Venkat welcomes $25,000 grant for McCandless synagogue

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Venkat welcomes $25,000 grant for McCandless synagogue

Will fund security measures for the building

Rep. Arvind Venkat March 16, 2026 | 11:06 AM

McCANDLESS, March 16 – Temple Ohav Shalom, a synagogue based in McCandless, has received $25,000 to invest in security measures for its facility, announced state Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-Allegheny.

“This funding will allow the synagogue to improve its security measures,” said Venkat. “I am proud to advocate for our Jewish community and ensure that our neighbors of all faiths have the protections they need so they can continue to safely worship in peace.”

The funding for this project comes from the Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program, which administers grants to organizations that serve individuals, groups or institutions that are included in the FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics as a motivation category for a single-bias hate crime. The categories include race/ethnicity/ancestry; religion; sexual orientation; disability; gender; and gender identity.

This is the eighth cohort of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which has authorized $35 million in funding for more than 700 applicants and 530 unique organizations since its inception. Based on reported data on the number of people who visit these facilities, it is estimated that up to 7 million people across the Commonwealth have been impacted by this funding to date.

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