Nonpublic School Safety Grant

Nonpublic School Safety Grant is sponsored by Maryland Center for School Safety / Interagency Commission on School Construction. The Maryland Center for School Safety and the Interagency Commission on School Construction offer grants to school communities, including nonpublic schools, for safety improvements. Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are encouraged to apply.

K-12 School Safety Grant and Funding Crosswalk: Federal and State Programs K-12 School Safety Grant and Funding Crosswalk: Federal and State Programs A consolidated reference identifying federal and state grant programs that U.S. K-12 school districts can use to procure AI weapons detection, AI video analytics, access control, perimeter intrusion detection, and related physical-security technology.

Each entry names the administering agency, statutory authority, most recent appropriation, eligible uses, eligibility, application cycle, and an authoritative URL. Programs vary in whether AI weapons detection and AI video analytics are explicitly named in eligible-use lists; districts should obtain written confirmation from the administering agency before procurement.

Last updated: 20 May 2026 (primary-source verification and gap-closure passes completed). Page maintained by Scylla Technologies Inc. Review cadence: reviewed and updated within 60 days of major federal grant announcements (typically winter and spring) and on a rolling basis as state legislative sessions conclude.

Companion pages: ASPP PRO White Paper 2026: An Executive Call to Protect Lives , How to Select AI Gun Detection Solutions for Schools , Glossary of Physical Threat Detection .

For each program below, the "Eligible uses" column identifies whether AI weapons detection, AI video analytics, access control, and perimeter intrusion detection are explicitly named, plausibly allowable under a broader category (such as "surveillance," "security technology," or "electronic or other technology"), or excluded.

Procurement teams should treat "plausibly allowable" as a starting point and seek written confirmation from the administering agency before contracting. Federal pass-through funding (Title IV-A, STOP, SVPP, NSGP, SHSP) is available to schools in every state and is not duplicated under state sections. Term Meaning K-12 Kindergarten through grade 12, U.S. public school districts and accredited nonpublic schools as defined by each state.

Eligible use A category of expenditure the program will reimburse or fund under its enacting statute, rule, or annual NOFO. Explicitly allowable The program guidance or statute names the technology by category (for example, "weapon detection systems" or "AI video analytics"). Plausibly allowable The technology fits within a broader category the program explicitly funds, subject to written agency confirmation.

Capital outlay Funding restricted to fixed, building-attached improvements. AI software or SaaS may not qualify unless paired with hardware installation. SaaS Software as a Service.

Some capital-outlay programs do not fund SaaS-only purchases. Approximate per secondary source The dollar figure is supported by reporting or press release but has not been confirmed against the enacted statute or NOFO inthis research pass. Not located in this research pass A dedicated program was not identified through public research as of the page date.

Absence on this page is not proof that noprogram exists. These programs apply to schools in every U.S. state and territory. They are administered by federal agencies and, in several cases, pass through to state agencies for further sub-allocation.

Federal grant and funding programs usable for K-12 physical security technology Program Agency Statutory Authority Most Recent Funding Eligible Uses for Physical Security Technology Eligibility Cycle URL STOP School Violence Program (BJA portion) DOJ, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) STOP School Violence Act of 2018, 34 U.S.C. 10551 et seq.

FY25 NOFO anticipates up to 10 Category 1 state awards up to $2M each and 69 Category 2 awards up to $1M each Training, anonymous reporting systems, threat assessment and intervention teams, coordination with law enforcement. Physical security hardening is NOT the BJA strand's purpose; reserved for COPS SVPP below. AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: not explicit.

States (Cat 1); units of local government, tribes, nonprofits, public school districts (Cat 2) Annual bja. ojp. gov School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP, COPS portion of STOP) DOJ, COPS Office 34 U.S.C.

10551(b)(5)-(9) FY25 NOFO up to $73M; up to $500,000 per award; ~200 awards; 25% local cash match (waiver for microgrants up to $100K) This is the strand that directly funds physical security technology. Statutory purpose areas include placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other deterrent measures, and acquisition and installation of technology for expedited notification of law enforcement during an emergency.

