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy, Milton | $20,011 |
| Saint Joseph School, Medford | $23,488 |
| Saint Mary of the Assumption, Brookline | $38,400 |
| Saint Michael School, Lowell | $36,139 |
| Saint Patrick School, Stoneham | $38,204 |
| Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus School, Somerville | $44,355 |
| Shaloh School Oholei Torah, Brighton | $37,201 |
| Shaloh School Oholei Torah of Stoughton | $45,311 |
| Sinai Temple Endowment Trust, Springfield | $30,511 |
| South Shore Chabad Lubavitch Inc., Duxbury | $54,390 |
| St James-St John/St Teresa of Calcutta School, New Bedford | $42,581 |
| St Paul's Church, Warren | $37,500 |
| St Theresa’s Parish, North Reading | $39,696 |
| St. Athanasius the Great Greek Orthodox Church, Arlington | $57,404 |
| St. Brigid Parish, Lexington | $24,048 |
| St. Francis Church, Belchertown | $33,485 |
| St. John The Evangelist Parish, Townsend | $30,000 |
| St. Mary of the Annunciation School, Danvers | $41,034 |
| St. Mary of the Hills School, Milton | $30,000 |
| St. Mary Parish School, Westfield | $30,099 |
| St. Mary's School, Lee | $25,323 |
| St. Michael Parish, North Andover | $21,876 |
| St. Michael School, Fall River | $29,500 |
| St. Patrick Parish, Lawrence | $29,103 |
| St. Theresa of Avila School, Boston | $22,872 |
| Striar Hebrew Academy, Sharon | $30,000 |
| Temple Aliyah, Needham | $37,439 |
| Temple Beth Am, Framingham | $40,000 |
| Temple Emanuel, Newton | $30,000 |
| Temple Emanuel Cemetery Association, Lawrence | $23,339 |
| Temple Israel of Boston | $40,600 |
| Temple Israel of Greenfield | $31,610 |
| Temple Ner Tamid, Peabody | $30,000 |
| The EcoTarium, Worcester | $39,000 |
| The First Congregational Church of Wareham United Church of Christ, Wareham | $26,800 |
| The Islamic Society of Boston, Cambridge | $10,500 |
| The Satanic Temple, Inc., Salem | $2,000 |
| The Wang Center of Performing Arts, Boston | $13,008 |
| Transhealth, Florence | $35,386 |
| Trinity Catholic Academy, Inc., Brockton | $31,524 |
| Trinity Christian Academy of Cape Cod, Inc., Barnstable | $24,940 |
| United Church of Christ Congregation, Norwell | $40,725 |
| United Church of Christ, Pittsfield | $41,030 |
| United Parish of Brookline | $40,524 |
| Ursuline Academy, Dedham | $26,857 |
| Venerini Academy, Worcester | $41,603 |
| Worcester Jewish Community Center, Worcester | $21,970 |
| YMCA of Greater Westfield, Westfield | $36,250 |
| Young Israel of Brookline | $10,500 |
| Young Israel of Sharon | $20,625 |
| YWCA Central Massachusetts, Inc., Worcester | $9,163 |
The following organizations were awarded grants through the CNSPGP to assist with the cost of contracted security personnel.
| Grant Recipient | Award |
|---|---|
| Am HaYam Cape Cod Havurah, Orleans | $7,109 |
| Bais Yaakov of Boston, Brighton | $20,468 |
| CCF Ministries, Lowell | $39,987 |
| Chabad Cape Ann, Gloucester | $9,311 |
| Chabad Lubavitch, Inc., Newton | $5,945 |
| Chabad of Brookline, Inc. | $12,750 |
| Congregation Eitz Chayim, Inc., Cambridge | $6,810 |
| Congregation Temple Emanuel, Andover | $10,237 |
| Jewish Community Day School, Inc., Watertown | $31,050 |
| LightWorks Collective, Holyoke | $17,500 |
| MetroWest Jewish Day School, Framingham | $19,215 |
| New England Sikh Study Circle, Inc., Westborough | $7,020 |
| North End Community Health Committee, Inc., Charlestown | $35,000 |
| Ruach Israel, Needham | $4,600 |
| Saint Francis House, Inc., Boston | $39,192 |
| Springfield Jewish Community Center, Springfield | $40,000 |
| St. Anthony Shrine, Boston | $40,000 |
| Temple Ahavat Achim, Gloucester | $5,700 |
| Temple Beth David of Dedham-Westwood, Inc., Westwood | $26,943 |
| Temple Ohabei Shalom, Brookline | $39,999 |
| The Arthur J. Epstein Hillel School, Marblehead | $31,200 |
| The Rashi School, Dedham | $9,970 |
| Union for Reform Judaism, Great Barrington | $39,990 |
The grants are one element of the administration’s ongoing work to protect vulnerable community members and organizations from hate crimes and violence.
- Nonprofit Security Grant Program: OGR recently held a competitive application process for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which provides funds to help at-risk nonprofits with security enhancements to protect against terror attacks. This program is offered annually by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and administered in Massachusetts by OGR.
- Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental: Through this one-time, federally funded program, OGR in October awarded more than $2.6 million in grants to 25 organizations in 2025. These funds support target hardening efforts to protect against the threat of terrorist attacks.
- Faith-Based Organizations Safety and Security Seminar: In November 2025, the Massachusetts State Police Fusion Center hosted its seventh annual security summit for faith-based organizations at Gillette Stadium, bringing together public safety and security officials with faith leaders to promote safety in houses of worship and other facilities.
- Hate Incident Reporting Portal: The State Police Hate Crimes Awareness Response Team (HART), which was created in 2023 by the Healey-Driscoll Administration, partnered with the Department of Criminal Justice Information Systems (DCJIS) to launch a new, web-based portal for Massachusetts law enforcement to report hate crimes and hate based incidents in order to simplify the reporting process, standardize data collection and more quickly identify statewide trends.
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