School Safety Improvement Fund (Iowa)

 
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    CFDA#

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    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    A - Primarily intended to fund technology

    Authority

    Iowa Department of Education

    Summary

    The Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD) in conjunction with the Iowa Department of Education has opened the application period for School Districts throughout Iowa to apply for funding for school safety improvements aligned with each building's completed vulnerability assessment recommendations.


    As a response to the increase in mass shootings exacerbated by the pandemic, the State of Iowa has designed this program as a proportional response to the harm experienced. This program addresses the overall pandemic trend of increased mass shootings, and more specifically school shootings. This program allows schools to:

    • Perform security assessments in concert with local authorities and assist the schools in creating and improving school security plans,
    • Invest in minor capital improvements for security enhancements from one or more of the six categories identified as eligible minor capital improvements.

    The six categories of eligible minor capital improvements are:

    1. Entry control,
    2. Electronic security and communication systems,
    3. Barriers,
    4. Perimeter security,
    5. Illumination, and
    6. Building envelope.

    Examples include and are not limited to:

    • Locks,
    • ID actuated systems,
    • duress alarms,
    • intrusion detection systems,
    • radios,
    • mass notification systems,
    • cameras,
    • video servers,
    • fixed or moveable barriers,
    • fencing,
    • security lighting,
    • blast/safety film,
    • reinforced doors,
    • doorframes and windows,
    • call buttons,
    • door prop sensors, etc.
     

    History of Funding

    None is available.

    Additional Information

    Successful applicants to this funding opportunity must submit the following:

    1. Verification of current vulnerability assessment completed for each school building for which funds are being sought.
      1. Please note that any vulnerability assessments completed prior to the application cannot be more than 3 years old. Vulnerability assessments must include defined vulnerabilities and options for consideration to mitigate vulnerabilities.
      2. A vulnerability assessment must be completed by one of the three options listed below:
        1. Assessment by the State of Iowa and/or the State of Iowa contracted 3rd party entity
        2. Assessment by Law Enforcement
        3. Assessment by Vulnerability Assessment Services Providers (** Contracting with a vulnerability assessment service provider will not be a reimbursable expense under this School Safety Improvement Funding.)
      3. A vulnerability assessment completed utilizing a school self-assessment tool or vulnerability assessment service provider other than the State of Iowa and/or the State of Iowa contracted 3rd party entity will be required to have an official letter from local law enforcement validating the vulnerabilities and options for consideration identified from the self-assessment.
      4. A copy of a valid vulnerability assessment and/or other documentation, as outlined above, must be submitted as part of the completed application.
    2. Completion of an application in the format provided by HSEMD.

    Contacts

    SSIG Staff

    SSIG Staff

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  • Eligibility Details

    Eligible applicants include public and private Iowa school districts.

    Deadline Details

    School districts must provide their Notice of Interest (NOI) through completion of the School Safety Improvement Funding NOI” survey by September 1, 2024. Once a school district has indicated their notice of interest through the CASA survey, further instructions on how to apply for the funding will be provided to the school district's POC designated within their survey response. Full applications must be submitted by October 1, 2024. All funds for this program have been expended. Future deadlines are contingent upon state appropriations.

    Award Details

    Each School District may apply for up to $50,000 per school building. The period of performance begins at the time of receipt of the approved subaward documentation and ends on December 31, 2024.

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