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Grants Finder Tool

SchoolSafety.gov’s Grants Finder Tool helps you find applicable funding opportunities to help keep your school community safe. The tool features a variety of Federally available school safety-specific grants that you can navigate based on school safety topic, award amount, application level of effort, and more.

To get started, take the Grants Finder Tool Quiz to view a list of applicable grants based on your quiz selections. Available grant results will appear as you answer each question. Your results will narrow down as you proceed throughout the quiz to give you the most relevant grant opportunities for your school.

You can also explore all available grant opportunities in the Grants Library. Filter grants based on your needs or use the quick filter links to view grants in frequently searched for categories.

If you would like to receive updates on new school safety-related grant opportunities when they are available, please submit an email address where we can contact you.

Topic

I am looking for funding opportunities for the following school safety needs. (Select all that apply)
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Award Amount

School safety grants are available in varying amounts of funding. I am looking for funding opportunities in the following amounts. (Select all that apply)
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Application Level of Effort

As a member of your school’s community, we know you’re busy! The application process for some school safety grants can be more time-consuming and complicated than others. Select the level of effort you’re interested in for completing the grant application.
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Direct vs Pass-Through Grant

Some Federally available school safety grant programs allow schools and/or districts to apply directly for funding (direct grant). Other Federal grant programs provide funding that schools can only receive through another entity such as a state agency, local government, or other eligible organization (pass-through grant). I’m interested in viewing the following type of grant applications.
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Audience/User

Some Federally available school safety grant programs can be used to support the role of specific members of the school community. I am looking for grant opportunities for the following intended users. (Select all that apply)
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Action

Prevention, protection and mitigation, and response and recovery are all key elements in creating and maintaining safe and supportive school environments. I’m interested in grants for the following actions when it comes to school safety threats, hazards, and risks. (Select all that apply)
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Funding Agency

SchoolSafety.gov currently houses grants available from the four Federal School Safety Clearinghouse agencies. I’m interested in finding grants available from the following Federal agencies. (Select all that apply)
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Thank you for completing the Grants Finder Tool quiz.

Review the eligible grants based on your selections below. You can also download your results.

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Department of Homeland Security
Medium
Level of Effort
Homeland Security Grant Program
Medium
Level of Effort

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

The Homeland Security Grant includes a suite of risk-based grants to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts in preventing, protecting against, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from acts of terrorism and other threats. This grant provides recipients with the resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and working toward the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation.

Access Link: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/homeland-security

Department of Justice
Medium
Level of Effort
STOP School Violence Program
Medium
Level of Effort

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

The STOP School Violence Grant Program is designed to improve K-12 school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence and ensure a positive school climate. This program provides funding for the development and operation of school threat assessments and crisis intervention teams, and the development of technology for local or regional anonymous reporting systems.

Access Link: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2021-47003

Department of Homeland Security
Low
Level of Effort
Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) - Continuing Training Grants (CTG)
Low
Level of Effort

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

The Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP)/Continuing Training Grants (CTG) provides funding via cooperative agreements to partners to develop and deliver training to prepare communities to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and natural, man-made, and technological hazards.

Access Link: https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/fiscal-year-2021-homeland-security-national-tra…

Department of Justice
Medium
Level of Effort
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
Medium
Level of Effort

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

The JAG program provides states, tribes, and local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of programs including law enforcement, crime prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning, evaluation and technology improvement, mental health programs, and related law enforcement and corrections programs. 

Access Link: https://www.bja.gov/jag/

Department of Justice
Medium
Level of Effort
COPS Hiring Program
Medium
Level of Effort

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

This competitive grant program is designed to provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts, including funding for school resource officers.

Access Link: https://cops.usdoj.gov/chp

Department of Homeland Security
Medium
Level of Effort
Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program
Medium
Level of Effort

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

The Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program provides funding for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education with funds to establish or enhance capabilities to prevent targeted violence and terrorism. Developing local prevention capabilities is a key element of Goal 3 of the Strategic Framework to Counter Terrorism and Targeted Violence. The TVTP Grant Program provides assistance to implement that goal and develops innovative solutions to prevent terrorism and targeted violence.

Access Link: https://www.dhs.gov/tvtpgrants

Department of Health and Human Services
Low
Level of Effort
Preventing Violence Affecting Young Lives
Low
Level of Effort

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

The purpose of this funding is to address multiple forms of violence impacting adolescents and young adults, particularly in communities with high rates of violence, by implementing prevention approaches with an emphasis on the outer levels of the social-ecological model. 

Access Link: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/prevayl.html

Department of Health and Human Services
Low
Level of Effort
Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) 
Low
Level of Effort

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

This program promotes youth mental health awareness among schools and communities, improves connections to services for school-aged youth, and provides training for school personnel and other adults who interact with school-aged youth to detect and respond to mental health issues.

Access Link: https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/sm-21-006

Department of Health and Human Services
Low
Level of Effort
Mental Health Awareness Training
Low
Level of Effort

Deadline: This grant application window is currently closed. Please to receive email notifications for updates on grant opportunities.

These grants train individuals to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders, particularly serious mental illness; establish links with community-based mental-health agencies for referrals; train emergency services personnel and others to identify people with a mental disorder; employ crisis de-escalation techniques; and educate individuals about resources available in the community for individuals with a mental disorder. 

Access Link: https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/SM-21-007

You can find additional funding opportunities, resources, trainings, and information on completing the grant application process on Grants.gov.

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