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Alabama

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • ARP ESSER: $2,021,518,529 (93.7% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More. 
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Alabama school districts with $14,723,204 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include suicide prevention, violence prevention, crisis management, conflict resolution, and more. Learn More. 
  • The Alabama K-12 Capital Grant Program, totaling $179 million, is a competitive grant program that will award eligible entities (school systems serving K-12 students including city and county school systems, Department of Youth Services, and charter schools) up to $5 million per grant. These funds can be used to assist with capital projects, improve school security and safety, provide technology and equipment for schools to expand educational opportunities, and more. Learn More.

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Alaska

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Alaska schools with $4,591,375 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include implementation of comprehensive, evidence-based strategies that meet each student’s social, emotional, physical, and mental well-being needs; create positive, inclusive, and supportive school environments; and increase access to place-based interventions and services, and more. Learn More. 

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Arizona

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The Arizona School Safety Program is a competitive grant that promotes and enhances safety in schools. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Arizona school districts with $19,785,580 for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include resources for hiring, training, and supporting School Safety Officers. Learn More.

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Arkansas

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $558,017,409 (99.3% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The Arkansas DESE 2025 School Safety Grant provides over $35 million for public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools to ensure a safe environment for students and staff. Allowable expenses include visitor management systems, behavioral threat assessment software, emergency alert/management systems, school safety training, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Arkansas school districts with $9,378,149 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include electronic access for exterior doors, intercoms/communication systems, student multi-tiered support system supplies, and more. Learn More.
  • The Stronger Connections Mini-Grant will award $55,000 in remaining funds from the Stronger Connections Grant (SCG) program to LEAs for school safety enhancements. Allowable expenses include intercom/communication systems, weapons detection systems, training related to violence prevention, early identification, student support, and more. Learn More.

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California

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $6,709,633,866 (99.8% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act: $187,475,843 (85.7% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)
  • ARP Act: $181,312,003 (54.2% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide California school districts with $118 million to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include surveillance cameras, 2-way communications systems, metal detectors, and other physical or infrastructure-related security equipment. Learn More.

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Colorado

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $519,324,311 (99.6% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act: $28,433,931 (95.9% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)
  • ARP Act: $28,709,729 (42.8% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Colorado school districts with a total of approximately $8.8M to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include school-based violence prevention strategies, suicide prevention, crisis management and conflict resolution techniques, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY24 Colorado School Security Disbursement (SSD) Grant Program will provide $16M to local education providers and eligible nonprofit organizations to improve security within public schools throughout the state. Allowable expenses include threat assessment training and emergency response training for staff, and hardware, devices, or equipment that can expedite communication when a threat is present or prevent unauthorized individuals from gaining access onto public school facilities and/or vehicles. Learn More.
  • The Preventing School Violence (PSV) Grant Program will provide $450,000 each year (2024-2026) to enhance safety in schools throughout Colorado. Allowable expenses include training and professional development for staff and multi-disciplinary teams, supporting mental health services and interventions, enhancing safety infrastructure, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY2026 School Access for Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant program will provide $4,850,000 to Colorado schools, BOCES, and school districts for enhancing emergency communications and response. Allowable expenses include training programs to enhance communications with first responders, interoperable communication hardware and/or software, and more. Learn More.

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Connecticut

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $492,426,458 (99.6% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)  

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The School Security Competitive Grant Program and the Multi-Media Interoperable Communications System Program will provide Connecticut schools a total of $15 million to cover the costs of implementing needed security infrastructure and upgrading emergency communications systems. Learn More. 
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Connecticut school districts with $8.66 million to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include evidence-based drug and violence prevention activities and programs, threat assessment systems and/or teams, suicide prevention and violence prevention training and professional development for school personnel, and more. Learn More.

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Delaware

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • ARP ESSER: $410,861,389 (87.8% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)  

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Delaware school districts with $4,784,694 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include high-quality training for school personnel related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques, school-based violence prevention strategies, and more. Learn More.

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District of Columbia

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $172,013,174 (99.4% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act: $5,312,618 (85.6% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide District of Columbia school districts with over $4.5 million to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, including specialized instructional support personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies; and more. Learn More.

