The British government plans to spend £2.4 million (AUD $4.2 million) to secure churches, mosques and temples as hate crime incidences increase in England and Wales.
Britain's senior home affairs minister, Amber Rudd launched the scheme on Tuesday while she outlined the Hate Crime Action Plan.
Bids were invited from religious venues to show evidence that they are at risk of hate crimes to avail the grants. The government will accept bids for the security funding scheme up until September 20.
The action plan was launched by Rudd after a rampant rise in hate crime after Britain chose to leave the European Union which saw a rise hostility toward Jew and Muslim groups. According to Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks), there were 437 incidents of hate crime against Muslims.
Rudd's Hate Crime Action Plan will punish offenders harshly by ordering prosecutors to press for tougher sentences in court.
Such acts of hatred directed at any community, race or religion have "no place whatsoever in our diverse society" and must be "kicked to the kerb," said Rudd.
"Where crimes are committed we must make sure victims have the confidence to report incidents and the law is rigorously enforced," she added.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby called on the church to respond with a "fresh effort in integration" after the Brexit referendum "exposed deep divisions" within society.
Synagogues were left out of the scheme to secure places of worship as it has a separate grant to the Community Security Trust.