School Safety Enhancement Program
National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI) · Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States · 2 mo ago
Full-time
On May 27, 2026, the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, announced the availability of $93,000,000 to fund the School Safety Enhancement (SSE) program.
About the role
The School Safety Enhancement (SSE) Grants program provides competitive grants to state educational agencies (SEAs) to develop, implement, and strengthen statewide school safety systems and the physical security of schools. The program will support states in:
- Implementing evidence-based school safety measures
- Strengthening emergency response coordination
- Improving school infrastructure security
- Enhancing training and preparedness exercises for school personnel and school resource officers (SROs)
Key dates
- Application deadline: 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on July 28, 2026
- Pre-application technical assistance webinar recorded on May 27, 2026
The recording, slides, and transcript of the session are available on the U.S. Department of Education’s website.