SPENDING FREEZE
Trump doesn’t request an increase in funding for nonprofit security grants
Despite calls from lawmakers and Jewish groups for significant investment, the administration recommended holding funding for the program flat at $274.5 million
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A Miami Beach police patrol drives past Temple Emanu-El synagogue in Miami Beach, Florida, on October 9, 2023, after Hamas launched an attack on Israel.
President Donald Trump’s full budget request to Congress on Friday recommended Congress hold the Nonprofit Security Grant Program at its current level of $274.5 million, in spite of chronic funding shortages and pressure from both lawmakers and the Jewish...