Local Schools Receive Secured School Safety Grant

More than $22.9 million is being distributed to 425 schools statewide.

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Secured School Safety Board has approved more than $22.9 million in matching state grants, making the fourth consecutive year of record-breaking school safety investments.

The grants will be allocated to 425 schools, which is the largest number of schools to ever apply.

Secured School Safety Grants for local school corporations is listed below.

• Batesville Community School Corporation - $58,203.45
• Franklin County Community School Corporation - $70,000
• Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation - $25,000
• Lawrenceburg Community School Corporation - $100,000
• Milan Community School Corporation - $25,000
• Oldenburg Academy - $34,000
• Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools - $42,000
• Saint Michael School – Brookville - $22,407.00
• South Dearborn Community School Corporation - $60,000
• South Ripley Community School Corporation - $50,000
• Southeastern Career Center - $50,000
• St. Lawrence - $22,000
• Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation - $100,000
• Switzerland County School Corporation - $50,000

“We continue to prioritize investments in school safety to help students and staff succeed without the worry of violence in Hoosier schools,” Gov. Eric J. Holcomb said. “This funding allow schools to address their specific safety needs through additional personnel and programs designed to prepare for and prevent school violence.”

With this funding, Indiana has now invested more than $132.9 million in school safety since 2013.

The SSG issues matching grants for eligible items and then schools match those funds at a certain level, either 25 percent, 50 percent or 100 percent. The match requirement is based on average daily membership of the school district, the total amount of the project or what the request covers.

Eligible items in the grant include funding for school resource officers and law enforcement officers in schools; equipment and technology; active event warning systems; firearms training for teachers and staff that choose to allow guns on school property; threat assessments and to implement a student and parent support services program.

See a full list of grant recipients at https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/SSSG-FY2023-Awards.pdf