Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes
Every past round of SCAHC (NY)
How each round of SCAHC (NY) worked, from the agencies' own documents. Every fact links to its source. Rules and amounts change every round, so none of this is the current round.
| Round | Application window | Maximum award | Total funding | Awards made | What changed that round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | April 15 to July 8, 2026Due at 12:00 p.m. (noon). The State released the request for applications on April 15, 2026. Source | Up to $250,000 per organization (award ceiling $250,000) Source | Up to $70 million ($35 million from the FY 2026 budget, the rest subject to the FY 2027 budget) Source | 290 organizations (announced September 8, 2026) Source | The $250,000 maximum request is the highest since the program was created in 2017. Source |
| SFY 2023-24 | January 25 to May 17, 202412 p.m. (noon), through the DCJS Grants Management System. RFA release date January 25, 2024. DCJS anticipated approximately 125 to 300 awards. Source | Up to $200,000 per organization (award ceiling $200,000) Source | $25 million to $60 million ($25 million from the FY 2023-24 budget, more subject to the FY 2024-25 budget) Source | A single grant of up to $200,000 per organization replaced the earlier limit of up to four $50,000 grants; past recipients could apply for new projects; impact protection equipment became eligible. Source | |
| SFY 2022-23 | November 7, 2022 to February 28, 2023Revised submission deadline (the November 7, 2022 announcement had said January 31, 2023). Submitted to DCJS through its Grants Management System. DCJS anticipated approximately 1,000 awards. Source | Up to $50,000 per project; up to three applications, for a maximum of $150,000; plus one separate application of up to $50,000 for a cybersecurity project Source | $50 million Source | 497 organizations, 1,081 projects, $51,680,910 (announced July 11, 2023) Source | Nonprofits that had received grants before could apply for new security projects, and an organization could submit a separate application for a cybersecurity project. Source |
| SFY 2021-22 | October 21, 2021 to January 7, 2022Submitted to DCJS through its Grants Management System. RFP release date October 21, 2021; DCJS anticipated approximately 500 awards. Source | Up to $50,000 per facility; up to three applications, for a maximum of $150,000 Source | $25 million Source | Facilities that had already received SCAHC funding were not eligible, and each facility needed its own application. Source | |
| 2020 | January 5 to March 16, 20205:00 p.m., through DHSES E-Grants. DHSES called this round the SFY2019-2020 Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes Program: a $25 million SCAHC RFA plus a $20 million RFA for nonpublic schools and day camps. The deadline first posted was February 27, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.; the updated RFAs set March 16, 2020. Announced January 5, 2020 for religious-based institutions, including nonpublic schools and cultural centers. Source | Up to $50,000 per facility; organizations with more than one facility could submit up to five applications Source | $45 million Source | ||
| SFY2018-19 | DHSES released a Request for Applications for the SFY2018-19 Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes Grant Program and anticipated award announcements in the spring; the application dates were not found in an official source. Source | $10,155,703 awarded to 207 facilities (DHSES, "SFY 2018") Source | |||
| 2017 | October 24, 2017 to January 4, 20184:00 p.m. DHSES extended the deadline "due to unforeseen technical difficulties" from the original December 18, 2017 at 4 p.m. Administered then by the State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. Open to nonprofit nonpublic schools and day care centers, including those housed in community centers and nonprofit cultural museums. Source | Up to $50,000 per facility; organizations with more than one facility could submit up to three applications, for a total request of up to $150,000 Source | $25 million Source | $14,844,297 awarded to 305 facilities (DHSES, "SFY 2017") Source |