AI weapons detection, AI video analytics, access control, and perimeter intrusion detection: plausibly allowable as "deterrent measures" or "any other measure determined to provide significant improvement in security," subject to evidence-based justification. States, units of local government, federally recognized tribes, public agencies including LEAs and public school districts Annual cops. usdoj.

gov/svpp COPS Hiring Program, SRO track (CHP) DOJ, COPS Office 34 U.S.C. 10381 FY25 total CHP awards $161. 3M to 228 agencies supporting 1,155 officers including 73 SROs; up to $125,000 federal share per officer over 3 years Personnel only.

Salaries and benefits for sworn officers including SROs deployed full-time into schools. Does NOT fund security equipment, software, or AI analytics. State, local, tribal law enforcement agencies (school district must MOU with the applicant LEA) Annual cops.

usdoj. gov/chp Title IV Part A, Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) U.S. Department of Education, OESE; pass-through to LEAs by formula via SEA ESSA Title IV Part A, 20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.

$1,380,000,000 FY2025 enacted (level-funded from FY2024 via P. L. 119-4 general continuing rate; verified per ED FY2026 Budget Summary).

FY2026: under continuing appropriations as of May 2026; House FY26 mark $1,385,000,000. Three buckets: well-rounded education, safe and healthy students, effective use of technology. Districts receiving more than $30,000 must spend at least 20% on safe and healthy students.

Some access control and emergency communication equipment plausibly allowable; ED/state guidance discourages large capital purchases. AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: not explicitly authorized; requires LEA justification under "improve school conditions" with state approval. LEAs receive formula sub-grants from state SEAs Annual formula ed.

gov Project SERV (School Emergency Response to Violence) U.S. Department of Education, OESE, Office of Safe and Supportive Schools ESSA Title IV Part F Section 4631, 20 U.S.C. 7281 Up to $5,000,000 FY2025 reservation for Project SERV within the $216,000,000 National Activities for School Safety appropriation (verified per ED FY25 Safe Schools and Citizenship Education budget justification; CRS IF10992). Actual obligations vary: $5.

57M FY22, $6. 77M FY23, $2. 60M through Sept FY24.

Carried into FY2025 via P. L. 119-4.

Short-term recovery from a violent or traumatic event: counseling, security personnel, substitute teachers, restoration of safe learning environment. NOT a planning or capital grant. Equipment that becomes permanent is generally disallowed.

AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: generally NOT allowable; SERV is recovery, not hardening. LEAs and IHEs after a qualifying traumatic event Rolling / non-competitive, post-event ed. gov DHS Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) DHS, FEMA Grant Programs Directorate (with state SAAs) 6 U.S.C.

609a FY25 total $274. 5M, split $137. 25M NSGP-UA and $137.

25M NSGP-S Target hardening: access control, fencing, lighting, alarm and intrusion detection systems, blast-resistant film, CCTV, contracted security personnel, cybersecurity, training. AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: plausibly allowable as "physical security enhancement equipment" or "Inspection and Screening Systems" per FY25 NOFO, subject to documented threat justification.

501(c)(3) nonprofits demonstrating high terrorist/extremist attack risk. Public K-12 districts are NOT eligible. Private/parochial/religious K-12 schools operating under a 501(c)(3) ARE eligible.

Annual fema. gov DHS Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grants DHS, Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) Annual DHS appropriation; no permanent organic statute FY24 $18M awarded to 35 grantees (most recent confirmed cycle); FY25/FY26 NOFO timing pending Prevention capabilities only: threat assessment teams, behavioral threat assessment, bystander training, awareness campaigns.

NOT a capital or hardening program. AI weapons detection, access control, and similar: generally NOT allowable. State/local/tribal/territorial governments, nonprofits, IHEs, and independent school districts / K-12 schools Annual when funded dhs.

gov/tvtpgrants DHS State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) DHS/FEMA pass-through to State Administrative Agencies (SAAs) 6 U.S.C. 605 FY25 $373. 5M total (CRS R48828) Building and sustaining capabilities to prevent and protect against terrorism.

Schools benefit indirectly when SAAs sub-allocate to school-safety projects (interoperable communications, fusion-center liaison, school threat assessment). Some states (for example Texas SHSP-R) explicitly fund school-safety projects through SHSP. SAAs sub-grant to state agencies, locals, tribes; school districts typically apply through state SAA processes Annual via state SAA fema.

gov Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) DOJ, BJA, state and local formula 34 U.S.C. 10151-10158 FY2025 approximately $346,000,000 total post-carve-out (P. L.

