Grant Details

The FY 2020 PAHC program primarily supports GOCCPs public safety goal to create a safer Maryland by providing grants to enhance the security of nonprofit organizations against hate crimes. A hate crime is a traditional offense with an added element of bias, commonly categorized as a œcriminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offenders bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity. The purpose of this grant fund is to promote safety and security for nonprofit entities with appropriate tax status and with facilities and membership that can be targeted for a hate crime.

Applicants must:

• justify the funding request based on the incidence and severity of hate crimes in the applicants local community (see below for sources for this data);
• clearly indicate whether funding will be used to support one time security upgrades or ongoing security enhancements, and indicate future sustainability plans for ongoing costs;
• describe how they intend to work collaboratively with Federal and State agencies and/or local partners as needed;
• ensure that the proposed security enhancements have a direct impact on the problem identified at the time of application;
• be willing to share outcomes related to implementation of the funded security enhancements; and
• complete all responses requested in the online Grants Management System (GMS) http://goccp.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/NOFA-application-instructions.pdf.