Pennsylvania Safety & Volunteer Compliance Program

Meet and exceed Pennsylvania’s school volunteer compliance mandates. 

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What is Required of School Volunteers in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania law mandates three specific clearances for every school volunteer. 

  1. Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH) – Checks an applicant’s information against the criminal history database maintained by the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository. 
  2. PA Child Abuse History Clearance  Provides the applicant information as to whether or not they are listed in the Pennsylvania statewide database as a perpetrator of child abuse. 
  3. FBI Federal Criminal History Record Information (CHRI)  The CHRI is the result of an FBI fingerprint-based background check. 

Raptor VolunteerSafe is the only solution built specifically for Pennsylvania’s three-clearance workflow. 

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Pennsylvania Safety & Volunteer Compliance Program

We are excited to announce the Pennsylvania Safety & Volunteer Compliance Program, offering VolunteerSafe, plus Raptor VisitorSafe and Emergency Management Suite, at one flat price per campus. This program offers Pennsylvania districts and non-public schools a savings of 33% off the list price when purchased as a bundle. The offer includes: 

TESTIMONIALS

Leverage PCCD Grants for Safety and Compliance

The 2026-27 School Safety & Mental Health Grants are now open for application until October 16, 2026. They will provide $138,779,000 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:

Application details for the next round of the Targeted School Safety for Nonpublic Schools Grants are expected to be released soon and will be shared on this page once available.

ESSER Funding

More Active Funding Opportunities

The state of Pennsylvania has allocated additional funding to enhance school safety, while federal grant opportunities provide further support for these efforts. The following programs align with Raptor’s solutions:

FY26-27 Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program

Application Deadline: September 10, 2026

The FY26-27 Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program provides $10M to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to support security enhancements. 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 

Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program (PSFIG)

Period of Performance End Date: Not specified in the published program guidelines; project completion deadlines may be established in the grant agreement upon award.

The Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program (PSFIG) provides a total of $200M (up to $5M per award) to public school districts and area career and technical schools for eligible facility improvement projects. Allowable expenses include: 

  • health and safety upgrades 
  • activities related to emergencies 
  • and more

FY26 COPS SVPP

Award Period: 36 months

The FY26 Community Oriented Policing Services School Violence Prevention Program (COPS SVPP) will provide an estimated total of $73M for K-12 school security improvements. Allowable expenses include:

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A Closer Look: Raptor VisitorSafe™ & EventSafe™

Join Raptor product leaders for a walk through of the latest features in Raptor VisitorSafe and EventSafe and how schools are using them to better manage both daily visitors and high-attendance events. 

A Closer Look: Raptor VolunteerSafe

See how Raptor VolunteerSafe helps schools streamline volunteer management with customizable screening, ongoing background monitoring, and improved administrative efficiency. 

Explore the Pennsylvania Safety & Volunteer Compliance Program

See how Raptor can help your organization meet and exceed Pennsylvania’s volunteer compliance mandates.