119-4 zeroed Byrne Discretionary Community Projects line). State Formula $199,222,278 (BJA O-BJA-2025-172541); Local Formula approximately $96,300,000 (BJA O-BJA-2025-172542). FY2026 enacted $346,000,000 per CRS R48643.

Broad: law enforcement, prosecution, courts, prevention, corrections, drug treatment, technology improvement. School safety is a permissible use when prioritized by states or locals. AI weapons detection and access control: plausibly allowable when justified as criminal justice purpose; school districts typically apply through local SAA / county sub-allocations.

State formula to SAA (criminal justice agency); local formula directly to cities/counties over $10,000 threshold Annual formula bja. ojp. gov/jag Stronger Connections Grant (Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, 2022) U.S. Department of Education pass-through to SEAs Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Section 13402; one-time $1B authorization Largely encumbered or spent FY22-FY24; not a current FY25 NOFO Historical program.

School districts should confirm with their SEA whether any unspent balance remains. Sometimes cited in vendor marketing but no current federal solicitation. SEAs allocated to LEAs HISTORICAL / sunset oese.

ed. gov SchoolSafety. gov Federal Grants Finder Federal interagency clearinghouse Not a grant; tool n/a Federal cross-reference tool listing all available federal grants by category.

n/a n/a schoolsafety. gov Alphabetical by state. For each jurisdiction, current state-administered K-12 physical security grant programs are listed.

States without a dedicated state-funded program are noted; districts in those states still have access to all federal programs above. Alabama School Safety Supplemental Appropriation and School Security and Fire Safety Fund. Alabama State Department of Education.

Ala. Code Title 16, Chapter 22B, Section 16-22B-3 (School Security Act of 2024, SB98); Act 2025-268 (FY25 ETF Supplemental). $15,000,000 one-time per-pupil disbursement under Act 2025-268 (verified per ALSDE State Superintendent Memo dated 25 August 2025); encumbrance deadline 30 September 2026.

Eligible uses (per ALSDE guidance): mobile emergency rapid response systems, surveillance upgrades, software security applications - non-personnel safety expenditures only. AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: plausibly allowable under "surveillance upgrades" and "software security applications," subject to ALSDE confirmation; not explicitly named in statute or memo.

Eligibility: all Alabama LEAs (auto-disbursed per-pupil); SB98 separately establishes a needs-based grant structure with Green/Yellow/Red security grading. Standalone FY26 base appropriation to the Fund not located as a discrete primary-source line item. URLs: ALSDE memo on Act 2025-268 ; SB98 enrolled .

No dedicated state K-12 physical security grant program located in this research pass. Districts rely on federal pass-through (Title IV-A SSAE, COPS SVPP, BJA STOP) and on regular state foundation funding. Reference: education.

alaska. gov/schoolfinance . Arizona School Safety Program (SSP).

Arizona Department of Education. A. R.

S. Section 15-154. Approximately $128.

3M awarded for SY2024-25 supporting 1,086 positions across 1,153 schools. Eligible uses: School Resource Officers, Juvenile Probation Officers, School Counselors, Social Workers, plus safety technology, training, and infrastructure improvements. Staffing-oriented; technology and infrastructure permissible.

AI weapons detection: not the primary focus of SSP; confirm in current grant guide. Eligibility: Arizona public schools and charter schools. Three-year cycle, currently SY2026-27 through SY2029-30.

URL: azed. gov/ssp . Arkansas School Safety Grant (LEARNS Act follow-on).

Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. LEARNS Act of 2023 (Act 237); Rules Governing School Safety effective 1 January 2024. FY25 formula: $25,000 base per LEA plus $19 per student (October 1, 2024 enrollment).

Original $50M reserved by 2022 special session. Eligible uses: physical security, visitor management, emergency alert system improvements, mental health, staff training. AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: plausibly allowable under "physical security."

Eligibility: all Arkansas public school LEAs. Annual; FY25 application deadline was 28 February 2025. URL: learns.

ade. arkansas. gov .

