ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Pennsylvania 2026 Fall Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program
PCCD has $10 million available for eligible Pennsylvania 501(c)(3) nonprofits that primarily serve individuals or communities at heightened risk of hate crimes. Awards range from $5,000 to $150,000 for security planning, training, equipment, technology and facility upgrades; initial requests are due September 10, 2026.
Funding$10 million statewide; individual awards from $5,000 to $150,000
DeadlineSeptember 10, 2026; PCCD's current public notice does not state a closing time
Last verifiedAugust 30, 2026
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that principally serves individuals, groups or institutions within an FBI hate-crime bias-motivation category; document ownership or operation of the Pennsylvania facility to be protected; define the security need through planning, threat/vulnerability assessment, equipment/technology or facility improvements; prepare the initial request form and supporting risk evidence; and submit by September 10, 2026 without relying on an assumed end-of-day cutoff.
Broad Eligibility
Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that principally serve individuals, groups or institutions included within FBI hate-crime bias-motivation categories may apply. The funded security enhancement must protect users of a Pennsylvania facility owned or operated by the nonprofit. Healthcare or educational status by itself does not establish eligibility.
Atlas Analysis
A high-value cross-sector safety opportunity for qualifying nonprofit healthcare, disability-serving, community and educational organizations that can document service to populations at heightened risk of hate crimes. Funding may support security planning/training, security equipment and technology, structural security upgrades, and vulnerability or threat assessments. Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 0/100 because the program funds security, not clinical technology.
Open now. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) has opened the 2026 Fall Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program with $10 million in state funding.
Awards: $5,000 to $150,000 per eligible nonprofit for security enhancements protecting users of a Pennsylvania facility owned or operated by the applicant.
Deadline: Eligible nonprofits must submit the initial request form by September 10, 2026. PCCD’s current public notice does not state a closing time, so applicants should not assume end-of-day submission.
Eligibility: Applicants must be Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that principally serve individuals, groups or institutions included within FBI hate-crime bias-motivation categories, including race/ethnicity/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or gender bias. Healthcare status alone does not create eligibility.
Healthcare and school relevance: A qualifying nonprofit hospital, community health organization, behavioral-health provider, FQHC, disability-serving organization or nonprofit educational institution may be relevant when it satisfies the 501(c)(3), Pennsylvania-facility and heightened-risk requirements. Public school districts are not automatically eligible under this nonprofit-only pathway.
Eligible uses: safety and security planning and training; purchase of security equipment and technology; structural upgrades that improve facility safety; and vulnerability or threat assessments.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 86/100. This is a strong facility-safety and technology funding lane for eligible healthcare, disability-serving, educational and community nonprofits that can document the required heightened-risk population.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100. The program is for security and safety, not clinical care technology. Atlas should not position N9+ as a grant-funded component.
Official source: Pennsylvania PCCD Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.pa.govAtlas last verified this record August 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