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Florida

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $3,133,878,723 (97.5% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • $14 million is available through the School Mapping Data Grant Program to fund school mapping data for public and charter schools. Raptor’s partnership with Critical Response Group (CRG) enables users to access digital maps via the Emergency Management platform, meeting the program’s requirement for compatibility with existing security software platforms in schools. Learn more about Raptor and CRG’s partnership.
  • Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently announced the distribution of $25 million in security funding for 134 Jewish day schools throughout the state. Allowable expenses include the purchase and installation of security infrastructure, training staff on emergency procedures and threat awareness, and more. Learn More.
  • The Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Florida school districts with $53,737,824 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies, and more. Learn More. 

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Georgia

The Georgia Alliance of School Resource Officers and Educators (GASROE) has entered into an exclusive partnership with Raptor Technologies to deliver Georgia’s first statewide behavioral threat assessment (BTA) methodology – S.A.F.E.R. – through the Raptor StudentSafe™ platform. Learn More.

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Georgia school districts with $33,444,267 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include identification/visitor management, school facility mapping, intrusion alarm systems, software designed to directly interface with emergency responder radio systems, and more. Learn More. 

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Hawaii

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Hawaii school districts with over $4.7M to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies, and more. Learn More. 

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Idaho

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Idaho school districts with $4,833,025 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports, bullying and harassment prevention, suicide prevention, and more. Learn More. 

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Illinois

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $2,250,804,891 (99.6% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY25 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Illinois school districts with $40,424,746 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include developing threat assessment systems and teams, offering professional development pertaining to crisis management and conflict resolution techniques, implementing suicide prevention strategies, and more. Learn More.

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Indiana

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $888,183,537 (99.5% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY25 Secured School Safety Grant (SSSG) Program opened on June 3, 2024. Indiana school corporations, accredited non-public schools, charter schools, and coalitions of school corporations will be eligible to receive up to $100,000 for managing safety threats. Allowable expenses include student safety management technology, visitor management technology, technology to expedite the notifications of first responders, behavioral health threat assessment training, critical incident digital mapping, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY26 Secured School Safety Grant (SSSG) Program will open on June 2, 2025. Indiana school corporations, accredited non-public schools, charter schools, and joint coalitions will be eligible to receive up up to $100,000 per application for managing safety threats. Allowable expenses include student safety management technology, visitor management technology, technology to expedite notification of first responders, critical incident digital mapping, and more. The deadline to apply for this grant will be June 30, 2025. Learn More.
  • The Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Indiana school districts with $13,778,853 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies, and more. Learn More. 

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Iowa

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • ARP ESSER: $775,053,259 (94.8% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Iowa school districts with $5,688,676 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include early detection, screening or warning systems to identify students at risk, violence prevention resources, security equipment, and more. Learn More. 

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Kansas

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • ARP ESSER: $831,170,555 (88.5% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Kansas school districts with $6,127,994 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, including specialized instructional support personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies; and more. Learn More.

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Kentucky

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $928,274,720 (99.5% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)
  • ARP ESSER: $2,001,216,921 (86.2% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Kentucky school districts with nearly $14 million for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include implementing comprehensive emergency operations plans and emergency drills, systems to identify early warning signs of students in need of assistance, implementation of threat assessment systems/teams, and more. Learn More. 

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Louisiana

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Louisiana School and Nonprofit Security Grant Program (LSNSGP) will provide a total of $5,000,000 (up to $50,000 per award) to schools and nonprofit organizations throughout the state for security enhancements or measures to manage violence, terrorist, or extremist attacks. Allowable expenses include security system software/license/subscriptions/renewals, systems to control access to areas, threat reporting systems, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Louisiana schools with $21 million to fund access control related projects. Allowable expenses include surveillance cameras, metal detectors, physical security equipment for securing single points of entry, and more. Learn More.

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Maine

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Maine school districts with $4.8 million to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include behavioral threat assessments, structural hardware and improvements, suicide prevention, EOP training, planning, and development, and more. Learn More.

