Allegheny College has received a $150,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program to support the purchase of more security cameras and door access units across campus. Among the list of grantees, Allegheny was the only college to receive funding from this program.
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), led by chairman Lt. Governor Austin Davis, took action to approve $19 million in a wide variety of grants. More than 90 local nonprofits that could be targets for hate crimes will be receiving $5 million in total PCCD funding, and 20 law enforcement agencies will receive more than $1 million in recruitment grants.
Grant Project Director James Basinger, director of Allegheny College’s Department of Public Safety, said of the grant, “The Allegheny College Department of Public Safety always seeks out ways to improve the safety and security of the campus. To achieve this goal, we are continually on the lookout for grants and other opportunities to fund safety projects. When I saw this grant program, I felt it was a perfect fit for Allegheny.”
The Nonprofit Security Grant Program grant funding supports nonprofit organizations – including faith-based institutions (e.g., churches, synagogues, mosques), community centers, and other organizations/facilities – who principally serve individuals, groups, or institutions that are included within a bias motivation category for single bias hate crime incidents, as identified by the FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics publication. While the grant is geared toward supporting underrepresented populations at Allegheny, funding will help Public Safety achieve its mission of providing a safe and secure campus for the entire campus community.
