July 19, 2019
School Safety Grant
Applications Open
In 2013, the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation that created the Indiana Secured School Safety Grant Program (SSSG), a matching grant program that helps improve safety in Hoosier schools.
Since then, lawmakers have continued to work diligently to improve school safety. This session, we expanded the list of things for which schools could use a SSSG, and in our new state budget, allocated $19.2 million per year to the SSSG program.
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is now accepting applications for the SSSG program.
SSSGs can be used to fund the following safety initiatives:
- Employ a school resource officer or law enforcement officer;
- Conduct a threat assessment;
- Purchase equipment that restricts access to the school or helps expedite the notification of first responders;
- Support firearms training in districts that choose to implement such programs (new this year);
- Support the implementation of a student and parent support services program (new this year); and
- Fund the one-time startup costs of an active alert warning system (new this year).
I strongly encourage schools in Senate District 39 to apply for these grants.
To date, the SSSG program has given more than $53 million in matching grants to Indiana school districts.
Applications will be accepted until Friday, Aug. 2.
For more information and to apply, click here.
Community Crossings
Grant Program
Created by the legislature in 2016, the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG) helps cities, counties and towns across Indiana improve their roads and bridges.
The application for the CCMG is now open to all local governments in Indiana with eligible road construction projects, including road resurfacing, bridge rehabilitation, and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance in connection with road work.
Through the program, the Indiana Department of Transportation matches up to $1 million when localities invest in road and bridge repairs. Counties with populations of less than 50,000 and cities and towns with populations of less than 10,000 receive a 75/25 percent match, while counties with populations of greater than 50,000 and cities and towns with populations of greater than 10,000 receive a 50/50 percent match.
Projects will be considered based on need, traffic volume, local support, the impact on connectivity and mobility within the community, and regional economic significance.
For more information on the program, click here.
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