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FY 2027 New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program — Healthcare & School Nonprofit Facility Security Pathway
New Jersey is offering $7 million through the FY 2027 State Nonprofit Security Grant Program. Eligible tax-exempt nonprofits may seek up to $100,000 for target-hardening equipment or up to $20,000 for additional security personnel. Applications are due September 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
Funding$7 million total statewide; up to $100,000 for Target Hardening Equipment (NJ NSGP-THE) or up to $20,000 for Security Personnel (NJ NSGP-SP). An organization may apply to both programs but may receive funding from only one State grant program in the fiscal year.
DeadlineSeptember 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET
Last verifiedSeptember 11, 2026
Required next actionDo not publish or create CRM/WorkDrive pursuit records. The controlling program purpose is generic nonprofit security/target hardening and security personnel; healthcare or school nonprofit eligibility alone does not establish a direct healthcare or school-health funded objective.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible applicants are New Jersey tax-exempt nonprofit organizations considered at greatest risk of a terrorism-related attack. Applicants must provide the required vulnerability risk assessment and tax-exempt documentation. Healthcare nonprofits, community organizations and nonprofit educational institutions may pursue the program when they meet the controlling nonprofit and risk requirements; the grant is not healthcare-specific.
Atlas Analysis
A practical facility-safety funding pathway for eligible nonprofit healthcare, community and educational organizations facing documented security risk. The target-hardening track can support physical security improvements up to $100,000, while the personnel track supports additional active law-enforcement or registered-security staffing up to $20,000. Atlas treats this as cross-sector nonprofit infrastructure funding, not as a healthcare-only grant.
Opportunity Overview
New Jersey’s FY2027 Nonprofit Security Grant Program provides state funding to eligible tax-exempt nonprofit organizations at elevated risk of terrorism-related threats. Healthcare nonprofits, community organizations and nonprofit educational institutions may be eligible when they meet the controlling nonprofit and risk requirements.
Funding and Deadline
The state has made $7 million available. The Target Hardening Equipment track offers up to $100,000 for approved security equipment and physical security improvements, while the Security Personnel track offers up to $20,000 for additional active law-enforcement officers or registered security officers. Applications are due September 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
Key Application Requirements
Applicants must submit a completed application/investment justification, current vulnerability risk assessment with photographs, and proof of tax-exempt status. Organizations may apply to both state tracks, but may receive funding from only one state program in the fiscal year.
How Applications Are Evaluated
NJOHSP states that applications are evaluated based on demonstrated threat, vulnerabilities and the potential consequences of a terrorist attack. Preference is given to eligible organizations that have not received a federal or state target-hardening security grant during the prior two cycles.
Atlas Strategic Analysis
This is valuable facility-safety funding for qualifying nonprofit healthcare and educational organizations, but it is not a clinical-care grant. N9+ is not an eligible security-purpose purchase; healthcare organizations should use this opportunity for security needs and preserve clinical technology budgets for more appropriate funding sources.
Next Steps
Complete or update the vulnerability risk assessment, photograph the specific vulnerabilities, choose the most defensible track, prepare the investment justification and tax-exempt documentation, and submit before the September 11 deadline.
Verified source: New Jersey DCA/NJOHSP FY2027 Nonprofit Security Grant announcement.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.nj.govAtlas last verified this record September 11, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
