Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Council President Natali Fani-González announced $1.2 million in Fiscal Year 2026 Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding for more than 90 organizations across the county.
Administered by the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, the grants support nonprofit and faith-based groups at risk of hate crimes by funding security personnel, training, assessments, and equipment such as cameras integrated with police systems. The program received 121 applications totaling more than $1.6 million in requests.
In addition, the County approved $500,000 in supplemental funding to address increased security needs tied to global events, with officials and community leaders citing rising concerns about safety. Grant recipients said the funding will help enhance security measures such as lighting, surveillance, and staffing, while also encouraging additional community support. Police have also increased patrols at faith institutions, schools, and community gatherings as part of broader efforts to improve public safety.
FY26 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Awardees
- Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation — $15,000
- Alef Bet Montessori School Inc. — $15,000
- Alim Academy — $15,000
- Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Community — $4,500
- American Diversity Group — $15,000
- Bender JCC of Greater Washington — $15,000
- Bethany Community Church of Laurel, Maryland Incorporated — $15,000
- Bethesda Jewish Congregation — $10,000
- Board of Trustees of Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church — $14,820
- Cambodian Buddhist Society, Inc. — $14,880
- Chabad Israeli Center of Rockville — $15,000
- Chabad Lubavitch of Upper Montgomery County, Inc. — $15,000
- Chabad of Bethesda, Inc. — $15,000
- Chabad of Potomac Village Inc. — $15,000
- Chabad of Silver Spring [Synagogue Security Personnel] — $15,000
- Chabad of Silver Spring dba The Gan [Child Care Security Personnel] — $15,000
- Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School of Greater Washington [Lower School] — $15,000
- Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School of Greater Washington [Upper School] — $15,000
- Church of the Resurrection Catholic Church, Burtonsville, Inc. — $15,000
- Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County — $14,962
- Congregation Or Chadash — $14,996
- Connelly School of the Holy Child — $15,000
- Dance Exchange — $15,000
- Debre Bisrat Dagimawi Kulibi St. Gabriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church — $15,000
- Difference Makers Christian Business Alliance (DMCBA) — $14,625
- EduCare Support Services, Inc. — $10,000
- Emma’s Torch — $15,000
- Ezras Israel Congregation of Rockville — $15,000
- Friends of the Library, Montgomery County [Warehouse, Schuylkill Road] — $2,995
- Friends of the Library, Montgomery County [Wheaton bookstore] — $2,500
- Friends of the Library, Montgomery County [Rockville headquarters) — $2,500
- Friends of the Library, Montgomery County [Randolph Hills bookstore) — $5,475
- Germantown Cultural Arts Center ( BlackRock Center for the Arts) — $9,571
- Global Mission Church of Greater Washington, SBC — $15,000
- Hampshire View Baptist Church — $15,000
- Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Inc. [Wasserman Residence] — $15,000
- Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Inc. [Revitz House] — $15,000
- Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Inc. [Kogod Residence] — $15,000
- Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Inc. [Ring House] — $15,000
- Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Inc. [Landow House] — $15,000
- Hughes United Methodist Church — $2,987
- Idara-e-Jaferia, Inc. — $15,000
- Interfaith Families Project of Greater Washington — $6,400
- Islamic Education Center, Inc. — $15,000
- Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington — $15,000
- Jewish Humanists of Greater Washington Congregation Beth Chai — $3,200
- Jewish Residents of Leisure World (JRLW) — $5,250
- Journey’s Crossing: A Christian Church — $8,200
- Kehilat Pardes — The Rock Creek Synagogue — $15,000
- Kehilat Shalom — $15,000
- Kol Shalom — $15,000
- Liberty Grove United Methodist Church — $10,580
- MedStar Montgomery Medical Center — $14,859
- Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy — $15,000
- Montgomery County Muslim Foundation — $10,000
- Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. [Halpine Hamlet] — $15,000
- Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. [Beall’s Grant] — $11,222
- Mother Seton Catholic Church, Germantown— $5,516
- Zion United Methodist Church — $4,400
- Muslim Community Center, Inc. [MCC Security Personnel] — $15,000
- Muslim Community Center, Inc. (MCC Medical Clinic) — $15,000
- Oakdale Church — $3,000
- Ohev Sholom Talmud Torah Congregation, Inc. — $12,468
- Oromo Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church — $15,000
- Orthodox Congregation of Silver Spring — $15,000
- Our Lady of Good Counsel High School — $2,500
- Our Lady of the Visitation — $15,000
- Rockville Evangelical Mission, Inc. — $14,750
- Seven Locks Jewish Community, Inc. (Congregation Har Shalom) — $15,000
- Shaare Tefila Congregation — $15,000
- Shady Grove Medical Center — $14,551
- Southeast Hebrew Congregation — $15,000
- Southern Bethany Baptist Church — $14,997
- Patrick Catholic Church — $15,000
- Peter Catholic Church, Olney, Inc. — $10,000
- Rose of Lima Catholic Church— $15,000
- Summit Hill Congregation, Inc., (Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah) — $15,000
- Temple Beth Ami — $15,000
- Temple Emanuel — $15,000
- The Central Baptist Church of Rockville, Inc. — $15,000
- The Ivymount School, Inc. — $15,000
- The People’s Community Baptist Church — $15,000
- The Upcounty Hub, Inc. — $9,994
- Torah School of Greater Washington — $15,000
- Transfiguration Parish — $3,552
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring — $2,750
- Vien An Buddhist Association — $15,000
- Vietnamese American Services, Inc. — $15,000
- Washington Sikh Center — $15,000
- Wat Thai Washington, D.C. (Silver Spring) — $7,000
- Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ— $15,000
- Yeshiva of Greater Washington [YGW Girls Division] — $15,000
- Yeshiva of Greater Washington [YGW Boys MS Division] — $15,000
- Young Israel of Potomac, Inc. — $15,000
- Zlata’s Garden Preschool — $15,000
Total FY26 Awards: $1,200,000
