Nearly $8.7 million in federal funding is headed to dozens of religious institutions and community organizations across Maryland to help improve security. Maryland’s congressional delegation announced Friday that 49 organizations will receive a combined $8,627,091 through the Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program. The program provides money to nonprofits considered at high risk of terrorist or extremist attacks, with funding available for security improvements and preparedness measures. Nineteen of the recipients are in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, including the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Chabad Lubavitch organizations in Bowie and upper Montgomery County, Covenant Life Church...