No dedicated state K-12 physical-security grant program with annual physical-security earmark located in this research pass. California funds school safety primarily through the LCFF Safety Plan requirement (Ed Code 32280-32289), CalVIP (community violence focus, BSCC), and locally-controlled Title IV-A. State facility bond programs (Prop 2 / 2024) may fund security as part of modernization.

Reference: bscc. ca. gov/s_calvip .

School Security Disbursement (SSD) Grant. Colorado Office of School Safety, Department of Public Safety. HB22-1120 (codified at C.

R. S. Title 24).

$2. 0M additional via HB24-1430 for FY25; 17 awards. Eligible uses: physical security upgrades, access control, cameras, communications.

AI video analytics and AI weapons detection: plausibly allowable as security improvements; confirm against current RFP. Eligibility: public schools, charters, BOCES, eligible nonprofits. Annual.

URL: oss. colorado. gov .

Additional programs: SAFER Grant (interoperable communications between schools and first responders) and BEST Grant (capital construction with security priority). School Security Competitive Grant Program (SSCGP). Connecticut DEMHS jointly with Connecticut SDE.

Conn. Gen. Stat. 10-292r (program authority via Public Act 13-3, post-Sandy Hook).

Funded via GO bond authorization rather than an annual general-revenue line: the standing bond authorization for the School Security Infrastructure Grant Program is $107,000,000, of which Public Act 23-204 (SFY 24-25 biennium budget) gave DESPP discretion to use up to $5,000,000 for multimedia interoperable communications projects. The 2025-2027 biennium bond bill (Public Act 25-174) carries the program's adjusted bond authorization.

Public Act 25-157 (effective 1 October 2025) modified the program by requiring applicants to conduct a DEMHS-guideline school assessment and tightened the cap on multimedia-interoperable communications spending. Public Act 25-102 expanded allowable spending to include hardware for emergency response communications systems and personal emergency communication devices (Connecticut's Alyssa's Law alignment, signed 24 June 2025 as SB 1216).

Discrete FY25 and FY26 annual cash draws against the bond authorization not surfaced in primary-source documents; the program operates on a bond-draw model rather than recurring GR line.

Eligible uses: doors/windows, access control systems, perimeter security (fencing, lighting, bollards), interior/exterior camera systems, ballistic glass, door reinforcement, panic alarm systems, plus (per PA 25-102) emergency response communications and wearable panic alarms. AI video analytics and AI weapons detection: plausibly allowable under camera and access-control categories, not explicitly listed.

Eligibility: public schools (K-12), RESCs, state charter schools, state technical high schools, endowed/incorporated academies, nonpublic and private schools, licensed childcare/preschools. Periodic competitive rounds. URLs: DEMHS SSCGP portal ; OLR Report 2025-R-0108 (2025 Acts Affecting Education) ; PA 25-174 (2025-2027 bond bill) .

No dedicated state K-12 physical-security grant program with current FY26 funding located in this research pass. Delaware School Safety Center coordinates safety planning. Reference: dema.

delaware. gov . Important compliance note: Florida F.

S. 1002. 222 prohibits Florida K-12 agencies and institutions from collecting, obtaining, or retaining biometric information from students, parents, or siblings, with narrow exceptions.

"Biometric information" is defined to include fingerprint, hand geometry, voiceprint, retinal or iris pattern, and face geometry. This is the only U.S. state statute that outright bars collection of student biometrics at the school-system level and it is the binding constraint for Florida districts considering AI face recognition or other student biometric-capture deployments funded under the programs below.

Walk-through weapon detection, metal detectors, ballistic glass, cameras (without face-template generation), access control without biometric enrollment of students, and gunshot detection are generally compatible. Face recognition on students, voice biometrics, and fingerprint-based access for students are not. See the companion K-12 Procurement Compliance Crosswalk for the full Florida treatment.

Safe Schools Allocation (FEFP categorical). Florida Department of Education. Section 1011.

62(15), F. S. ; Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act (SB 7026, 2018).

FY2025-26 allocation: $300M (Governor's budget). Eligible uses: safe-school officer salaries (statutory priority), mental health, physical safety improvements. AI weapons detection and AI video analytics that do not generate biometric templates of students are allowable; face recognition is barred by F.