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Maryland

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More
  • Nonpublic School Security Improvement (NPSI) Grant provides $3.5 million for nonpublic schools in Maryland to purchase safety upgrades for their buildings. Learn More. 
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Maryland school districts with $16,141,274 for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include evidence-based violence prevention activities/programs, services for early identification of mental health symptoms, drug use, and violence, suicide prevention training, and more. Learn More.
  • The Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program will provide grants to local school systems and county boards (in consultation with local law enforcement and a local public safety answering point) to improve emergency notification systems and communications between certain entities. Allowable expenses include cellular phone application-based emergency event systems, bidirectional antennas or boosters, and other technology that will improve emergency notification and communication, as identified by the Maryland Center for School Safety. The Center is required to ensure that the program is operating and available to each county board by 9/1/2026. Learn More.
  • The FY25 Safe Schools Fund Grant (SSFG) provides $600,000 (up to $25,000 per award) to enhance school safety in local school systems throughout Maryland. Allowable expenses include visitor management systems, security related software, software for reporting safety concerns, software that provides information to students and parents on traveling safely to and from school, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY25 Hate Crimes Grant (HCG) will provide $3M (up to $65,000 per award) to eligible local school systems, non-public schools, private schools, and childcare centers determined to be at risk of facing hate crime incidents. Allowable expenses include school safety training, security-related technology, access control, and other security-related facility upgrades. Learn More.
  • The FY25 School Safety Grant Program (SSGP) will provide local school systems (LEAs) and the Maryland School for the Blind a total of $10M (a minimum of $200,000 per LEA) for school security improvements. Allowable expenses include safety/security stations for providing access control, door intercoms and panic buttons, and other security and safety projects as identified by the LEA. Learn More.

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Massachusetts

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $814,890,396 (99.9% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)
  • ARP ESSER: $1,831,416,990 (78.5% spent as of 8/31/2024 —  Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act: $24,225,048 (93.9% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), awards a total of nearly $1 billion to states to provide students with safer and healthier learning environments. Massachusetts was awarded $15,074,006 from this program. Learn More.
  • The FY2025 Rethinking Discipline Initiative will provide approximately $1.5M to support eligible public-school districts and charter schools in creating a school climate and culture which supports students’ academic and social emotional wellbeing. Allowable expenses include selecting vendors that can help to implement practices and models that reduce exclusionary discipline, identify concerns/challenges in the realm of discipline, track measures of success, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY2026 Safe and Supportive Schools Competitive Grant will provide Massachusetts public school districts and educational collaboratives up to $10,000 per award to create safe and supportive school environments. Allowable expenses include developing an action plan that incorporates all 6 lever areas of the SaSS tool, and action plan implementation activities, including the development of information systems to identify at-risk students, track interventions, and evaluate progress and outcomes. The deadline to apply is June 12, 2025. Learn More.

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Michigan

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $1,656,308,286 (98.2% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
    • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
    • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
    • Michigan Section 31aa allocates a total of $328 million for local school districts, intermediate districts, the Michigan School for the Deaf, and nonpublic schools to improve student mental health and school safety. Allowable expenses include training for school staff on threat assessment, threat response, and crisis communication; school safety and mental health services or products necessary to maintain security in buildings; and more. Learn More.
    • Michigan Section 97j allocates $6 million for local education agencies and intermediate school districts to purchase and implement tools to identify and collect early behaviors that could require intervention to prevent abuse, self-harm, or violence in schools. Learn More.
    • The Title IV, Part A (T4PA) Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), has awarded high-need LEAs throughout Michigan with nearly $22.9M across two rounds of funding to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include professional development and training for school staff on student physical and mental health, suicide prevention, violence prevention, crisis management, conflict resolution, and more. Learn More.

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Minnesota

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Minnesota school districts with $10 million for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include school-wide positive intervention and supports, bullying/harassment/sexual abuse prevention, security video systems, and more. Learn More.

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Mississippi

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $724,532,847 (94.0% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Mississippi school districts with $13,144,640 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include implementation of high-quality, comprehensive emergency operating plans and emergency drills, safety and violence prevention programs, evidence-based interventions, and more. Learn More.

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Missouri

The Missouri Department of Public Safety has selected Raptor Alert as the school safety and mobile panic alert application of choice for all school districts and charter schools throughout the state. Learn More.

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $871,172,291 (98.9% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • ARP Act: $68,641,868 (46.1% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
    • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
    • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
    • The Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) provides Missouri school districts with a total of over $14.7M for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include training school staff in violence prevention, education, early identification, and supporting student needs, as well as developing early detection, screening, or warning systems to identify students who may be at risk, a danger to themselves or others, or in need of additional supports. Learn More.

