By EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) More than $24 million was sent out Friday to mostly Jewish nonprofit organizations in major cities nationwide because the federal government considers them to be at high risk of a terrorist attack. The Homeland Security Department decided which nonprofits would receive these 308 grants based on threat and risk information. Organizations in Chicago and
New York were the top recipients.
While most of the grants went to Jewish organizations, the department found other nonprofits, such as the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. and St. Michael’s
Medical
Center in
Newark, N.J., are at risk as well.
AMER. the Miami-based American Muslims for Emergency and Relief also received a grant this year. Director Sofian Abdelaziz Zakkout said Islamic centers across the country are vandalized, and his organization is also vulnerable. “Myself, I receive threats different people calling, and they say ‘Go back to your country, I will kill you,”’ he said. The Homeland Security Department received 612 grant applications from organizations across the country. None of the organizations will receive more than $100,000.Source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ANTI_TERRORISM_FUNDING?SITE=CAANG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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