Ten Jewish organizations in New Jersey will receive federal homeland security grants to tighten safety standards on their premises. The organizations represent nearly one half of the 22 nonprofit agencies in the state that run a higher than average “potential risk” of a terrorist attack, according to the United States Department of Homeland Security.

The DHS gave a total of $1.8 million to Jewish, Christian, and nonsectarian schools, hospitals, and community organizations throughout the state.

None of the grants is greater than $100,000.

The monies will allow the recipients to spend their allocations to purchase and install security equipment.

The NJ grants were a portion of the 308 grants awarded through the Urban Areas Security Initiative Non-Profit Security Grant Program.

Of those grants, 251 are being allocated to Jewish groups, totaling $19.6 million.

The grants announced by the Department of Homeland Security last week total $24 million and vary in amounts, with $100,000 the maximum.

Grant recipients

IN ALL, 22 New Jersey organizations will share a total of $1,814,427 in grants under the FY 2007 Urban Areas Security Initiative Nonprofit Grant Program, including these Jewish institutions:

Ben Porat Yosef school, Leonia

Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood

Chabad Center of Northwest NJ, Rockaway

The Frisch School, Paramus

Jewish Community Center on the Palisades, Tenafly

Jewish Educational Center, Elizabeth

Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva, Edison

UJA Federation of Northern NJ, River Edge

United Jewish Communities of MetroWest NJ, Whippany

Yavneh Academy, Paramus

Young Israel of East Brunswick

YM-YWHA of Bergen County, Washington Township

(Source: NJ Jewish News)