$25 Million US COPS SVPP School Security Funding Examined

By: Dan Gelinas, Published on Jul 24, 2018

The US Congress has authorized the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) to fund various security measures and training to mitigate active shooting. $25 million is available and the deadline to apply is next Monday.

IPVM examines:

  • What Is Covered
  • What School Districts Need To Do
  • Why It Is Effectively Too Late To Start Now
  • Who Makes The Decision
  • How Is The Decision Made
  • How Many Schools Will Win
  • What Manufacturers Are Doing

*** ** ******** *** authorized ********* ******** ********** ******* (SVPP)** **** ******* ******** measures *** ******** ** mitigate ****** ********. $** million ** ********* *** the ******** ** ***** is **** ******.

**** ********:

  • **** ** *******
  • **** ****** ********* **** To **
  • *** ** ** *********** Too **** ** ***** Now
  • *** ***** *** ********
  • *** ** *** ******** Made
  • *** **** ******* **** Win
  • **** ************* *** *****

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What ** *******

*** ******* ****** * variety ** ********* (************ ** *** *********** guide). ** *** ********** side, ** ******** ********* and ************. ***** ************ is ******* ** *** of *** '**********' *****:

****** ******* ** ******* under *** ********* *******:

*******, **** ***** ***-********** items *** *******, **** as ************ **** *** enforcement *** ******** ** prevent ****** ********. *** much **** ** ** technology ** ***-********** ** not *******.

What ****** ********* **** ** **

********* ** *** *********** guide, *** ****** *** not *** ****** *********, directly, *** *** *** states, *****, "***** ** local **********," *** ****** Tribes ** *** ** improve *** ******** ** their *******.

**** ***** **** *** COPS ****** *** **** explained **** ******* ******* to ****** ********* ********** money **** **** ** align ********** **** **** other ******** ****.

** ********* ****** ********* to ******* **** ** eligible *****, *****, ** local **** ** **********. Grant ********** *** ******** with ** **** ***-****** to ***** *********** ********, nonprofit ************* (********* *******), units ** ***** **********, or ****** *************.

Too **** *** ***********

*** ******* *** **** opened * ***** *** and ******** ***** **** can **** ***** ** do, ****** *** ******** effectively *********** ** **** point.

*** ***-**** *********** ******* below *** * *** important **************.

*******, **** * (*** number) ******** ******* *** ****** ********** (SAM) ********* ***** ********* ****** ****** (DUNS)******. ****, **** *** SAM ****** ******* *** take ** ***** *****.

********, ***** *** *********** process*** *** **** ***** June ****** ******* ** *****'* been ****** **** *** most ******* ** ******* with * ********** **** and **** ******* *** the ********** *** ************ and *** *** *********** process ********* ** ****.

Decision *****

*** ******* **** ** administered ******* *** **** office ****** *** ********** of *******. **** ****** Director**** ******** ***** ********** ** to **** **** ** allowed ** *** *******. Keith ** * *** hire, ********** ** ********* *** **** ****** three ****** ***.

**** ********** ** *** review ******* ** ****:

*** ********** **** ******* the **** ****** ******* and **** **** *** criteria ******** ** ************** *****, ** **** ** fit *** ***** ** the ******* ** ********* in **********. ************ **** ** reviewed ***** ** ***** answers ** *** ********** information *********, ******** ******** need *********, **** *** federal ********** *********, ********* project *** ****** **********, and ***** ******** ******* determined ** *** **** Office ... ***** ** the ************** ********, **** Office ******** **** ***** can ********* **** ******* may ******* * *********** improvement ** ********, ***** on *** ********* ****** process.

How *** ******** ** **** - ******** ** ********

**** ********** ********** "********-***** school ****** ********" ** win ******. **** ****** this ** ************** ***** (***):

***** '**** *********' ** vague, **** ** **** out '********* *** ****** security' *** ** *** not ******** **** ******** federal ********* *** ***** surveillance, ****** **** ***** guidelines **** *****' ***** ********. ***** ******** **** such *********, ****** ******* below ** ***** ** - ****@****.***

How **** ******* ***? ** *********

*** **** ****** *********** awarding ***** ** ** applicants. ********** ****** **** not ****** $***,***. **** that ***** *** ********** is **** ** **** want ** ****** *** full ****** ** ** award, **** **** ** find $***,*** ** ***** own ******.

**** ***** ********** **** IPVM:

*** **** ****** *********** making ** ********* ** SVPP ****** *** * total ** ************* $** million. **** ********** ***** has * *** ** $500,000.

