Colorado Nonprofit Security Grant Program

The act creates the Colorado nonprofit security grant program to provide money to qualified nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack and that applied for, but did not receive, a grant from the federal nonprofit security grant program. Grant recipients may use the money for the following security-related activities: The installation of security equipment on real property owned or leased by the nonprofit organization; Security-related planning, exercises, training, and contracted security personnel; New or existing infrastructure; except that priority must be given to existing infrastructure projects; or Any other approved security enhancements. The act appropriates $500,000 from the general fund to the department of public safety for use by the division of homeland security and emergency management. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)