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Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post

Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 19 October 2023

Faith-Based Security Headlines

These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters. 

Nerd Out: EP 41. Dave Clark joins to talk about MDM and other nerd topics.

The Gate 15 Nerd Out! Security Panel Discussion, moderated by Dave Pounder, focuses on physical security topics including terrorism, extremism, hostile events, and other pertinent topics.

In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave brings in another Dave and fellow Nerd. Dave Clark joins the show to talk all things mis/dis/mal-information (MDM) as well as some other nerd topics.

Information on other Gate 15 blogs can be found at Podcasts (gate15.global).

Follow Up to 16 October Daily Awareness Post on Grants

Montgomery County to give nearly $1M to non-profits experiencing hate crimes (fox5dc.com)

A Maryland county, bordering Washington, DC, is trying to get security-grant money distributed as soon as possible.

“We want to have our facilities here in Montgomery County have an immediate infusion of dollars to help address the security concerns,” said Dr. Earl Stoddard, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer with the Montgomery County Executive’s Office.

Many grants are for security cameras and hardening facilities, but Montgomery County grants also include funds for armed security.

Applications for Montgomery County, FY 2024, grants are due by November 10. For more details visit here.

15 Grants for Nonprofits: How to Get Free Funding in 2023 – NerdWallet provides an extensive list of nationwide grants for nonprofit and provides some suggestions about applying for grants.

Analyst Comments:

While the current Israel/Hamas conflict has raised the threat environment, threats will not go away in the future. Faith-Based Organizations should consider applying for grants to improve security at their houses of worship, schools, and other facilities.

More Security-focused Content

Read a report detailing attacks on Faith-Based organizations following the Dobbs ruling.
Read the Membership Reimagined Post.
Access all-hazards resources from public and private sector partners, curated by the FB-ISAO team.

The FB-ISAO’s sponsor Gate 15 publishes a free daily newsletter called the SUN. Curated from their open source intelligence collection process, the SUN informs leaders and analysts with the critical news of the day and provides a holistic look at the current global, all-hazards threat environment. Ahead of the daily news cycle, the SUN allows current situational awareness into the topics that will impact your organization. To sign-up for The SUN, please sign up below.

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