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Montana

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Montana school districts with $4,560,000 for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include early warning systems, violence prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution training, reduction of exclusionary discipline practices, and more. Learn More. 

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Nebraska

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • ARP ESSER: $546,290,147 (58.7% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Nebraska school districts with $4,591,373 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include threat assessments, safety and violence prevention programs, addressing comprehensive school safety, and more. Learn More.
  • The School Safety and Security-Related Infrastructure Grant will provide Nebraska school districts and educational service units, acting on behalf of approved or accredited nonpublic schools with $10 million for security-related infrastructure projects. Allowable expenses include visitor management systems, notification systems, screening devices, and more. Learn More.

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Nevada

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $477,322,438 (99.0% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act: $19,375,550 (95.3% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Nevada school districts with $8,422,702 for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include implementation of crisis response and behavioral threat assessments, suicide prevention resources, improvements to physical school safety and security, and more. Learn More.

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New Hampshire

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide New Hampshire school districts with $4,591,373 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include access control to prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to facilities, emergency alerting activities, and surveillance activities. Learn More.

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New Jersey

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.  

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $1,230,971,757 (98.9% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act provides grants for school security projects in New Jersey school districts. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides New Jersey school districts with $20,696,495 for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include infrastructure-related security equipment, implementation of high-quality emergency operating plans and emergency drills, implementation of threat assessment teams and systems, professional development, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY24 Emergent Capital Maintenance Needs Grant Program will provide a total of $75 million to 579 school districts throughout New Jersey. Allowable expenses include site upgrades, safety and security needs, building maintenance activities, and more. Of the total amount, $50 million will be provided for projects in the New Jersey Schools Development Authority district, and the remaining $25 million will be available to all other districts. Learn More.

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New Mexico

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $435,938,638 (99.5% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act: $17,282,330 (73.4% spent as of 8/31/2024 —Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide New Mexico school districts with $7,300,727 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, including specialized instructional support personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies; and more. Learn More.

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New York

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $4,002,381,738 (99.3% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees) 

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act: $250,113,323 (65.9% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
    • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
    • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
    • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide New York school districts with $69,314,328 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include suicide prevention, violence prevention, crisis management, conflict resolution, and more. Learn More.
    • Smart Schools Investment Plans totaling $27 million (in addition to last year’s $13.2 million) were approved by New York Governor Kathy Hochul. $21 million will be allocated for high-tech security, including entry control systems, video systems, and emergency classroom notification systems, $4.4 million for classroom technology, $1 million for prekindergarten classrooms, $604,000 for school connectivity, and $37,000 for nonpublic schools’ classroom technology and school connectivity. Learn More.

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North Carolina

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $1,602,590,987 (99.1% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees) 

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide North Carolina school districts with $29,367,638 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, including specialized instructional support personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies; and more. Learn More.
  • The 2024-2025 North Carolina School Safety Grants will provide $30 million to public school units throughout the state. Allowable expenses include safety equipment, services for students in crisis, and training to increase school safety. The application is available via North Carolina’s CCIP (Comprehensive Continuous Improvement Plan) system.

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North Dakota

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide North Dakota schools with $4,883,025 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include suicide prevention resources, implementation of violence prevention strategies, training school personnel in effective practices, and more. Learn More.

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Ohio

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $1,991,251,095 (94.9% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act: $154,896,274 (93.4% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • Ohio’s K-12 School Safety Grant Program has distributed over $215 million to 2,789 Ohio schools to cover the costs of purchasing physical security enhancements such as security cameras, public address systems, automatic door locks, visitor badging systems, and exterior lighting. Learn More.
  • Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) School Safety and Security Grant Program (SSSG) to purchase equipment to substantially improve the safety and security of facilities, and to reduce or eliminate injuries or illnesses associated with providing educational services to children. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Ohio schools with $35,078,494 for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include violence prevention resources, suicide prevention resources, crisis management, school safety training for staff, and more. Learn More. 
  • The SFY2024 Ohio Security Grant will award reimbursement grants of up to $100,000 per site to nonprofit organizations, houses of worship, chartered nonpublic schools, and Ohio Department of Education (ODE) licensed preschools for security upgrades to prevent, prepare, and respond to acts of terrorism. Allowable expenses include access control systems, emergency and crisis communication systems, equipment costs for security-related training courses and programs related to terrorism awareness or preparedness, and more. Learn More.
  • The 2025 Ohio School Safety Grants will provide nearly $11 million to schools throughout the state for providing secure learning environments. Allowable expenses include active shooter response training or equipment, silent panic alarms, alert systems warning of dangerous individuals, and more. The deadline to apply is May 30, 2025. Learn More.

