STATEHOUSE (Oct. 18, 2023) – Several Porter County schools recently received more than $748,000 through the state's Secured School Safety Grant Program, according to State Rep. Ed Soliday (R-Valparaiso).
Soliday said the funding is part of the state legislature's significant investments this year in school safety, which totaled $29.8 million in state matching grants across 474 schools in Indiana.
"Indiana continues to step up and support schools as they work each day to make sure students and staff have a safe learning environment," Soliday said. "With the help of these grants, more schools can expand and improve their safety plans, which play a critical role in shortening response times and addressing threats quickly."
Local schools receiving grants include:
Funds can be used for a range of safety needs like support for resource officers and law enforcement officers in schools, equipment and technology, active-event warning systems, threat assessments, and student and parent support services programs. In 2023, the Indiana General Assembly expanded the list of possible uses for the grants to include help covering the costs of much-needed technology upgrades, and to have better coordination with local government and law enforcement.
Hoosier schools have received about $163 million in school safety matching grants since 2014. To learn more about the Secured School Safety Grant Program and what Indiana's doing to keep schools safe, visit the state's school safety hub at in.gov/schoolsafety.
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State Rep. Ed Soliday (R-Valparaiso) represents House District 4,
which includes a portion of Porter County.
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