A Mississauga mosque will receive more than $90,000 in federal funding to help strengthen its security measures.

On Saturday, Feb. 23, Bill Blair, minister of border security and organized crime reduction, joined Mississauga-Erin Mills MP Iqra Khalid to announce a $93,000 grant for Muslim Neighbour Nexus, which is building an Islamic centre on Odyssey Drive, close to the Oakville border.

Muslim Neighbour Nexus has been serving more than 10,000 Muslims in Mississauga since 2012.

The funding was provided through the Security Infrastructure Program to help protect against hate crimes.