Grants MCSS FY2024 Grants Update
The Maryland Center for School Safety continues to provide school safety grants to local school systems, nonpublic schools, and childcare centers within the State of Maryland, in accordance with the Safe to Learn Act of 2018. In FY2024, MCSS administered five different school safety grants. They include the Safe Schools Fund Grant (SSFG), the SRO Adequate Coverage Grant, the School Safety Evaluation Grant (SSEG), the Hate Crimes Grant (HCG), and the School Safety Grant Program (SSGP); with the latter administered in coordination with the Interagency Commission on School Construction (IAC). In all, MCSS awarded approximately twenty-one million dollars in school safety grants in FY2024. Below is a list of all five grants and the approximate amount that was awarded under each grant:
Type of Grant
Amount Awarded
School Safety Grant Program (SSGP)
$9,800,000
School Resource Officer (SRO) Grant
$6,300,000
Hate Crimes Grant (HCG)
$3,000,000
School Safety Evaluation Grant
$1,400,000
Safe Schools Fund Grant (SSFG)
$497,000
School Safety Grant Program (SSGP) MCSS administers the School Safety Grant Program on behalf of and in coordination with the Interagency Commission on School Construction (IAC). This funding provides grants to local education agencies and the Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) to fund school security projects. MD. Code Ann., Educ. §5-317 requires the Governor to provide an annual allocation of $10.0M for the program. Eligible projects include most safety and security improvements to the school facilities located in each of the twenty-four jurisdictions. Additional information is available in the FY2024 Notification of Funding Availability (NOFA).
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