S. 1002. 222.

URL: fldoe. org . School Hardening Grant Program.

FDOE. Section 1006. 07(6), F.

S. with annual GAA proviso. FY25-26 approximately $42M.

Eligible uses: fixed capital outlay items physically attached to school property and identified in the FSSAT security risk assessment and School Hardening Needs Report. Access control hardware, cameras, perimeter fencing, secure entryways, ballistic glass.

AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: must be fixed capital outlay AND identified in FSSAT; traditionally hardware-oriented; AI software/SaaS may not qualify; biometric-capturing systems for students are barred by F. S. 1002.

222 regardless of fundability. Eligibility: Florida school districts and charter schools. Annual.

URL: fldoe. org/safe-schools/grants/hardening. stml .

Georgia School Safety Grant. Currently administered through Governor's Office of Student Achievement / Georgia DOE for the per-school formula (originally GEMA/HS). Annual appropriations act.

Amended FY2025 budget added $50M; total $158. 9M available in FY2025; per-school amount $68,760 ($47,125 base plus $21,635 supplemental). Cumulative since 2019: $294.

07M. Eligible uses: broad school safety expenditures. AI weapons detection, AI video analytics, access control, and perimeter intrusion: plausibly allowable under "school safety"; confirm against current GEMA/GADOE guidance.

Eligibility: Georgia K-12 public schools (formula). Annual. URL: gov.georgia.

gov . No dedicated state K-12 physical-security grant program located in this research pass. Hawaii DOE is creating two FTE positions for targeted violence prevention and fire safety/security technology (HI HB627).

Hawaii operates as a single statewide district, so traditional "grants to districts" structure is unusual. HISTORICAL. "Securing our Future" / Idaho School Safety and Security Grant.

Idaho State Board of Education / Idaho Department of Building Safety School Safety and Security Office. Idaho Code 33-1622 et seq. $20M one-time appropriation by 2023 Legislature; substantially spent.

Legislature did not provide safety project grants for SY2025-26. Office continues to provide assessments. URL: schoolsafety.

idaho. gov . Illinois School and Campus Safety Grant Program.

Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS). Illinois School Code provisions; annual state budget. $25M awarded; 1,312 projects funded.

Eligible uses: doors, locks, glass, intrusion-resistance measures, baseline security infrastructure. AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: not primary focus; confirm with IEMA guidance. Eligibility: public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools; one application per district.

Periodic. URL: ilschoolsafety. org .

Secured School Safety Grant (SSSG). Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Indiana Code 10-21 (Secured School Safety Board).

$24M+ awarded in most recent cycle to 499 schools; cumulative more than $187M since 2014. FY26 period 1 September 2025 - 31 August 2026. Eligible uses: match grants for SROs, school safety equipment (including access control and surveillance), training, threat assessment, firearms training of staff, active event warning systems.

AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: plausibly allowable as "equipment"; verify against FY26 NOFO category list. Eligibility: school corporations, accredited non-public schools, charter schools, coalitions. Annual.

URL: in. gov/dhs . WINDING DOWN.

Iowa School Safety Improvement Fund (Governor's School Safety Initiative). Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Iowa Code 256.

9C and 256. 9D. $100M total initiative (June 2022); funded by ARP/ESSER.

431 awards by end of SFY2025. Application deadline was 31 December 2024; project completion deadline 31 December 2025. FY26+ recurring appropriation status not confirmed in this research pass.

Eligible uses (under original program): capital improvements identified in vulnerability assessment - access control, perimeter security, cameras. AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: plausibly allowable as identified vulnerability mitigations. Eligibility: Iowa public school districts and nonpublic/independent schools.

URL: homelandsecurity. iowa. gov .

Safe and Secure Schools Grant Program. Kansas State Department of Education. K.

S. A. 72-6266 et seq.

FY2027 budget proposal: $15M enhancement (July 2025). Eligible uses: infrastructure (secured entrances, windows), security technology (cameras, locks, fire alarms, panic buttons, intrusion detection), communications, emergency notification, crisis plans. AI video analytics, intrusion detection, and access control: explicitly allowable.

Eligibility: Kansas public school districts and accredited nonpublic schools. URL: ksde. gov .

