(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Secured School Safety Board has approved the distribution of more than $24 million to support school safety initiatives in all 92 counties.
The Board voted unanimously to split more than $24,206,587.95 across 499 schools/districts, which represents a record-number of schools impacted through the Secured School Safety Grant (SSSG) Program in a single year.
Local recipients and amounts are listed below in alphabetical order:
- Batesville Community School Corporation – $81,000
- Decatur County Community Schools – $50,220
- Franklin County Community School Corporation – $81,000
- Greensburg Community Schools – $81,000
- Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation – $20,250
- Milan Community Schools – $20,250
- Oldenburg Academy – $20,088
- St. Louis School – $25,110
- St. Michael School (Brookville) – $15,362.46
- South Dearborn Community School Corporation – $56,700
- South Ripley Community School Corporation – $50,603.13
- Southeastern Career Center – $40,500
- Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation – $81,000
To date, $187 million in state funding has been dedicated to the matching grant program since it was created in 2013.
“Since this program began, the focus has been on listening to the needs of school districts while partnering with them to invest in the safety of Hoosier schools,” said Gov. Eric Holcomb. “Indiana continues to be a leader in school safety resources made available. With the help of the General Assembly, Indiana continues to step up to support students and staff.”
The amount of funding dedicated to the program for 2025-2026 will be determined in the next legislative session. However, the program has funded school safety initiatives at record levels for the four previous years. Last year, 474 schools split an allocation of $29.8 million
The SSSG 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 (SROs) and law enforcement officers in schools; equipment and technology; active event warning systems (no matching requirement); firearms training for teachers and staff who choose to allow guns on school property; threat assessments and to implement a student and parent support services program.
Click here to see the list of schools receiving grants.
