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Enhance School Safety Incident Response (ESSIR) Grant Program is sponsored by Colorado Department of Public Safety, Office of School Safety. This program provides funding to eligible nonprofit organizations to strengthen law enforcement response to school safety incidents in public schools. Grant funds may be used to develop and deliver school safety incident response training programs for Colorado law enforcement.
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The grant program provides funding to eligible local nonprofit organizations to use for the purpose of research, program development, and training to improve law enforcement school safety incident response. This program is open to eligible nonprofit organizations who have experience training local law enforcement in school safety incident response and are eligible to apply.
Eligible nonprofits are defined by the legislation as an organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the federal “Internal Revenue Code or 1986, as amended,” that applies to work with specific local education providers or first responders, and that: * Has experience providing training for school safety incident response; * Has experience working with law enforcement agencies and other first Responders; * Has experience working with school districts, school personnel, and students on issues related to school safety incident response; and * Identifies in its application local law enforcement that will participate in school safety incident response training or programs.
The purpose of the grant program is to better serve schools in the state by providing funds to enhance school safety incident response. Grant recipients may use the money received through the grant program for the following purposes: * Deliver training programs to teach law enforcement basic procedures for effective school safety incident response. Email Us About This Program 700 Kipling Street, Suite 1000 Email: cdps_oss@state.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible nonprofit organizations with experience training local law enforcement in school safety incident response and working with law enforcement agencies and other first responders. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows approximately $240,000 (for FY27). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was September 11, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Enhance School Safety Incident Response (ESSIR) Grant Program is funded by Colorado Department of Public Safety, Office of School Safety. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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