Budget Amendment ID: FY2020-S3-1080-R1

Redraft EPS 1080

Non-profit security grant

Messrs. Lesser, Welch, Feeney, Crighton, Moore and Eldridge, Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Boncore, Tarr, Collins, Montigny, Humason, deMacedo, Fattman, O'Connor and Tran, Ms. Lovely, Ms. Gobi, Mr. Cyr and Ms. Creem moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 8000-0313, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for a nonprofit security grant program to provide support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attacks or hate crimes as defined in section 32 of chapter 22C of the General Laws and are ineligible for the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Urban Area Grant Program based on their location; provided further, that: (i) not less than 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the eastern region of the commonwealth; (ii) not less than 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the central region of the commonwealth; and (iii) not less than 1 such grant shall be awarded to a nonprofit organization in the western region of the commonwealth”; and

in said section 2, in said item 8000-0313, by striking out the figure “$100,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$600,000”.