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Funding and legislation for school safety is expanding this year, here is what districts should know:

Pennsylvania - Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program (PSFIG): $200 million available, up to $5 million per award, for public school districts and career and technical schools. Funds health and safety upgrades and emergency-related activities.

Application deadline: August 7, 2026.

Maryland - FY27 Safe Schools Fund Grant: $600,000 available, up to $25,000 per award, for local school systems throughout Maryland. Funds visitor management systems, security software, anonymous reporting software, and staff training.

Application deadline: September 30, 2026.

Minnesota - House File 2433: Requires school districts and charter schools to adopt an anonymous tip reporting policy by June 30, 2027, and implement a reporting system by July 1, 2028. Includes $4 million for system adoption and $1 million for staffing and operations.

Pennsylvania - House Bill 1505: Effective July 12, 2026, this legislation allocates funding for School Safety and Mental Health Grants and Targeted School Safety Grants for fiscal year 2026-2027. Application details are expected soon and worth watching for districts planning ahead.

🔗 Explore school safety funding by state: https://bit.ly/33PFlt4

Still planning to apply for COPS SVPP funding? The deadlines are close.
The Community Oriented Policing Services School Violence Prevention Program provides an anticipated $73,000,000 in total funding, up to $500,000 per award, for security improvements at K-12 schools and on school grounds.

Grants.Gov applications are due August 4.
JustGrants applications are due August 11.

Here’s how Raptor can help support your schools’ safety needs: https://bit.ly/3TtbctC

A strong school safety strategy covers a lot of ground, from visitor screening and drills to alerting and reunification.

Knowing where to focus first helps districts build a proactive, whole-school approach with confidence.

A few starting questions:
- Who is on campus, and are they authorized to be there?
- Do drills build confidence for staff and students?
- Do your safety systems work together to give a clearer picture?

These are just a few questions worth asking. Explore all eleven to help guide your district's safety strategy: https://bit.ly/4h63kYI

Just a few days left to save $75 per attendee on .

Early bird registration ends on July 31.

One ticket covers it all:
- All keynote sessions
- All breakout sessions
- Six meals
- A happy hour event
- A ticket to the dinner event
- Full conference materials

You'll get an amazing opportunity to hear from keynote speaker Elizabeth Smart, author and advocate, along with thought leaders and peers shaping the future of school safety, over two and a half days in Orlando.

Secure your ticket now, while early bird pricing is still available: https://bit.ly/3GdKi2m

Today’s the day! Join us at 12 p.m. CT for our live webinar on Student Accident Management and Staff Compliance Training.

Hear from Lance Hollander and Courtney Payne as they share how their districts improve training, compliance, and incident documentation across athletic programs.

Discover practical strategies to create safer environments, strengthen accountability, and maintain more consistent records.

There is still time to save your seat: https://bit.ly/45sAWZA

The strongest coaches build athletic success and wellbeing together, not one at the expense of the other.

"Student-athletes can't do everything," says Dr. Amy Grosso, Expert in Residence at Raptor Technologies. When coaches value the whole person, not just performance, they build the kind of trust that helps students ask for help instead of toughing it out.

That trust starts with a simple shift, treating vulnerability as a strength, not a weakness.

See how coaches and athletics staff can build it: https://bit.ly/4yPid8j

School safety grants are highly competitive, with detailed rubrics covering eligibility, timelines, allowable costs, and documentation.

Pro bono school safety grant writers can help districts meet that bar. Knowing where to find them, and what a strong partnership looks like, sets an application up for success from the start.

A few things to look for before committing to a grant writer:

- Proven school safety grant experience
- A payment structure that protects your district
- A process built around your district’s needs
- Transparency and review throughout

Learn more about finding and vetting the right fit: https://bit.ly/4fo9yAz

Speaker update: We're excited to welcome Lance Hollander of Mariemont City Schools and Courtney Payne of Daviess County Public Schools to next Tuesday's live webinar on Student Accident Management and Staff Compliance Training, July 28 at 12 p.m. CT.

Lance and Courtney will walk through how schools are building more consistent training and injury documentation processes across athletic programs.

Save your seat now: https://bit.ly/4gQJrVq