Jewish nonprofits in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties can now apply for grants to cover rising security costs through a new fund established by the group Jewish Silicon Valley.
The Community Safety Fund will provide grants that can go toward paying security guards and purchasing cameras, lighting and barriers, as well as training and emergency preparedness.
The fund is anchored with initial grant funding from Mountain View-based Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which distributes money on behalf of a broad array of individual donors and gave out nearly $2.1 billion in grants last year…