Nonprofits land security money without proving real danger

The Post-Standard -Syracuse New York ^ | Sunday June 07, 2009, 7:29 AM | by Mike McAndrew

[Behind Liberal Lines]

In the past four years, the federal government has given $64 million in grants to nonprofit groups it considers at risk of attack from international terrorists.

But is that the best use of the nation's Homeland Security money?

The groups that won grants have not been threatened or attacked. In fact, federal auditors critical of the program said in 2006 that experts knew of no threats of foreign terrorism against any nonprofit.

Nearly 70 percent of the grants awarded to New York nonprofits were given to Jewish organizations, including synagogues, private schools and community organizations.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

list of all New York nonprofits receiving money from the security program.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Whoops. actual link to list

[the invisib1e hand]

non-profits: how the left does hedge funds.

[UCANSEE2]

Thanks for posting the article.

“The groups that won grants have not been threatened or attacked. “

So... maybe the money was well spent.

[3D-JOY]

Interesting that the same groups received money in later years as well...double dipping? LOL

All NY City area. Is there no other area threatened? I thought Buffalo and some other cities had been warned of active groups threatening their areas.

I imagine the money was spent on special windows, secured entrances and security systems. Big Brother “doing” for us!

[Iron Munro]

I don’t agree with handing out taxpayer money for this purpose but it wouldn’t be difficult at all to make a case that Jewish organizations are potentially at high risk from Islamic crazies.

In fact, anyplace Jews live, meet, travel, work, shop or stand is a high risk area if there are muslims anywhere in the area.

[norraad]

..they also gave even greater sums of our money to the oil industry to beef up security, etc..

Yes, during a year they made record profits off us, they got even more from us through the backdoor.

[SunkenCiv]

In the past four years, the federal government has given $64 million in grants to nonprofit groups it considers at risk of attack from international terrorists... The groups that won grants have not been threatened or attacked. In fact, federal auditors critical of the program said in 2006 that experts knew of no threats of foreign terrorism against any nonprofit. Nearly 70 percent of the grants awarded to New York nonprofits were given to Jewish organizations, including synagogues, private schools and community organizations.

The unnamed federal auditors must be yankin' us.