Manufacturer *********

**** *** *** **** much ************ ********* ** this *******. *******, ********** ******** ** **** Motorola*** ** *********** ****** systems ** ******* ******** for **** *******, ******* it *** ** *** marketing ***** ** * recent ***********:

Comments (25)

Undisclosed #1

07/24/18 02:49pm

** **** *******, ** similar ****, ***** **, I ***** *** "******** prediction *********" ******** ** ISC **** **** ** Show ******* (*** ****, never ** ** ***** from *****).

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/24/18 03:04pm

**** ** * **** catch, *** ********* ** heard ***** **** *********** (**** *********** *******), ***** **** *** tracking ** ****** ******* behavior *** ******* **** relationships ** ************* ***** school ************** *** ******* for ************ ** *************/*** ******** * *******. **** were *** ******** ***** analytics ** ******** ******* behaviors, ** *** ********* in ***********, ***.

***** *** ******** ************ focused ** ******* ******** tracking **** *** ******** directly ** *******, *** not ******* ** ******** security, **************,****, ***********, **** ** **** a ***.

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Lynn Harold

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/24/18 04:44pm

***** "******** ******"'-***.

Alexander Bakke

07/24/18 05:18pm

**** *** ******** ********: "Access ******* ********* ************ designed *** ******* **** assist ** *********** *** enters ****** *********."

*********** *** ****** ********* is *** ******* **** of *** ****** ******* system.

**** ***** ***** ******** different **** *** ***********?

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Daniel Tyrrell

In reply to Alexander Bakke | 07/24/18 06:06pm

***** **** ******* ********* write ** ******. * doubt ***** ******** ** much ********* **** *** competition (* **** ** experience **** *** ******** access *******), *** **** just ****** ** ******* the **** **** **** access ******* ** ****.

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Jerry Wilkins

07/24/18 07:01pm

** ********* * ******** * ************* ***-********* ******* ** “********* Preparedness, ********, *** **************” **** ** ************** *** ******* (*-**) and ******* ****** ****** ***** (**-**). *** *** *********** ********** members ** *** ****** ** **** ** ***** **** ** better ******* *** ******* *** *** *** ******* ********** *** help **** **** *******.

*** ***** ***** ********* ** ********* **** ********** ** ******** Security, ********** ** ********* *** ********** ** *******. ******* ** the ***** ***** ********* ***** *** ********* *** ****** ********* available **** ***** ******* ********.

*** ****** ***** ******** ********* **** *** ****** ** ******** Security *** ************ - ***** ** *** ******; ****** ** School ************ *** ********* ******** - ********** ** *********, ***** of *** ******; ******** ** ***** ********* ******* - *** Jersey ***** ******; *** ****** *********** ** ****** ******** ********, and ********* ********* ******* ** - ****** ******, *** ****. The ****** ***** *** ***** ** **** **** **** ** access *** *** ******* ******* **** *** **** *** ***** to ******* ****** ********. ******* ** *** ****** ***** ********* to *** ******** *** ********* **** *** ***** ********* ** better ******* *** ** “*** ******” ***** **** *** ***** on *** *-** ** ****** ********* ********.

****** *** ******* ******* *********** ******* **** ** ***** ****2 ******* ******* are available for School Safety improvements. The problem is the process to apply for, and receive those funds is unclear.

"*** ****** **** **** ************ ************** *** ******** **** **** $2 ******* ** ******* *** ****** **** *** ** **** to ******* *** ******** ** *** *******: ******* *** ***** IV (*) ****** ** *** ********** ** *********, **** ****** Violence *** ****** ** *** ********** ** *******, ** ******** Security ***** ******* ** *** ********** ** ******** ********." "***** from *** *******'* ******* *********"

***** ********* ** *** ********* * *** ********* **** *** technology ****** *** *** ***********. ************* ** **** ***** ********** is ********** * ******** **** ** ******** **** ******, ** a ********* **** ** ***** **** ********* ** ****** *****. I ******* **** **********, **** ******** *******, *** ** "**********" during *** "*** ******" ***** *** ******** ******* *** ********. Parkland ** * ******* ******* ** ******* *** ******** ******* no *** **** *** ********* *** **** *** ********. *** industry ***** ** **** *** ************* ************* **** *** ******* about *** "**** **'*" *** **** **** *** ********** *** and ****** ** **** ** *** ******** *** ******** ********* associated **** *** ****** ******** ******** ** *** ******* *****. I ******* **** ********** *** ** **** ** *** * D's... *****, ****** *** ***... ******! ** ** **** ** (our ********) **** ********** ******** ******** ********.

