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State grants $5.6M for security to Northern California Jewish orgs, amid freeze on FEMA funds

The state of California has awarded $76 million in grants to bolster security to nonprofits at “high risk for violent attack and hate crimes,” including nearly $5.66 million to 27 Jewish institutions in Northern California. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s grant announcement on March 24 comes amid a Trump administration freeze on security funding for religious institutions […]