GEORGIA Funding & Grant Opportunities

HB 268 & SB 17 Main Funding Uses: Mapping, Behavioral Threat Assessments, Alert Systems, & More Main Funding Uses: Mapping, Behavioral Threat Assessments, Alert Systems, & More Starting July 1, Georgia’s new school safety mandates go into effect to expand their safety infrastructure. This year’s state budget includes $108.9 million in school security grants, providing an average of $41,000 per K–12 school to support compliance efforts like mapping, panic alert systems, and safety planning.In addition, the amended 2026 budget proposes another $50 million for school safety initiatives, which would bring an extra $21,000 per school on average. Learn More About This Funding Deadline: Ongoing Starting July 1, Georgia’s new school safety mandates go into effect to expand their safety infrastructure. This year’s state budget includes $108.9 million in school security grants, providing an average of $41,000 per K–12 school to support compliance efforts like mapping, panic alert systems, and safety planning.In addition, the amended 2026 budget proposes another $50 million for school safety initiatives, which would bring an extra $21,000 per school on average.

School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) Main Funding Uses: All Safety Solutions The Project SERV grant provides short-term support after a traumatic event to affected local educational agencies or institutions of higher education. These grants are intended to provide funds to meet acute needs and restore the learning environment. Learn More About This Funding Deadline: Ongoing The Project SERV grant provides short-term support after a traumatic event to affected local educational agencies or institutions of higher education. These grants are intended to provide funds to meet acute needs and restore the learning environment.

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STOP School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) Main Funding Uses: All Safety Solutions The STOP School Violence Act gave authority to provide awards directly to States, units of local government, or Indian tribes to improve security at schools through evidence-based school safety programs and technology.

This funding opportunity aims to support school safety by implementing solutions to enhance school climate, establish school-based behavioral threat assessment and intervention teams to identify violence risks, introduce technologies like anonymous reporting tools, and apply other evidence-based strategies to prevent violence. Learn More About This Funding DEADLINE: March 27 The STOP School Violence Act gave authority to provide awards directly to States, units of local government, or Indian tribes to improve security at schools through evidence-based school safety programs and technology.

This funding opportunity aims to support school safety by implementing solutions to enhance school climate, establish school-based behavioral threat assessment and intervention teams to identify violence risks, introduce technologies like anonymous reporting tools, and apply other evidence-based strategies to prevent violence.

OJJDP FY Enhancing School Capacity to Address Youth Violence Main Funding Uses: All Safety Solutions The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention seeks to support targeted efforts to address youth violence through implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention efforts in a school-based setting (K–12th grade only). The program aims to increase school safety through the development and expansion of violence prevention and reduction programs and strategies. Learn More About This Funding Expected Opening: Spring 2025 The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention seeks to support targeted efforts to address youth violence through implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention efforts in a school-based setting (K–12th grade only). The program aims to increase school safety through the development and expansion of violence prevention and reduction programs and strategies.