Public School Security Grant Program (FY 2025-2026) is sponsored by Tennessee Department of Education. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Grants & Safe Schools Act TENNESSEE FAMILIES: Multiple Promotion Pathways Available for 3rd Grade Students Grants & Safe Schools Act Safe Schools Act funds are provided to decrease the likelihood of violent or disruptive behavior and to protect students and staff from harm when such behavior may occur.

The funds are available to all Tennessee public school districts and may be used for one or more of the following purposes: Facility security and planning FY 26 Public School Security Grant Public School Security Grant Application During the 2025 Legislative Session, Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly included a one-time, non-recurring investment of $20 million in school safety grant funds in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget and Budget Amendment Overview .

This funding is an additional allocation to the Public School Security Grant that was provided in the budget during the 2023-24 Fiscal Year. This investment is part of Governor Lee’s continued commitment to investing in school safety as a priority to ensure Tennessee students have a safe school environment to learn, grow, and thrive.

Additional information (grant application package) and allocation amounts will be provided to districts soon. Grant fund allocations will be based upon the local education agency’s (LEA) Average Daily Membership (ADM) and there will be NO local match requirement. For questions regarding this grant, please contact Mark.

Bloodworth@tn. gov or Bennett. Wilson@tn.

gov . FY26 School Bus Restraint Grant School Bus Restraint Grant Application The General Assembly appropriated $3 million in non-recurring funds in fiscal year 2018 for the school bus seat restraint grant program. The department will continue to provide the school bus seat restraint grant program until the earmarked funds are no longer available.

The funds are available to help districts, charters, and management organizations address the extra costs associated with retrofitting current buses and/or purchasing buses equipped with seat restraints. The department is tasked with the implementation of the grant program through the School Safety and Transportation Team.

In order to receive grant funding for this program, LEAs will need to complete all components of the Grant Application, in ePlan , Tennessee’s grant management platform. The grant application window will be open from October 31, 2025, to December 5, 2025 .

The grant application package provides detailed requirements and information concerning the grant, and a pre-recorded webinar can be found here in order to assist in navigating the grant management program and the grant requirements. For questions about the School Bus Seat Restraint Grant, please contact Bennett. Wilson@tn.

gov or Mark. Bloodworth@tn. gov .

FY26 School Safety Alert Grant Application School Safety Alert Grant Application During the 2024 Legislative Session, Public Chapter 994 , now codified at Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-225 , established the School Safety Alert Grant Pilot Fund.

The purpose of the Fund is to award school safety grants to local education agencies (LEAs), public charter schools, non-public schools, and church-related schools for the purchase of mobile panic alert systems described in Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-804(a) .

The grant will be awarded to LEAs, public charter schools, non-public schools, and church-related schools on a first-come, first-served basis. In order to be eligible for the funds, all required information in the grant application must be completed in full. Grant awards are limited to eight thousand ($8,000) per school in a fiscal year.

Two (2) schools from each grand division of the state must receive the grant funding. If you have questions, please contact Mark. Bloodworth@tn.

gov or Bennett. Wilson@tn. gov .

School Safety Grants | SchoolSafety. gov School Security and SRO Grant In accordance with Section 60, Items 25 and 26 of Chapter 418, Public Acts of 2023, the following provides the General Assembly with a quarterly status report for school year 2024-25 based on the school safety grants appropriated to the Tennessee Department of Education.

Quarter 1 School Security and SRO Grant Report Quarter 2 School Security and SRO Grant Report Quarter 3 School Security and SRO Grant Report Quarter 4 School Security and SRO Grant Report FY 24 Non-Public School Security Grant Non-Public School Security Grant Following the tragic events at Covenant School, Governor Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly included a one-time, non-recurring investment of $14 million in non-public school security grants for the the 2023-24 fiscal year state budget.

This grant program will be used to support non-public school efforts in enhancing school safety for their students. All non-public schools who are interested in applying for this grant must submit an ‘Intent to Apply’ by August 4th using this virtual form. Only non-public schools who submit an ‘Intent to Apply’ by August 4th will be eligible for grant funding.

The budget period deadline for the Non-Public School Security Grant has recently been extended to June 30, 2025. Due to numerous supply chain issues and lengthy timelines for vendor availability, the budget period was extended to ensure that districts and schools would be able to draw down all grant funds. This extension is only for the current and supplemental funds that were allocated in FY24.

No additional security grant funds were allocated by the General Assembly for FY25. For questions regarding this grant, please contact Bennett. Wilson@tn.

gov .