***** * *******, ***®

****** **** ********, ***

********** *****, *********** *********®

Undisclosed #2

07/24/18 09:04pm

****** **** *** ** find ** ************* **** govt ***** *** **** made ********* ************ ** our ******** **** ********* really *** ******************?

*/** ******* *** ************** grants - $*-**/** *** many ***** ********* *** attacks.

***** *** *** ******** incident, ****** ********* **** now ******* *** $** in **** ****** **** available **** ***** ********.

** ************ ******** ***** legitimately **** ** *** conclusion **** *** *********'* ****** **** * sh*ts ***** ****** ********, *** **** ***** billions***** *** ****** *** *** **** that **** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/24/18 09:14pm

#*, ***** * ***** your ***** ** **********, I ** *** **** what *** *********** ****** is.

** **** *********** *****, security ** * ********* tactic. *** ********* ** you ********* *** ******* to ******** *******. ** would *** **** **** sense ** ** ** beforehand.

**** ** * ***** of ****** ********* **** time:

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** * ****** ** public ******, ** ** understandable ** ***** **** on ******** ** ************ risks ****.

*** ***'* ****** ********** so *** **** ** figure *** ***** ** focus / *****. *****/ disagree?

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 07/24/18 09:32pm

"*** ***'* ****** ********** so *** **** ** figure *** ***** ** focus / *****."

** *** ****** **, you ****** *** ***** to ***** **** ******** funds ***** ** ********** events? *** **** **** make ***** ** ******** was **** **** ** begin ****?

******** ******** ** $$ on '********' *******after *** **** - that seek to prevent future scenarios like the one (or many) that spawn the spend in the first place - are nothing more than feel-good efforts that - statistically - will have no bearing at all on actual security.

"** * ****** ** public ******, ** ** understandable ** ***** **** on ******** ** ************ risks ****."

*** **** **** ****** A **** *** **** up ** *** ******** because ******* **** ** School *.

**** ** * ********, not * ******** ***** on ********** ******. ********* risk ****** ** ******* - **** ******* ****** events ********* **** **** underscore **** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/24/18 09:40pm

**** ** * ********, not * ******** ***** on ********** ******

*** ******* ** ********** events ** *** **** decade ***** **** ****** shootings *** * ****** risk *** ******* ****** than **** **** ****.

******** ******** ** $$ on '********' *******after *** ****

** ** '***** *** fact' ** *** **** that **** ******* **** but ** ***** ********* to ****** **** ********, without *** ***********, **** the '********** ******' ***** not ********.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 07/24/18 09:44pm

"*** ******* ** ********** events ** *** **** decade ***** **** ****** shootings *** ******* **** *** ******* threat**** **** **** ****."

** *** ****** **** of *** ****** ***** shot ** *** ********* from ****... *.*****% ** 0.0001%?

**** ** *** ***** for *** ********** *****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/24/18 09:54pm

** *** ****** **** of *** ****** ***** shot ** *** ********* from ****... *.*****% ** 0.0001%?

***** **** **** ** students ****** ** *** US ** **** **,*** *********'* *******. **** *** ****** ******* ***** ********.

*** **** **** **** out ********* **** ****. I ***** **** ********* are ***** ** **** shrug ** *** **** that *********. * ***** not ** *********** ******.

***, ******* $** ******* for ****** ******** ** the ***** ******** ** gun ******* ** ***** options ** * ********* debate.

David Fogle, CSEIP

In reply to John Honovich | 08/02/18 09:53pm

********* **** ***** ** thought **** * ***** crashes ******** ***** ***** minds *** ****** ******* to ******* ******. *** if ** *** ***** passenger ******* ***** **** of ***** ** **** travel **** **** ****** be ****** ********** ** ridiculously ******.

** ** *** ***** the **** *** ** whom ** ******.

****** ****** ** *********** with *** ***** ** charge ***** ***** ** the **'* *** *** us *** ****** **** schools **** ******** *** built ** ** **** places *** ******** ****** at *** *********.

**** *** ********* *****'* schools **** *******, ***** with *** ********* ******** nowadays ** **** ******* our ***** *** ***** future ****** ****. **** grew ** ** *** so ** **** **** familiar.

