Maximize School Safety Funding To Protect Your School ​

Federal and State Grants include: 

• COPS SVPP funds school safety technology that helps identify danger and improve emergency notification and response. Learn More.
• BJA STOP funds software that helps K-12 schools maintain a safe environment and recognize, respond to, and prevent violence on campus. Learn More.
• The FY26 School Safety Enhancement Program provides an estimated total of $93M to State educational agencies (SEAs) to develop, implement, and strengthen statewide school safety systems and physical security. Allowable expenses include secure entry systems, deterrent measures, visitor screening infrastructure, emergency communications systems, active threat response training, and more. The deadline to apply is July 28, 2026. Learn More.
• The FY26 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes an estimated $300M available to nonprofits (as subrecipients) for physical security enhancements. Allowable expenses include identification, assessment, and reporting of threats; improving the cybersecurity of access control, identity verification systems, and security technologies; training, and more. State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) will have their own deadlines for sub-applications. Once that deadline passes, SAAs must submit final applications to DHS/FEMA by July 24, 2026. Learn More.
• Title IV, Part A funds support high-needs districts in implementing professional development and training focused on drug and violence prevention, early identification, and related education; high-quality training for personnel in suicide prevention, crisis management, conflict resolution, bullying and harassment prevention; and more. Spending allowability is guided by local needs assessments and statutory requirements, with determinations made between the LEA subgrantee and the SEA. FY25 funds may be available to apply for at the state-level with submission timelines varying by state. Learn More. 
• The OJJDP FY24 Enhancing School Capacity To Address Youth Violence Grant Program makes an anticipated total of $23M available to independent school districts and nonprofits for addressing youth violence in K-12 school based settings. Allowable expenses include implementing strategies related to violence prevention and early intervention, improving communication between home and school to enhance protective factors for student success, and more. Learn More.
• The FY24 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program provides a total of $18M for school districts and nonprofits to prevent violence and terrorism. Allowable expenses include projects related to raising awareness of the signs that someone may be on a pathway to violence, implementation of threat assessment and management teams, and more. Learn More.
• The FY25 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) provides a total of $454M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits (as subrecipients) to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include materials to conduct planning, engagement, and volunteer management activities; interoperable communications equipment; measures to increase physical security; training conferences; and more. Once funds are awarded, SAAs will issue sub-awards to subrecipients, ensuring resources are directed to areas of greatest need. Learn More.
• The FY24 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Firearm Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Initiative will provide $1M to units of local government, nonprofit organizations, state government agencies, and more. Allowable expenses include expanding or enhancing local suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention strategies, and other strategies that demonstrate promise in meeting the goals of this program. Learn More.
• The FY24 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Local Solicitation will provide a total of over $4M to units of local government as well as a wide range of subrecipients. Allowable expenses include expanding or enhancing local suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention strategies, including supporting training and technical assistance programs. Learn More.
• The 2025-26 School Safety & Mental Health Grants will provide $100M to school districts, intermediate units, area career and technical schools, charter schools, regional charter schools, and cyber charter schools to support physical security enhancements and/or mental health initiatives. Allowable expenses include security-related technology, visitor ID systems, training related to violent behavior prevention and early intervention, implementation of threat assessment teams, and adopting a reunification plan. Learn More.
• The 2025 Fall Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program will provide $10M to 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organizations to support security enhancements that protect the safety and security of the users of a facility that is owned or operated by a nonprofit organization in the Commonwealth. Allowable expenses include safety and security equipment, security-related technology, safety and security training, threat awareness and response training, threat assessments, and any other safety or security-related project that enhances the safety and security of the nonprofit organization. Learn More.
• The Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program will provide up to 5M per project to Pennsylvania public school districts and area career and technical schools for facility improvement projects. Allowable expenses include project costs related to health and safety upgrades, emergencies, and other projects approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority. Learn More.
• The 25-26 Targeted School Safety for Nonpublic Schools Grant will provide $20.7M to support physical security enhancements and mental health initiatives in nonpublic schools throughout the state. Allowable expenses include conducting emergency preparedness drills and related activities with emergency responders, security-related technology and training in its usage, visitor identification systems, violent behavior prevention and early intervention training, establishing threat assessment teams, and more. Learn More.