The application period for the Secured School Safety Grant will not open June 1 like previous years. Legislative changes required edits to the SSSG application and IntelliGrants needs additional time to implement these changes. All interested parties will be notified as soon as IDHS identifies a new date to accept applications.
The period of performance for the FY24 SSSG is expected to be on schedule: Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2024.
What you can do now
Interested parties must be registered with the IntelliGrants system. Visit the IDHS Grants Management page for complete information and instructions on registering with IntelliGrants.
What is an allowable expense for the SSSG?
The program supports a dedicated state grant fund that provides matching grants to school corporations, accredited non-public schools, charter schools or a coalition of school corporations and/or charter schools applying jointly to:
- Employ a school resource officer (SRO) or law enforcement officer (LEO).
- Conduct a site vulnerability assessment and/or critical incident digital mapping.
- Purchase equipment, hardware, materials and technology to:
- Restrict access to school property and classrooms; or
- Assist with visitor management on school property; or
- Expedite notification of first responders; or
- Expedite access to school property for first responders; or
- Provide school staff with information about the open or closed status of interior and exterior doors; or
- Detect fire, chemical, visual or audible threats; or
- Enhance emergency communications inside the building; or
- Assist with emergency medical response on school property; or
- Expedite access to school property for first responders.
- Implement a student and parent support services plan.
- Purchase or provide training for a canine trained to detect drugs and illegal substances, explosives, or firearms or to otherwise provide protection for students and school employees.
- Provide funding for school employees to receive training, including expenses for per diem, travel and lodging related to eligible training.
- Provide funding for school resource officer or law enforcement officer to receive training, including expenses for per diem, travel and lodging, related to handling a trained canine.
- Design and construct additions or renovations on school property if the primary purpose is to enhance the physical security of the school building.
- Implement a bullying prevention program.
- Purchase a one-time non-matching grant to enable school corporations to work with their sheriff to provide the initial set up costs for an active event warning system.
- Provide a response to a threat in a manner that the school corporation or charter school sees fit, including firearms training (curriculum now defined) or other self-defense training or securing funds for counseling in the event of a school shooting.