Kansas AG AI Gun Detection Grant. Kansas Office of the Attorney General. $10M, first-come first-served; equally allocated across the four Kansas congressional districts.

Eligible uses: AI gun detection software for Kansas public K-12 schools (explicitly named). Eligibility: Kansas public K-12 schools. URL: Kansas Reflector coverage .

Kentucky School Safety and Resiliency Act (SB 1, 2019) funding stream. Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Center for School Safety. KRS Chapter 158 (158.

4414 et seq.) Cumulative more than $230M since 2019. FY25/FY26 dedicated school-hardening competitive grant: not located in this research pass; funding flows for SROs, mental health, School Safety Coordinators, SRO certification training, and State School Security Marshal position.

Eligible uses (SB 1 framework): SROs, mental health, security risk assessments. AI weapons detection and physical hardening: not a primary SB 1 target; capital security depends on district capital outlay and federal sources. Eligibility: Kentucky public school districts.

URL: kycss. org . Louisiana Center for Safe Schools Grant (formerly Louisiana School and Nonprofit Security Grant Program).

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana Center for Safe Schools. Annual appropriations. FY24 LSNSGP $5M; FY26 LCSS up to $50,000 per eligible school/BESE-approved site.

Louisiana also awarded more than $20M to harden school perimeters in 2024. Eligible uses: security enhancements, perimeter hardening, violence/terrorism mitigation. AI weapons detection, AI video analytics, and access control: plausibly allowable under "security enhancement"; confirm against FY26 NOFO.

Eligibility: public schools and BESE-approved school sites. Annual. URL: lasafeschools.

la. gov . Maine K-12 Cybersecurity Grant.

Maine Department of Education. $4. 35M state-allocated.

Cybersecurity focus, not physical security. No current dedicated state physical-security K-12 grant located in this research pass. Eligibility: Maine SAUs that opt in.

URL: mainedoenews. net . Multiple grants administered by the Maryland Center for School Safety (MCSS) and the Interagency Commission on School Construction (IAC): Safe Schools Fund Grant (SSFG); School Safety Grant Program (SSGP, capital); SRO Adequate Coverage Grant; School Facility Mapping Grant; Hate Crimes Grant; Nonpublic School Security Improvement (NPSI) Grant.

Maryland Education Article Title 7 Subtitle 15 (Safe to Learn Act of 2018, as amended through 2024 HB 1336 / HB 1390). FY2026 proposed $21. 6M total ($8.

0M GF + $13. 6M Safe Schools Fund). Eligible uses (across grants): access control, cameras, secure vestibules, SROs, school facility / critical incident mapping, threat assessment.

AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: not explicitly listed in materials reviewed; SSGP through IAC traditionally funds capital security infrastructure; confirm against current NOFA. Eligibility: Maryland LEAs, local law enforcement (SRO grant), nonpublic/private schools (NPSI), childcare. Annual; FY26 SSGP released 22 July 2025.

URL: schoolsafety. maryland. gov .

Safer Schools and Communities Initiative. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), Office of Grants and Research. Approximately $3M to 42 districts in most recent confirmed round (federal pass-through).

Eligible uses: building entrance security, interior doors, central communication systems for emergency. Access control allowable; AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: not explicitly listed; confirm with OGR. URL: mass.

gov . Additional: Safe and Supportive Schools Grants (DESE Fund Code 335/337) - planning grants only, NOT physical security infrastructure. Section 31aa, School Safety and Mental Health.

Michigan Department of Education. MCL 388. 1631aa (Section 31aa of the State School Aid Act).

FY2025-26 appropriation: $300M from School Aid Fund + $21M General Fund = $321M combined for safety and mental health. Distribution: per-pupil allocations to opted-in districts plus competitive Subsection 4 and 5 grants. Eligible uses: OK-2-SAY anonymous reporting, threat assessment, emergency operations planning, SROs, secure access, security cameras, panic alarms, training.

AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: plausibly allowable as school safety expenditure; confirm against FY26 31aa allowable-use list. Eligibility: Michigan public school districts and ISDs; must opt in by 4 December 2025. Annual opt-in plus periodic competitive RFPs.

URL: legislature. mi. gov .

