Accessing Church Security Grants to Help You Keep Your Most Vulnerable People Safe
This video is a personal message from our Founder, Brad Lynde. Brad and his wife Kelly, have served side-by-side in children’s ministry for over 20 years.
Church Security Grants: Protecting the Most Vulnerable People in Your Congregation
Every church has members who depend on its protection — children in the nursery, elderly members who arrive early and stay late, families who park in poorly lit lots. Security vulnerabilities in your facility are not abstract risks. They are real exposures that the right systems can prevent.
In this video, NPSA Founder Brad Lynde delivers a personal message about why this work matters so deeply to him — and how your church can access federal grant funding to protect the people in your care.
A Personal Message From Brad Lynde
Brad Lynde and his wife Kelly have served together in children's ministry for more than 20 years. That experience shapes everything about how NPSA approaches church security. When Brad talks about protecting your congregation's most vulnerable members, he is not speaking from a policy brief — he is speaking from two decades of showing up in church nurseries, Sunday school classrooms, and volunteer leadership.
That personal history is also why Brad founded Nonprofit Security Advisors. Too many churches he encountered had the same story: real security gaps, real awareness of the risk, and no viable path to funding the solutions they needed. The Nonprofit Security Grant Program changes that equation entirely.
Federal Grants Exist Specifically for This
The Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) provides up to $200,000 per building in federal security funding to eligible nonprofits, with churches representing one of the largest and most consistently funded categories of recipients. The program is administered by the Department of Homeland Security and exists because the federal government recognizes that faith-based communities face elevated security risks and often lack the resources to address them independently.
For churches with vulnerable populations — children's ministries, elderly congregants, disability ministries, and community outreach programs that serve the public — that risk profile is exactly what the NSGP is designed to address.
What This Funding Can Do for Your Congregation
Church security grant funding can be used for:
Camera systems and video monitoring to cover entry points, parking lots, and interior spaces
Access control systems that limit entry to vetted individuals during children's programs
Reinforced entry points — locks, door hardware, window film, and barriers
Lighting upgrades that eliminate dark areas around the building and parking lot
Emergency communications systems for staff and volunteers
Security training to help your team recognize and respond to threatening behavior
Contracted security officers for services, events, or high-attendance seasons
Every one of these improvements can be funded by the NSGP. Most of NPSA's costs in the Full Service model can also be reimbursed using grant funds after an award is made.
You Do Not Have to Navigate This Alone
The NSGP application process involves a required vulnerability assessment, a detailed application, and compliance documentation. Many churches attempt it on their own and either miss the deadline, submit incomplete applications, or simply do not know where to start.
NPSA handles the entire process. Our grant writers carry a 70–90% success rate — well above the national average — and we serve clients in more than 20 states. If your church is not awarded in the first cycle, we reapply the following year at no additional cost.
What Brad Covers in This Video
The following topics are addressed in Brad's personal message video. For a full transcript, watch above.
Brad's background in children's ministry and why church security is personal to him
The specific vulnerabilities that put congregations at risk
How the NSGP addresses those vulnerabilities through federal funding
What the process looks like for a church that has never applied before
Why the most important step is simply starting the conversation
Your congregation deserves to feel safe.Book a free 30-minute consultation and find out exactly what funding your church qualifies for. No cost, no obligation.
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