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119-s-5621119th Congress

Safe Spaces for All Act

Sponsored By: Senator Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]

Introduced

Summary

Expands permissible uses of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to allow hiring security personnel and covering grant application and administration costs. This bill would explicitly let grantees use program funds to hire onsite security staff, pay off-duty police officers, and support application and grant-administration activities, with a 5 percent cap on personnel hired specifically to apply for funding.

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  • Nonprofit organizations: Can use DHS nonprofit security grants to pay for onsite security personnel and to hire off-duty police for protective coverage.
  • Off-duty police and security workers: May be compensated through these grants when hired to provide security for nonprofit sites.
  • Grant application and admin staff: Grantees may hire personnel to prepare and manage grant applications but those costs may not exceed 5 percent of the grant amount.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More security funding for nonprofits

If enacted, nonprofit security grant recipients would be able to use grant money to hire onsite security staff and pay for off-duty police. They would also be able to use funds for applying for and administering grants. Grantees would be able to hire people to apply for this funding, but those hiring costs would not exceed 5% of each grant. These changes would apply to grants under the Department of Homeland Security's Nonprofit Security Grant Program and would take effect upon enactment. The bill does not provide new grant money.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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