School Safety Facility Grants (MDE). Minnesota Department of Education with MN School Safety Center (DPS). Chapter 123B.

FY2027 appropriation: $25M from general fund per HF 15 (2025-2026 biennium); up to $500,000 per qualifying school; at least 50% awarded outside seven-county metro; available until 30 June 2028. Eligible uses: design and construction of school safety facility improvements. Access control and intrusion hardware likely allowable; pure software/SaaS such as AI weapons detection may need to be paired with hardware install.

URL: education. mn. gov .

School Security Systems Grants (DPS). Minnesota Department of Public Safety with MN School Safety Center. Eligibility: public school districts and charter schools.

Applications due 1 August 2025 (most recent confirmed cycle). URL: mnecb. org .

Mississippi Safe and Orderly Schools / School Safety Platform plus MCOPS (Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools). Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Safe and Orderly Schools. Miss.

Code Ann. Section 37-3-83 (verified) and Section 37-3-82 (MCOPS / SRO grant). SB 2538 of 2025 (verified bill text) expanded program scope to include mentoring with local law enforcement, mental health screenings, Erin's Law policy adoption, and K-5 stress/anxiety management pilots for SY 2025-26 and 2026-27.

FY26 enacted (HB 1768, Section 40): $1,400,000 for continuation of the current school safety platform (statewide anonymous tip and behavioral threat reporting vendor); plus $2,000,000 for MCOPS within the same MDE bill. No discrete FY26 competitive school safety grant line beyond these two items. Districts opt in to the platform rather than competitively applying.

Eligible uses (per statute): video surveillance cameras, communications equipment, monitoring equipment for classrooms, school buildings, school grounds, and school buses. AI weapons detection, AI video analytics, and dedicated access control hardware: not explicitly named; the current platform funding is for tip-line and threat-reporting software, not weapons-detection analytics. Eligibility: Mississippi local school districts.

Annual subject to legislative appropriation. URLs: HB 1768 enrolled ; Section 37-3-83 ; SB 2538 ; MDE Safe and Orderly Schools . Missouri School Safety Grant Program.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Division of Learning Services. Appropriation-driven (no standalone enabling statute); HB 14 of 2023 supplemental ($20,000,000, signed 27 February 2023) and HB 2 of 2023 FY24 ($50,000,000, signed 30 June 2023) verified historically. FY25 final appropriation: $48,345,138 (per Missouri OA FY 2026 DESE budget book).

FY26: $0 new appropriation. The Kehoe administration did not recommend continuation funding for the program in HB 2 FY26; the enacted FY26 budget contains no new appropriation. Status: DORMANT in FY26.

Existing reimbursement obligations continue to draw down prior-year balances. Notably, Governor Parson vetoed a separate $2,500,000 FY25 line for gun-detection surveillance on procurement-rules grounds; that line did not re-emerge in FY26. Eligible uses (in prior rounds): physical security upgrades and associated technology (door locks, monitoring systems), bleeding control kits, AEDs.

AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: plausibly allowable under "monitoring systems"; not explicitly named (and the separate FY25 gun-detection line was vetoed). Eligibility: Missouri LEAs and nonpublic schools (FY24 round included NPS). No FY26 cycle published.

URLs: OA FY26 DESE budget book ; FY26 Gov Rec Programs Book ; DESE program page . No dedicated state-administered K-12 physical security grant program located in this research pass. School Safety Professional Development Grant (OPI, Title IV-A federal pass-through) funds professional development only.

URL: opi. mt. gov .

School Safety and Security Grant Program (also referred to as the LB 705 program). Nebraska Department of Education. Neb.

Rev. Stat. Section 79-3108 (verified).

$10,000,000 ORIGINAL one-time appropriation under LB 705 (2023); awarded December 2024 to 165 schools (122 public + 43 nonpublic); funds had to be obligated by 15 August 2025. Companion program: School Emergency Response Mapping Fund created by LB 1329.

Eligible uses (explicit per statute and announcement): door locks, secure vestibules, access control, window security film, security cameras, lighting, bollards, phone systems, two-way radios, "Stop the Bleed" kits. AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: not explicitly named; cameras and access control explicitly named. Status: DORMANT for new awards; no reappropriation located in primary sources; statute remains on the books.

