More than 400 community leaders are heading to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for over 200 meetings with lawmakers and staff to press the funding request.
The push follows a string of attacks on synagogues and other Jewish institutions, which the group says shows current federal support is insufficient.
The request would more than triple available assistance for nonprofit security, widening a debate over how Washington protects faith-based and other at-risk community sites.
As communities pay a $760M 'antisemitism tax,' will $1B in federal aid be a solution or just a subsidy for rising hate?
What is the long-term societal cost of turning community centers and synagogues into fortresses to ensure basic safety?