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Ohio School Safety Legislation and Grant Funding

Schools across Ohio can be safer with grant-funded deployment of select StrataSite products, which may include: Critical Incident Maps (floor plans), digital asset management (DAM) for secure cloud storage of safety documents like emergency operations plans (EOP) and security assessments, online training tools, and Incident Action Plans (IAP) for unified response.

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FUNDING SUMMARY

Below are Ohio school safety grant funding opportunities to bolster campus security.

Ohio Attorney General FY26 School Safety Grant  

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has made $9.01 million available to support a wide range of school safety initiatives, including training, equipment, mental-health support resources, and emergency response systems.

Under the program, every school district is eligible to apply for:

  • A formula-based grant of $2,500 or $4.50 per student, whichever is greater, until the funds are exhausted
  • A program-based grant of up to $40,000, regardless of the number of students in the district, until the funds are exhausted

Grant Application Deadline

All applications for the Ohio Attorney General FY26 School Safety Grant must be submitted by May 29, 2026. Applicants are encouraged to apply early, as grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis through the Ohio Grants Portal. 

How to Apply  

  1. Contact StrataSite for in-depth FY26 School Safety Grant application assistance  
  2. Go to the Ohio Grants Portal
  3. Select "Funding Opportunities"
  4. Choose either the "Ohio Attorney General's FY26 Formula Based School Safety Grant" or the "Ohio Attorney General's FY26 Program Based School Safety Grant".
  5. NOTE: Grants are awarded on a first-come first serve basis

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Additional School Safety and Security Funding Opportunities 

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.
 

Stronger Connections Grant

Ohio was awarded $35,078,494 for 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. 

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