URL: 79-3108 statute . No dedicated state-administered K-12 physical-security capital grant located in this research pass. Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment (OSRLE) primarily funds mental health, school climate, threat assessment, and bullying-prevention (not capital security).

Districts use federal pass-through and Pupil-Centered Funding Plan discretionary funds. URL: doe. nv.

gov/offices/osrle . Security Action for Education (SAFE) Grant. New Hampshire Department of Education, Bureau of School Facilities.

State Public School Infrastructure Fund. FY2026 $5M + FY2027 $5M; Round Four awarded $8M across FY26-FY27. Maximum award $150,000 per school.

Eligible uses (Round Four): exterior cameras and monitors; locks, bollards, gates, fencing; blue light emergency alerting systems; public address phone systems; exterior door systems. AI video analytics and AI weapon detection: not explicitly listed; cameras eligible (analytics potentially fundable as part of camera systems subject to NHED approval). Eligibility: K-12 schools statewide.

Round Four closed 8 December 2025; expenses complete by 31 December 2026. URL: education. nh.

gov . Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act (SOCFBA) School Security Grant Program. New Jersey Department of Education, Office of School Facilities, with NJSDA.

P. L. 2018, c.

119 (S2293); N. J. A.

C. 6A:26A. Total bond authorization $75M for school security (within $500M SOCFBA total).

Eligible uses: Alyssa's Law compliance (panic alarms) PLUS cameras, intercoms, door-locking systems, exterior lighting, vestibules. AI weapons detection and AI video analytics: not explicitly listed but plausibly within camera/access control categories. Eligibility: public K-12 districts; Alyssa's Law compliance is a precondition.

URL: nj. gov . Alyssa's Law mandate, P.

L. 2019, c. 33.

NJSDA compliance portal: njsda. gov . No dedicated state-administered K-12 physical security capital grant program located by name in this research pass.

Public School Capital Outlay Council (PSCOC) administers the Public School Capital Outlay program; SB 131 (2023) appropriated $25M for "public school safety" plus $75M for local school priorities (security infrastructure eligible). NMPED Safe and Healthy Schools Bureau provides resources. URL: ped.

nm. gov . Important compliance note: The September 27, 2023 NYSED Commissioner's Determination prohibits the purchase or use of facial recognition technology by NY public and nonpublic schools.

Other biometric identifying technology requires local determination. See companion K-12 Procurement Compliance Crosswalk . Smart Schools Bond Act (SSBA).

New York State Education Department, Smart Schools Review Board. SSBA of 2014 (voter referendum, 4 November 2014). $2,000,000,000 total statewide authorization.

Eligible security uses: "high-tech security tools" including entry control systems, video surveillance systems, emergency classroom notification systems. AI video analytics: plausibly allowable under "video systems" subject to NYSED SSIP approval; facial recognition is prohibited per the 2023 NYSED Determination. Eligibility: public school districts.

Rolling SSIP review; recent tranches $24. 8M, $27M, and $31. 4M.

URL: nysed. gov SSBA . Nonpublic School Safety Equipment (NPSE) Grant.

NYSED. $45,000,000 Year 10 (verified); Y11 anticipated to remain at $45M per NYSED guidance, including approximately $6. 8M for competitive RFP and the remainder for per-pupil allocations.

Eligible uses (explicit): metal detectors/wands, cameras and affiliated recording devices, central lockdown, remote electronic door unlatching system (access control), alarm systems, motion detectors, panic buttons, parent notification systems, public announcement system, visitor intercoms, walkie-talkies/radios, external lighting, secured building entrance components.

AI weapons detection beyond metal detectors and AI video analytics: not explicitly enumerated; cameras and access control explicit. Eligibility: nonpublic (religious and independent) schools only. URLs: NPSE program page ; NPSE Y10 guidance .

School Safety Grants Program. Administered by the NC Center for Safer Schools (CFSS), which moved from NCDPI to the NC State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) under NC DPS effective December 2024 per SB 382 override. NC Session Law 2023-134 (HB 259), Section 7.

36; reversion date for unspent grant funds extended to 30 June 2027 by SL 2025-89 (HB 125, enacted 6