The School Safety Grant Program, administered by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), is a state grant program that provides dedicated funding for school safety and security improvements in Missouri. With $50 million in available funding, this program represents a significant opportunity for eligible applicants to invest in protective infrastructure, safety training, and security technology. Per-recipient amounts not specified.

Eligible uses of School Safety Grant Program funding include physical safety improvements, physical security upgrades (door locks, monitoring systems), bleeding control kits, automatic external defibrillators (aeds), surveillance systems, and access control. Additional allowable expenditures may also include physical barriers.

Eligible applicants for the School Safety Grant Program include local education agencies (leas), and nonpublic schools (nps). Application details: fy2024 round ii: august 3 – september 8, 2023; notifications ~september 29, 2023, fy2023 round i: march 15 – april 7, 2023; notifications april 28, 2023, and separate wufoo forms for lea and nps. This grant program is currently active and accepting applications. $70M+ in recent rounds; access control, surveillance, physical barriers.

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