********* *** *** ******** people *** **** ***** are *** *******......

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Jerry Wilkins

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/24/18 10:55pm

*** *********** ********** ******* is *********** ******* ** you *** **** ******* process *** ** **** school ******* ** **** drills ***** *****. ***** has *** **** * fatal **** ** * US ****** ***** ****. I ******* ***** ****** should **** * ************* Emergency ********* **** (***). The *** ****** ******* Annex's *** **** ****** surface/vector **** ** ********** as **** ** * comprehensive **** **********. ** not ******** ****** ******* as * ********* ****** is *************. *******, *** of *** *** ************** in ** **** ********** is ******/***********.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Jerry Wilkins | 07/24/18 11:01pm

*** *********** ******* **** underscores ** ******** ******** above - **** ********* spending ***** ******** ** headlines ** ******** ***** on ****** **** ** the ****** **** ** the ********.

"*** ** **** ****** systems ** **** ****** every *****. ***** *** not **** * ***** fire ** * ** school ***** ****."

***** *******. *** * agree. *** **** ** a **** **** **** be ********* **** **** active ******** ************* **.

**** ****** ******* ** probability ********* - *** is ** **** ********* than ********* ***** ** another ****** ************ *** bad **** ** **** risk; ****** *********.

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Jerry Wilkins

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/25/18 01:37am

*** *********** **** ** this ***** ** **** schools **** ******** ** some ***** ** *************************(*****, ****** *******, *** and **** ************). *** systems *** *********... **** done. ******* *** ********** tabletops, ****** *** ********* and *** ********** *** technology **** ** ******* in ***** ** **** of ***** ******** ******** response **********. ** ****** I ********** *** ******* I **** **** ********, Solo ********** ********, ******** Command ******** *** ****** Shooter ********** ********. **** each ******** * **** I ******** **** *** industry (** ********) ******* technology ***, ******* ** (as ** ********) ***'* understand ******** ******** ******** we ****** *********** **** the ****** *** ** integrate *** ********** ** provide ** *** ******** critical ******** ******** **********. In * ******** ******** we ** *** **** to *** ******** ** fall ** *** ***** of ******** *** ***********. I *******, * ***** understanding ** ****, *** and ******** ********** ******** like ****-****, **** **** and *** *****-****** ******** Committee ******** *** **** Practices *** ********* ** we *** ***** ** stop ******* ***** *** start ******* ********** ******* Measures **** *** ** leveraged ** ******* ******** during ******** *********. ** rarely **** ** *** clients ***** ***** *** we **** ***** *** HOW *** ****. *** client's *** ** **** mitigation ******* *** **** is ******** ** ********** (liability). *** ***** **** equation **:

*= ****

*= ******

*= *************

* = ******

*=**************(**** *** ******** *****)

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Jerry Wilkins | 07/25/18 01:56am

"** ****** **** ** our ******* ***** ***** WHY ** **** ***** our *** *** ****. The ******'* *** ** Risk ********** ******* *** risk ** ******** ** intangible (*********)."

****. *** **** * can ***** **** **** argument.

** **** *** ****, then *** ***** ************ sales ****** **** ******** anyone ** **** *** their ****** *** ***** on *** *** **** - ** **** ****'* being **** ** - or ******** - *** WHY?

*** *** ** ******** in *** ******** ** goods ** ******** *** customer ****...

*** *********** ********** *** ************ ** ***** **** understanding ** *** *** - ******* ** ****** or *********.

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Jerry Wilkins

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/25/18 12:08pm

"** **** *** ****, then *** ***** ************ sales ****** **** ******** anyone ** **** *** their ****** *** ***** on *** *** **** - ** **** ****'* being **** ** - or ******** - *** WHY?"

*** **** ** **** for *** ********** ******* the **** ************ *** not **********. ** *** review *** *** **** Parkland *** ***** *** an ************.

****://*****.*******.***/*/*************/?#**=****-*****

Undisclosed Distributor #3

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/24/18 09:57pm

***** *** * ***** of ******* * **** to ******* *** **** from, ***, ************* ********, we'll ***** *** *** funding ** ******* ******* them ***. *** ***** time ********* ****** *******, funding ******* ** ******* my **** ******* **** particular ******, *** *'* be * **** *** to **** ********* ** it.

*** **** ****'* **** scary **** * ***** of *******? * ***** of ******* ***** ***.

***, * ***** ** specialists ********* ******* *** hazard ********** ***** ** (likelihood) + (********* ****) would ** ****, *** we ***'* **** ** a ******* ***** **** of ******** ********* *** competent ***********, ** **. We **** **** **** we ****. ** **'** going ** ** **** (hazard) - (**** ****** tragedy) *******.

