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School Safety Enhancement Program (SSE Grants) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education (ED). This competitive grant program provides funding to state educational agencies (SEAs) to develop, implement, and strengthen statewide school safety systems and the physical security of schools.
While the primary focus is safety and security, facility improvements related to physical security could potentially include aspects of infrastructure modernization.
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School Safety Enhancement Program (SSE Grants) is funded by U.S. Department of Education (ED). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The ED/IES SBIR program funds the development and evaluation of new education technology products. This includes innovative forms of learning and instructional technologies such as games, assessments, virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence adaptive tutors.
School Safety Enhancement Program (SSE) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education (ED) / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families. The School Safety Enhancement (SSE) program provides competitive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to develop, implement, and strengthen statewide school safety systems and the physical security of schools. Allowable expenses include secure entry systems, deterrent measures, visitor screening infrastructure, emergency communications systems, active threat response training, and more.
School Safety Enhancement (SSE) Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education (ED) / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This program provides competitive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to develop, implement, and strengthen statewide school safety systems and the physical security of schools. It focuses on measures such as secured and monitored school entry points, functional door-locking mechanisms, perimeter controls, deterrent measures like security cameras, and emergency communication systems. States receiving awards will subgrant to districts/schools.
NSF's Faculty Early Career Development Program — the CAREER award — has a July 22, 2026 deadline, a $400,000 floor, a five-year runway, and roughly 500 awards a year across every directorate. It is the most prestigious grant a pre-tenure scientist can win, and the one most often lost on the integration requirement rather than the research. Here is what the award actually funds, who is eligible, and how to build a proposal that treats research and education as one program instead of two.
Read articleThe NSF CAREER award puts a minimum of $400,000–$500,000 over five years behind a single untenured faculty member, and it is the credential that shapes a research career. Here is who is eligible, why the integration of research and education is the criterion that decides it, and how to approach the July 22, 2026 deadline.
Read articleThe Department of Education's IES SBIR program is one of the most overlooked non-dilutive funding sources for education-technology startups. It funds prototypes at $250K and proven products at $1M with no equity taken. Here is how the FY2026 tracks work, what reviewers reward, and why the June 29 deadline is tighter than it looks.
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