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Oklahoma

The Oklahoma State Department of Education Board has approved Raptor Technologies as a qualified mobile panic button system supplier with whom school districts may negotiate contracts with for compliance with Alyssa’s Law. Learn More.

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed House Bills 2903 and 2904 into law on May 25, 2023. House Bill 2903 establishes a three-year pilot program for schools to hire school resource officers and purchase security upgrades. House Bill 2904 provides $150M (about $96,000 per district each year of the program) in funding for the school safety program described in House Bill 2903. Learn More.
  • The Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Oklahoma school districts with $11,776,256 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies, and more. Learn More. 

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Oregon

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY24 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Oregon school districts with up to $750,000 each to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of threat assessment systems, teams, or protocols, bullying prevention, training to support student mental health, wellbeing, and basic needs, and more. Learn More.
  • The Wireless Panic Alarm Grant provides Oregon school districts with up to $2,000 per school in the district to cover the costs of purchasing and installing wireless panic alert systems during the 23-25 biennium, ending June 30, 2025. These panic alarm systems must have a wireless activation feature, be capable of notifying emergency response personnel through 911 dispatch, and be capable of activating a school-wide alarm system or provide direct notification to the front office. Learn More.

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Pennsylvania

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $2,224,964,030 (98.0% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees) 

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act: $150,022,294 (86.0% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) announced $190M as part of the School Safety and Security Program funding. Its purpose is to provide eligible school entities with grants to support mental health initiatives and physical school security upgrades.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Pennsylvania school districts with approximately $39 million to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, including specialized instructional support personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies; and more. Applications are by invitation only. Learn More.
  • The 2023-24 Competitive School Safety Grants will provide $32,179,000 to school entities throughout Pennsylvania to make their buildings safer. Allowable expenses include security-related technology, including training in the use of this technology, visitor identification systems, implementation of threat assessment teams, and more. Learn More.
  • The 2023-24 School Mental Health Grants will provide $90 million to school entities throughout Pennsylvania to support mental health initiatives. Allowable expenses include professional training provided to school entity employees on topics related to student safety and well-being, implementation of policies and strategies to address incidents of bullying, the establishment of at least one threat assessment team per school entity, and more. Learn More.
  • The 2023-24 School District Meritorious Grants will provide approximately $18.6 million through noncompetitive grants to school districts for programs addressing physical safety and security. Allowable expenses include security-related technology, including training in the use of this technology, visitor identification systems, implementation of threat assessment teams, and more. Learn More.
  • The 2023-24 Targeted School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools Program will provide up to $14,511,000 to eligible non-public schools to address school violence and mental health. Allowable expenses include security-related technology, including training in the use of this technology, visitor identification systems, implementation of threat assessment teams, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY24-25 Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program will provide $10 million to nonprofits that principally serve individuals, groups, or institutions that may have been or may be susceptible to hate crime incidents. Allowable expenses include the purchase of security-related technology, safety and security training, threat assessments, and any other safety or security-related project that enhances safety or security of the non-profit organization. Learn More.
  • The 2024-25 School Safety & Mental Health Grants will provide $100 million to school entities throughout Pennsylvania to support physical security enhancements and behavioral health improvements. Allowable expenses include conducting emergency preparedness drills and related activities with local emergency responders, special emergency communications equipment, institution of student, staff, and visitor identification systems, the establishment of threat assessment teams, costs associated with training school security personnel, and more. Learn More.
  • The 2024-25 Targeted School Safety Grants for Nonpublic Schools Program will provide a total of $19,665,000 to non-public schools, as well as municipalities, law enforcement agencies, and approved vendors to address school violence and mental health. Allowable expenses include conducting emergency preparedness drills and related activities with local emergency responders, special emergency communications equipment, institution of student, staff, and visitor identification systems, the establishment of threat assessment teams, costs associated with training school security personnel, and more. Learn More.

