Funding Summary
Pursuant to Legislative Bill 1329, Nebraska Revised Statute 79-3110, Nebraska Legislature established the School Emergency Response Mapping Fund designed to enhance the safety and security of school students, staff, and visitors. Administered by the State Department of Education, this fund is to provide grants related to facilitating the implementation of mapping data / detailed maps of school buildings and properties to ensure efficient and effective emergency response.
Application deadline is January 31, 2025.
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Stronger Connections Grant
Nebraska received $4,833,025 in funding through the Stronger Connections Grant Program (SCG), a program of the Bipartisan Safety Communities Act (BSC) which provides historic funding to support schools in establishing safe learning environments.
COPS School Violence Prevention Program
The COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) provides funding directly to states, units of local government, Indian tribes, and their public agencies to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the recipient’s jurisdiction through evidence-based school safety programs and technology for coordinated emergency response.
BJA’s STOP School Violence Program
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) STOP School Violence Program provides funding for initiatives to prevent violence in a K-12 school setting, to further the DOJ’s mission by supporting and assisting county, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictions in improving efforts to reduce violent crime in and around schools.