Description
The School Safety Enhancement (SSE) program provides competitive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to develop, implement, and strengthen statewide school safety systems and the physical security of schools. The program focuses on evidence-based school safety measures, including improving school infrastructure security, strengthening emergency response planning and coordination, and enhancing training and preparedness exercises for school personnel and school resource officers. Key priorities include secured and monitored school entry points, functional door-locking systems, coordinated incident command structures, clear emergency response protocols, enhanced training and preparedness exercises, and regular safety drills.
Some of the key activities and requirements for this grant include:
• Developing and implementing statewide school safety systems
• Strengthening physical security of schools
• Improving emergency response planning and coordination
• Enhancing training and preparedness exercises for school personnel and school resource officers
• Conducting regular safety drills
Eligible applicants are State educational agencies, and only one application per State is permitted. The estimated range of awards is $500,000 to $5,000,000 per 36-month project period, with an estimated 30 awards to be made.