Tag: Grants
LA City Council to vote on turning $1 million Jewish security grant into $2...
The Los Angeles City Council will vote on July 31 on whether to grant $2 million to protect religious communities in the city.
The vote would replace legislation calling for $1 million specifically for Jewish...
Hochul urges Jewish communal leaders to apply for boosted security grants
New York’s Gov. Kathy Hochul met with rabbis and other Jewish leaders on Wednesday at a roundtable discussion, some of whom grappled with bomb threats over the weekend.
Hochul said she was “outraged by the recent hateful...
‘Who wrote this thing??’ State Department official asks of $1 million grants to investigate...
A U.S. State Department prospectus in February 2022 for one or two grants—each valued between $493,827 and $987,654—called for “strengthening human rights and accountability in Israel and the West Bank and Gaza.” One of the aims...
With $9.5m grant, Federations to focus on training, retaining leaders
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has given the Jewish Federations of North America a $9.5 million grant to develop and train leaders.
"The grant will support the recruitment of top talent from across...
New research: $2 million in federal grants went to domestic Islamist groups
Of 60 federal grants, worth $15 million, given to Muslim organizations in 2022, $2 million went to groups “controlled by Islamists or involved in Islamist networks.” That’s according to a May 3 article by Sam Westrop...
Israel approves grants for immigrant health-care professionals living in periphery
Israel’s Aliyah and Integration Ministry announced on Monday that it will provide a grant package for immigrants working in the health-care and engineering sectors, and who reside in the country’s periphery.
The grants will be...
American Jewish University receives grants for cultural programs, including ‘mikvah’
American Jewish University (AJU) in Los Angeles announced that it has been awarded a total of $185,000 in grant funds from the Covenant Foundation, CANVAS and the National Center to Encourage Judaism.
The funding will...
Good people make good neighbors … and good funds
During tough times, the world relies on people and organizations committed to doing good. In fact, that’s true even when the world is doing well. To that end, Naomi Eisenberger and the Good People...
Israel approves $17 million in appreciation grants for COVID-19 medical workers
The Israeli Cabinet on Wednesday approved a decision by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to allocate 55 million shekels ($17.1 million) in grants for medical and health-system employees involved in treating COVID-19 patients.
“The special grant...
OU awards $100,000 to 35 synagogues for initiatives to welcome back congregants
The Orthodox Union has awarded $100,000 in grants to 35 synagogues in 15 U.S. states and one Canadian province in an effort to bring communities back to shul as more people are vaccinated against...