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Rhode Island

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $184,791,567 (99.0% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act: $7,148,776 (86.3% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Rhode Island school districts with $4.8 million to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include bullying and harassment prevention programs and activities, suicide prevention training for staff, implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports, and more. Learn More.

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South Carolina

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.  

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $940,420,782 (99.8% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The South Carolina School Safety Grants allocate $20,000,000 for public and charter school districts to make upgrades aligned with school safety priorities. Allowable expenses include upgrades to secure entry points, access control, and electronic or other technology. Learn More.
  • The 2024-25 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide South Carolina school districts with approximately $10,400,000 (in addition to nearly $4.1M that was awarded via the first round) to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include activities to improve school climate and safety; activities related to early detection, screening, and identifying students who may be at risk; professional development related to interventions, violence prevention, early identification, and emergency response; and more. Learn More.

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South Dakota

Federal and State Competitive Grants include: 

  • The FY22 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), awards a total of nearly $1 billion to states to provide students with safer and healthier learning environments. South Dakota was awarded $4,833,025 from this program. Learn More.
  • 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide South Dakota school districts with $4,833,025 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies, and more. Learn More. 

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Tennessee

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Tennessee school districts with $18.8 million for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include establishing a multi-tiered system of supports framework, violence prevention and intervention programs and activities, developing early detection, screening, or warning systems to identify at risk students, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY24 Public School Security Grant provides $40 million for Tennessee public schools to invest in school safety enhancements. Allowable expenses include visitor management, emergency operations planning, violence prevention programs, safety training for staff, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY24 Non-Public School Security Grant provides $14 million for Tennessee non-public schools to invest in school safety enhancements. Allowable expenses include visitor management, emergency planning, safety training for staff, and more. Learn More.

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Texas

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $5,529,552,209 (99.8% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • CRRSA Act: $153,168,245 (90.1% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)
  • ARP Act: $152,146,013 (73.9% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The 2022-2025 School Safety Standards Formula Grant is now open, totaling $400 million to purchase school security upgrades such as metal detectors, cameras, silent panic alert technologies, and more. Learn how Raptor can help.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Texas school districts with $93,985,252 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include trauma-informed practices, emergency plan development, site assessments, and more. Learn More. 
  • The Governor’s Education Emergency Relief Program (GEER) Assistance to Private Schools (GAPS) Grant Program allocates $113,550,173 for non-public schools to implement school safety measures that will provide students with a safe and comfortable learning environment to help improve their academic performance and close learning gaps caused by the pandemic. Allowable expenses include silent alarms, electronic exterior door locking mechanisms & related software for staff notifications, and more. Schools have until 9/30/2024 to receive GAPS services. Learn More.
  • Cycle 1 of the Safety and Facilities Enhancement (SAFE) Grant provides $800M for Texas LEAs who have certified they are not in compliance with the adopted school safety standards. Allowable expenses include silent panic alert technology, maintenance/service contracts for these systems, comprehensive school safety software systems if the silent panic alert technology is the main component, and more. Learn More.
  • Cycle 2 of the Safety and Facilities Enhancement (SAFE) Grant provides $275,024,497 to public school districts and open enrollment charter schools to fund additional safety needs beyond the minimum safety facility standards. Allowable expenses include silent panic alert technology, threat reporting systems; prevention, identification, and management of emergencies and threats; and more. Learn More.
  • The FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) will provide up to $150,000 to non-profit organizations throughout Texas for projects that support physical security enhancements and other security activities. Allowable expenses include planning related to the protection of the facility and the people within it, target hardening equipment, physical security enhancements, security-related training courses, programs, and exercises for nonprofit security personnel, and more. Learn More.

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Utah

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing. 

  • ARP Act: $26,428,418 (55.8% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2026 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More
  • The Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Utah school districts with $5,100,063 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies, and more. Learn More. 
  • The FY25 School Safety and Support Grant will provide funding to enhance physical safety and security in Utah schools. Allowable expenses include wearable panic buttons, secured entry points, training for School Safety and Security Specialists, and more. Learn More.

