Ohio State Funding
State Funding
Ohio provides several school-safety funding opportunities for K–12 schools, nonprofit organizations, preschools, and higher education institutions. These programs support emergency preparedness, physical security, safety equipment, training, and safer learning environments.
Attorney General’s FY26 Formula-Based School Safety Grant
The Ohio Attorney General’s FY26 Formula-Based School Safety Grant provides funding for eligible school organizations to support safety and climate-related projects.
Eligible school organizations may receive the greater of $2,500 or $4.50 per student, while funds remain available. The grant is intended to give schools flexibility to address local safety needs through training, equipment, technology, and other approved safety-related activities.
Attorney General’s FY26 Program-Based School Safety Grant
The Ohio Attorney General’s FY26 Program-Based School Safety Grant provides additional funding for eligible school organizations seeking support for larger or more specific safety projects.
Eligible school organizations may request up to $40,000, while funds remain available. Funding may support school safety and climate programs, including training, education, equipment, technology, and tools that help improve crisis response and protect students and staff.
Bureau of Workers’ Compensation School Safety and Security Grant
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation School Safety and Security Grant supports Ohio employers that operate licensed preschool through Grade 12 educational facilities.
The program helps these employers purchase equipment that can substantially improve facility safety and security while reducing or preventing injuries to staff who provide instructional services to children.
Eligible equipment may include items that strengthen physical security, emergency communication, access control, staff protection, and response readiness. Applicants should confirm current eligibility, match requirements, and application details through the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation before applying.
K–12 School Safety Grant
Ohio has also used K–12 School Safety Grant funding to help schools complete physical security improvements and purchase safety-related equipment.
Eligible projects have included items such as security cameras, door-security upgrades, emergency communication equipment, visitor-management tools, and other improvements that strengthen school security.
Future cycles depend on available state funding and current program guidance, so schools should verify whether a new application round is open before treating this as an active grant.
State of Ohio Security Grant
The State of Ohio Security Grant is a competitive program administered by Ohio Emergency Management Agency.
The program supports eligible nonprofit organizations, houses of worship, chartered nonpublic schools, and Ohio Department of Education-licensed preschools that may be vulnerable to terrorism, targeted violence, or hate-based threats.
Funding may be used for approved physical security improvements, emergency preparedness, and security-related equipment. Potential eligible projects may include access control, surveillance systems, alarms, emergency communication tools, door hardening, barriers, and other protective measures.
Campus Student Safety Grant Program
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation School Safety and Security Grant supports Ohio employers that operate licensed preschool through Grade 12 educational facilities.
The program helps these employers purchase equipment that can substantially improve facility safety and security while reducing or preventing injuries to staff who provide instructional services to children.
Eligible equipment may include items that strengthen physical security, emergency communication, access control, staff protection, and response readiness. Applicants should confirm current eligibility, match requirements, and application details through the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation before applying.
Campus Security Support Program Grant
The Campus Security Support Program Grant supports institutionally sanctioned student organizations at Ohio colleges and universities.
The program is designed to help organizations that serve communities at increased risk of violent crime, harassment, hate crimes, or targeted violence.
Funding may support security upgrades, emergency alert technology, awareness activities, and training that improve protection for vulnerable student populations.
Campus Safety Grant
The Campus Safety Grant Program supports security improvements at Ohio public colleges and universities.
Funding may be used for eligible physical security upgrades that improve the safety and security of campus buildings. Projects may include access-control improvements, surveillance systems, emergency communication, and other approved campus-safety enhancements.
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