Indiana schools are sharing $9 million in Secured School Safety grants. Those come from a program with dedicated state funds that provides matching grants to schools.
The money can cover the cost of employing a school resource officer, conducting a threat assessment, or purchasing security equipment.
Schools in Tippecanoe and surrounding counties were awarded roughly $600,000 in matching grants.
- Benton Community School Corporation received $50,000 to employ a School Resource Officer (SRO).
- Carroll Consolidated School Corporation received $29,230.40 for school security equipment.
- Delphi Community School Corporation received $50,000 for school security equipment.
- Clinton Central School Corporation received $40,000 for school security equipment.
- Clinton Prairie School Corporation received $38,400 for school security equipment.
- Community Schools of Frankfort received $370 for school security equipment.
- Rossville Consolidated School District received $35,000 for school security equipment.
- Attica Consolidated School Corporation received $50,000 for a threat assessment and to employ an SRO.
- Covington Community School Corporation received $34,900 for school security equipment.
- Crawfordsville Community School Corporation received $50,000 for school security equipment and to employ an SRO.
- North Montgomery Community School Corporation received $50,000 for school security equipment.
- South Montgomery School Corporation received $28,838.38 to employ an SRO.
- Lafayette School Corporation received $50,000 for school security equipment.
- Tippecanoe School Corporation received $49,385.70 to employ an SRO.
- West Lafayette Community School Corporation received $23,016 for school security equipment.
- MSD of Warren County received $20,650 to employ an SRO.