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Vermont

ESSER Relief Funds help K-12 public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.  

  • CRRSA Act ESSER II: $126,973,363 (98.3% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees)

EANS Relief Funds help non-public schools address the pandemic’s impact on student safety and mental health wellbeing.

  • CRRSA Act: $4,284,369 (81.1% spent as of 8/31/2024 — Q1 2025 extended liquidation deadline for the state and approved sub-grantees) 

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Vermont school districts with $4,833,025 for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include professional development & training related to suicide prevention, violence prevention, and crisis management, violence prevention activities/programs, and more. Learn More.

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Virginia

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • Digital Mapping Program for Virginia K-12 Schools will award $6.5 million in funding to create digital floor plans for school buildings to help increase safety. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Virginia school districts with $16.4 million to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include advanced security equipment and systems that reduce vulnerability to attacks in K-12 schools, provide threat detection technology, and improve communication during emergencies. Learn More.
  • The 2024-2025 Virginia School Security Equipment Grants Program will provide school divisions up to $250,000 each fiscal year for purchasing approved security equipment. Allowable expenses include technology hardware equipment to support mass notifications systems, software to support security systems, visitor I.D. badging systems, security panic systems in classrooms, and more. Learn More.
  • The FY24 School Safety and Security Grants provides a total of $18.5 million (federal and state funding combined) for public schools statewide. Each school division was awarded base funding of $50,000 in funding from the state, with the remainder of grants funds allocated using various criteria. Allowable expenses include technology hardware equipment to support mass notifications systems, software to support security systems, visitor I.D. badging systems, security panic systems in classrooms, and more. State funding was paid to divisions on June 30, 2024. All federal grant reimbursement requests must be submitted to VDOE via the OMEGA grants management application by January 31, 2026. Learn More.

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Washington

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides Washington school districts with $15 million for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include establishing behavioral health screening processes, hiring additional staff, professional learning, and more. Learn More. 

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West Virginia

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), provides West Virginia with up to $500,000 per eligible LEA for safer and healthier learning environments. Allowable expenses include evidence-based strategies that meet students’ social, emotional, physical, and well-being needs, resources that create supportive school environments, increasing access to place-based interventions, and more. Learn More.

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Wisconsin

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The Critical Incident Stabilization Fund helps schools who have suffered a critical incident respond and recover. Learn More.
  • Senate Bill 449 created a $2M grant program allowing schools to create critical interactive blueprints, or “maps” online, in lieu of physical copies that quickly become outdated. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Wisconsin school districts with $12,509,470 to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include the implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports; high-quality training for school personnel, including specialized instructional support personnel, related to suicide prevention, crisis management, and conflict resolution techniques; school-based violence prevention strategies; and more. Learn More.

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Wyoming

Federal and State Competitive 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 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 FY24 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) makes $274.5M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training including integrating the needs of persons with disabilities, security training for employees, and response exercises. Learn More.
  • The Nonprofit Security Grant Program – National Security Supplemental (NSGP-NSS) makes $210M available to nonprofit organizations for facility hardening and other physical security enhancements. Nonprofits will apply as sub-applicants to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) who will then forward their applications to FEMA. Allowable expenses include card readers, associated hardware/software, improving cybersecurity of access control and identity verification systems, active shooter training, security training for employees, and response exercises. Sub-applicant deadlines vary by state/territory, but SAAs must submit to FEMA by 1/24/2025. Learn More.
  • The FY24 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSP) provides a total of $373.5M to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as nonprofits to prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Allowable expenses include measures that provide immediate notification to emergency 911 systems, mechanisms that provide real time actionable intelligence directly to law enforcement and first responders, and other measures determined to provide significant improvements to schools’ physical security. Learn More.
  • The FY23 Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), will provide Wyoming school districts with over $4.5 million to provide students with safer learning environments. Allowable expenses include resources to prevent and respond to acts of bullying, violence, and other factors that negatively impact school communities. Learn More.

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  • TIPs-USA (The Interlocal Purchasing System) is a national purchasing cooperative that offers access to competitively procured purchasing contracts. Learn More
  • BuyBoard streamlines the purchasing process and complies with procurement laws of each state. Learn More.
  • GSA allows schools to purchase products and services offered through the Raptor Schedule contract. Learn More

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