United StatesCreates grants for community-based hate crime prevention programs
Provides federal funding to local groups to prevent hate crimes, support victims, and create community-centered alternatives to traditional punishment.
What it does
Creates a hate crime prevention grant program run by the Attorney General to fund eligible community-based organizations.
Specifies allowable uses for grants, including conflict resolution, non‑carceral sentencing and juvenile diversion, victim support and mental health services, safety escorts, and multilingual trainings.
Defines 'community-based organization' as a public or private nonprofit embedded in and serving a targeted community and providing education, public health, social services, and victim assistance.
Authorizes $30 million per year from FY2027 through FY2031 to carry out the grant program, subject to appropriations.
Amends the 2010 NDAA grant provision (34 U.S.C. 30503(b)) by striking paragraph (5) and renumbering subsequent paragraphs.
Argument forCommunity organizations are often better positioned to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate support and prevention in targeted communities, and this program funds those local responses (victim support, education, de-escalation training).
Argument againstThe program relies on discretionary appropriations and a limited authorization ($30 million/year), which critics may say is insufficient to address hate crimes at scale.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 29Introduced in HouseLatest
- May 29Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Introduced
Civil Rights & VotingPublic SafetyMental Health