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State Awards over $27M in School Safety Grants; NWI Schools Get $3.3M
The grants fund school resource officers, equipment, and training with $20 million allocated for officers, supporting 494 schools to enhance security and safety measures statewide.
- This year, the Indiana Secured School Safety Board approved more than $27.1 million for 494 schools and districts statewide as requests exceeded available funds, forcing prioritization.
- Since 2013, the matching-grant program has distributed more than $214 million and approved 4,599 grant requests, with last year 499 schools splitting $24 million including $17 million for school resource officers.
- The majority of funds will support school resource officers and law enforcement, with nearly $20 million for 328 SRO-related projects, $5.5 million for 126 equipment projects, 7 weapons-training projects receiving $32,000, and one bullying-prevention program receiving $13,700.
- Priority rules mean first-time applicant schools received full funding, returning applicant schools got 92%, charter school groups face a $100,000 cap, and schools must match grants by average daily membership.
- Gov. Mike Braun said, `School safety is a top priority for my administration. Every student deserves a good education, and that starts with feeling safe and secure,` and the Indiana School Safety Hub offers resources and training, Julie Q. Smith said.
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$19 Million Given to Indiana School Resource Officers; Only $13,000 for Bullying Prevention Programs
WISH-TV INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Secured School Safety Board announced how they will distribute $27 million to school safety initiatives across the state, and increase of $3 million compared to last year. The vast majority of the money will be going to school resource officers (SROs); twice as much will be going to firearms training for staff than the single bullying prevention program in the state which was awarded money. No funds were…
Indiana allocates $27 million for school safety
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Indiana Secured School Safety Board has approved the distribution of more than $27 million to support school safety initiatives across the state. The money will be distributed to 494 schools and districts in the state to support School Resource Officers (SRO), support services, training and more. "School safety is a top priority for my administration. Every student deserves a good education, and that starts w…
Local Schools Receive Secured School Safety Grants – WRBI Radio
(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Secured School Safety Board has approved the distribution of more than $27.1 million to support school safety initiatives in 494 schools and districts across the state. Last year, 499 schools split an allocation of $24 million, of which $17 million was allocated to funding school resource officers. This year, the total amount of eligible funding requests exceeded the amount of funding for the program. Priority was
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