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The bill centralizes vetted safety guidance and grant information to help nonprofits and houses of worship improve preparedness and enable more targeted federal support, but it narrows eligibility, concentrates decision authority and information (creating security and inclusion risks), and requires ongoing federal spending and resources.
Nonprofits and houses of worship gain a centralized, vetted clearinghouse of safety and security best practices and preparedness guidance that strengthens prevention, response, and recovery capabilities.
Nonprofits and faith-based organizations get a centralized index of federal grant programs with links and application guidance, improving visibility of funding opportunities.
Clarifying DHS authority to identify at-risk nonprofits and creating a direct interagency point of contact should enable more targeted technical assistance and coordination for vulnerable organizations.
Limiting eligibility to 501(c)(3) organizations means other nonprofits or houses of worship without that tax status could be excluded from clearinghouse benefits.
Giving DHS discretion to deem a 501(c)(3) 'at risk' could create uncertainty, uneven access to assistance, or result in some organizations being excluded from targeted help.
Standing up and maintaining the Clearinghouse, producing GAO reports, and any Congressional response to expand programs could increase federal staffing and grant spending, imposing costs on taxpayers and agency resources.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Creates a DHS-run clearinghouse to publish safety/security best practices and federal grant info for nonprofits and religious organizations, and requires a GAO report on related federal grants and programs.
Introduced September 30, 2025 by Grace Meng · Last progress September 30, 2025
Creates a Department of Homeland Security–hosted Federal Clearinghouse to collect, publish, and teach best practices for physical and online safety and security for nonprofit organizations, religious organizations, and houses of worship, and to publish information about federal grants available to them. Requires staffing, a public contact, evidence-based tiers for classifying best practices, consultation with relevant federal offices, and a Government Accountability Office report to Congress evaluating federal grants and programs related to safety and security for these organizations.