By: Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune
Congressman Benny Thompson
Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS 2) announced Monday that 32 nonprofit organizations in Mississippi will receive $3.8 million through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Fiscal Year 2024 under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP).
The program provides funding for physical security enhancements and other security-related activities for eligible nonprofit organizations, including houses of worship, that are at high risk of a terrorist attack.
Fifteen of the nonprofit organizations are in Mississippi’s 2nd District:
| Beth Israel Congregation | $123,884 |
| Calvary Missionary Baptist Church | $150,000 |
| Galloway United Methodist Church | $145,000 |
| Greater Fairview Missionary Baptist Church Boling | $150,000 |
| Greater Fairview Newport | $150,000 |
| Greater Pine Hill | $115,660 |
| King Solomon Baptist Church | $150,000 |
| Mississippi Muslim Association Madison | $135,500 |
| MT Zion M.B. Church | $108,262 |
| Mississippi Muslim Association Jackson | $149,550 |
| New Heaven Grove M.B Church | $150,000 |
| Northside Baptist Church | $139,558 |
| Providence Presbyterian Church, Inc. | $8,118 |
| Saint Andrews Episcopal Cathedral | $117,400 |
| URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp | $150,000 |