Major U.S. Jewish groups object to federal security funding cuts

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Seven major Jewish organizations that lobbied for federal security grants have decried $30.5 million in cuts to the program.

The cut from last year’s $305 million budgeted for the nonprofit security grant program, run through the Department of Homeland Security, comes as reports of antisemitic attacks and threats have risen during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

“These funds are not just grants; they are lifelines that have fortified vital institutions against hate and violence,” said the statement released Tuesday by the Jewish Federations of…