Undisclosed End User #4

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #3 | 07/24/18 10:02pm

**** ****** ****** ****** *********** *** ******** ***** ******* ***. That's ***** *** ***** **. *** *** * ***'* **** time ** ***** *** **** ******* **** ****.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 07/24/18 10:08pm

**** *** *** ***** threats **** *** *** mitigate **** **** *****?

*** ** **** *** indeed *******, *** ** you **** ** **** for * *** ***** somewhere **** ** *** the **** ***** ** get **** ** ***** money ** **** *** already **** *** *********** threats?

**** *** *** ***** of ** ***** **** above... *'* *** ****** that ******** ****** ** not *********. ***** *** contrary.

* ****** ***** **** govt ********-****** ** *** they ***** *** $******** should ** **** ** reality *** *** *** reports.

Undisclosed Distributor #3

In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 07/24/18 10:10pm

**, **********. ** ***** Sugar ***** ** **** on *** ***** ****** this ****, *'* ********** going ** *** ** as ***** ** * can, *** **** ***** implementing * *****-*** ******** solution **** *** **** mitigate ** **** ******* as * *** ***** of, ***** ******* * grant *** **** ******** how ******* *** *** how *** ***** * want ** *** ** the ******* ******** ** the ******* **** *** government ***** ***** **** month.

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Jerry Wilkins

07/24/18 10:11pm

**** * ****** ** points ** ********.

*. ****** ******** ******* is ** ********* **** better ******** *** ***** where ****** ******. **** all *** ****** ** violent ****** ** **** country *** ******* ***** not ******. *** * hostile ***** ** ** classified ** ** ****** Shooter ** ****** ****** the **** ***** **** exceed (*). ***** *** violent ****** ********* ** our ******* *** ********** every *** ******* ** have ****** ************ ** these ******. ***** *** a ****** ** "**** Practices" ** "********* ** Care" **** **** ***** guidelines ** *** ** prepare ***, ******* ** and ******* **** ***** types ** ******. ************* the ********** ** *** clearly ****** *** *** of ********** *** *** impact ********** *** **** on *** *******.

*. ******* ***** *****... I *** ****** **** in *** *** *** not **** ** *** USA. **** ** **** about ******* ***** ***** we *** ******* ***** our *** *******!

*. ***** *******, ** virtually ***** **** * have ******* ********** *** in ***** **** ***** have ******** *** ******* for *** *******. * believe **** ******** *** critical ********* ******* *** likelihood **** **** *****. Until *** ******** *** a **** ** *** table *** ********** ** sell **** ***** ** fully ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

07/25/18 02:25pm

"** ********* ***** **** I **** ******* ********** was ** ***** **** could **** ******** *** outcome *** *** *******".***** Parkland ** ***** ***** in *** ********** ********, do *** **** ***** video ****** ******** *** using? ****** **** **** that *** ***** *** showing ** **-** *** delay. ** *** ********* "Parkland ** * ******* example ** ******* *** response ******* ** *** knew *** ********* *** left *** ********". *** can ** ******* *** use ** ********** ********* (if **** *** ****** the ****)?

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Jerry Wilkins

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 07/25/18 03:30pm

***** ** ** ******** it *** *** ** unreliable ********. ** ****, there **** ** ** cameras ** *** **** building (******** ** *** shooting). *** ********* ******** by ******* ****** ******** Department ***** *** ***** movements ** *** ******* thru *** ********... *** animation **** **** *** video *******. ** *** listen ** *** ***** traffic, ** ************* *:** you **** **** *** following ********** "** **** someone **** *** ****** system", "***** ** *** principle *** ** **** the *********" "** **** to ***** ****** * plan" *** **** **, the ******* *** ****** the ******** ** *:**. Why *** *** ******** asked "***** ** *** principle"? ** *** **** at ******** ********* **** FEMA ** **-****** ** clearly ****** **** ***** school ****** **** *** emergency ********** **** **** is ********** **** ******** Command ********* (***). *** school ************* ** ******** should ****** *** **** of ******** ********* ***** help *******. ********* ********* should ** "******** *****" and ******** ** ******* situational ********* *** *** first **********.

* ******* *** ******** can ** **** ** help *** ******* ****** prepare *** *** **** of ******** ********. ** do ****, ** **** to ********** "*** ******" event ******** *** **** a **** ** *** table. ** * ************ you **** ****** * Point ** ********** ******* you *** ***** * language **** ** ******** Directors, * ******** **** few ** *** ********** industry **********.

***** * *******, ***®

****** **** ********, ***.

********** *****, *********** *********®

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