The Safe Schools Fund, administered by the West Virginia Department of Education, is a state grant program that provides dedicated funding for school safety and security improvements in West Virginia. This program provides a valuable pathway for eligible applicants to secure funding for protective infrastructure, safety training, and security technology upgrades.

Eligible uses of Safe Schools Fund funding include school access safety improvements (planning, deterrence, detection, delay, communication), facility and equipment upgrades, building systems and utilities, equipment, machinery, utility installation, renovations and design fees, and professional architectural/engineering services. Additional allowable expenditures may also include must meet wv fire code and life safety code 101, and must incorporate cpted concepts for new schools.

Eligible applicants for the Safe Schools Fund include competitive, need-based grants, county boards of education in west virginia, must develop school access safety plan in county cefp, and plan prepared with countywide council on productive and safe schools. Application details: conduct school access safety audit (sba-approved format) before plan development, submit audit for sba review and approval, and submit plan with audit results, goals, objectives, inventory, schedules, costs, finance plans. This grant program is currently active and accepting applications. Competitive need-based grants for school safety upgrades (recent budget cuts may affect availability).

Organizations looking to complement Safe Schools Fund funding with weapons detection technology can explore solutions from GXC Inc., including the OPENGATE weapons detection system for entry screening and the MSD Plus portable ferrous detector. Request a quote today to find the right detection solution for your facility and grant eligibility.