In 2013, the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation that created the Indiana Secured School Safety Grant Program (SSSG), a matching grant program that helps improve safety in Hoosier schools.
Senator Head said, “Since then, lawmakers have continued to work diligently to improve school safety. This session, we expanded the list of things for which schools could use a SSSG, and in our new state budget, allocated $19.2 million per year to the SSSG program.”
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is now accepting applications for the SSSG program.
SSSGs can be used to fund various safety initiatives such as:
- Employ a school resource officer or law enforcement officer;
- Conduct a threat assessment;
- Purchase equipment that restricts access to the school or helps expedite the notification of first responders;
- Support firearms training in districts that choose to implement such programs (new this year);
- Support the implementation of a student and parent support services program (new this year); and
- Fund the one-time startup costs of an active alert warning system (new this year).
These grants are available for local schools in need.
To date, the SSSG program has given more than $53 million in matching grants to Indiana school districts.
Applications will be accepted until Friday, Aug. 2.
For more information and to apply, click here.
