$1 Billion In Grants For Improving School Security Examined
With mass shootings and school violence a growing concern in the US, the US federal government passed a bill introducing billions in funding to improve mental health / safety in communities and schools in the wake of the Uvalde, TX, massacre, some of which can be used for security equipment.
Inside this report, we examine the funding program, why it can be used for physical security equipment, and how funding is distributed.
Executive *******
**** ********** ** ********* ******** ***** schools *** *** **** **** ******* funding *** ******** ******** ********** ***** the ********** ** **** ********-*** ********.
*******, *** $* ******* ** **** grants ** *** ********* ** ******** security *** ** ******* ** ****-**** schools, ******** ******* ******* *** *******. Schools ******* ** *** ****** ** their ************ ****** ***** *******. *****-***** agencies *** **** ********* ***** *** criteria, *.*., *** **** ****** ************ to ******* ***** ** ***** **% of ******** *** *********** ******.
******** *** ******* ********** **** ******** security *** ** ******, **** ******* was ********** ******** *** ***** ************ like ****** ****** ********. **** ***** physical ******** ********** ********* *** **** likely ** ******* ** **** *********** solutions **** ****** ******-******* ********.
Background: **** & ******** *********** ***** *******
** **** ****, ******** ****** ************* ***** *********** ***(****) ** ******** ** *** ******, TX, ******** **** ****** ** ******** and ********. *** **** *********** *** gun ******* ******** *** ******** ** funding ** ******* ****** ****** *** safety ** ***********, ********** *******. **** included *** $* ******* ******** *********** program.
******** *********** ** ******** ** ****, broadly, "********** ** ******* **** *** healthy ********." ******* ** *********** ** state-level ********* ***********, *** *** *********** for ********* ************ **** ******* *** distributing ***** ***** ** **** ********** and ***** *** ******** (***** ******** discussed ******* *****).
Physical ******** ********* *** ********** ** *********
** ***** ****, *** ********** ** Education (**)******** * **-**** ******** ***************** *** ************** ** *** ****, which ****** **** ******** *********** ***** may "** **** *** ********* **** as ************ *******, ***** *********, *** other ******** ** **************-******* ******** ********* or ***** **********."
**** ******* *** ******* *** *** know ****. *** **** *** *** specifically ******* ******** ********, *** **'* April **** ******** ** *** ***** time *** *********** *** *********. **** found ** ******** ** ******** *********** grants **** ******** ************ ** *********** of **** ******.
Federal ************* ******** *** *****
**** ******* *** ****** ******* *** apply, *** ****** ********-*** *******, ******* do *** ************* ******* *** *******. The ******* ******** ****** ***** **** be * "*********** *****" *** ******, as ** ***********:
* “*********** *****” ********* ***** * process ** ************* ***** ************ ******* funding ***** **factors **** ** **** *** ********** *** ******* of proposed activities, as ******* ** a process that awards funding ** *** ********** ********** ** *** ******* ** ***** ******** ***** for using the requested funds (e.g., awarding funds by formula). [emphasis added]
** ***** *****, **** ******** **** grants ** ** ******* **** *** best ************ *** *** ******** ****.
********** ************ *******:
- ********* **** ** *** *** **** longer **** *** ****; ****** ******* or ******** ** ******** ******* *** not *********.
- "***** **********" ** *********, ********* *******, but ** ***********, ************, ** ********** alterations ** *** ******.
- ******* **** "**** * ******* *********** policy ** *** *** ** ***** systems ** ****** ********...[*********] *** ** discriminate ** *** ***** **...********* *******."
**** ******* ******* ** *******, *** requirement **** ********* ******** *** **** than *** **** ********* ******* ***** only ******** ******* **** *****-**** ********.
State-Level ************
*** ******** *********** ******* *********** ***** to ******, *** *****-***** ********* *********** primarily ********** ******. **** ***** *** criteria ******* ******* ********, *** **** have ******* ********** ***** ******* *** apply ***** ** ****.
*** ********, *** ****** ******** $** million *** ***-********* **** ** ******* **** *** apply**** ******* ***** >**%. ******* *** $53 ******* *** ***-******** ** ******* with >**% ******* *** >**% ******* absenteeism, ** ***** **-** ****** **** be *******.
********** *** $*** ******* *** ******* against ***-********* **********, ******* ****** ******* will "*********** ****-**** ** ********** ** the ********** ********** ** ********* (***) with ***** *** ******* **** ********* interest *******." *******, ********** ********* * ************ *********** "**** ****."
** *** ******* ***** ******** ******** by ****, **** ******* ******** ******** on *** *****-***** ******* ** *** evaluation, ********** **** ****** ***** *** open-ended *** - ** ********* ** the ********** ** ********* - *** include ******** ********.
Timeline ** ************
*** ******** *********** ******* ** ****** in *** ****** ******** ** **** until ****. *******, ********* **********, *** York, *** *** ******, *** *** dates *** *** ***** ***** ** applications ** ********* ****, *** ********** rounds **** ** ********* ***** ****.
****** **** ******** ** **** ******* working **** ******** ***** ******* * never ******** **** * ****** *** whole ******* ***. ***** **** *** a ******* ** *** ********** ******** that **** ******* *** **** ******* apply ***, *** **** ******, ***** kinds ** ******. * **** ** direct *********** **** *** ********, *** I'd ********* ** *** ****** ****** to ******** ***** ******.
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